Turned from a piece of reclaimed structural timber bearing the splits and cracks inevitable with old building timbers. Bound with copper to retain its sprofile
Natural edge bowl turned green from an ash canker
Green-turned apple-wood bowl with natural adge
Green turned apple-wood deep bowl with copper banding
A fully hollowed, dry-vase in churchyard yew with an ebonised ash neck
Spalted beech and natural leather thong
Sculptural piece in oak burr, with scorched and lime-waxed wings, slate cabochon to the centre and with gilding cream to the outer ring of burr.
A large wall-hanging sculpture cut fro a single piece of oak burr, incorporating scorched/limed areas, leather and jasper.
Detail from a large wall-hanging sculpture cut fro a single piece of oak burr, incorporating scorched/limed areas, leather and jasper.
Pair of green-turned, natural edge yew bowls
Yew vase with natural splits, stitched and stapled with Sterling Silver.
Iron age inspired piece. Bleach, white stain, hematite, charing, bronze staples, bog oak studs, Iron age influences 90mm x 210mm
'Cairns bowl' with bronze patches. This is inspired by bowl found at a dig here in Orkney
Hand carved detail coloured with hematite. Ebonised detail at the base. caeved stitcing. 160mm x 175mm
Inspired by the beautiful Neolithic stone balls known as Petrospheres. Turned from English boxwood and Lignum vitae (old wooden bowling balls). Bronze ones cast from a mould made from an English boxwood ball.
'Petrosphere' 4 facets, turned detail between, boxwood studs, English boxwood base
Neolithic inspired pieces turned from Orkney sycamore. Authentic Neolithic patterns and some hematite colouring.
Orkney sycamore inspired by Neolithic Grooved ware, coloured with hematite. Ebonised piece with red stain and bronze staples. English boxwood Neolithic inspired petrosphere.
'Rocking bowl' turned from cherry with carved detail
Natural detail, burr, green streaks. Friction burnt lines with pyrography. 75mm x 320mm
Carving, pyrography neolithic pattern, hematite, round bottom seagrass ring 95mm x 130mm
Unstan ware pyrography pattern. Red stain design. Black leather stitching. 95mm x 170mm
Orkney sycamore piece with pyrography and bog oak studs
Orkney sycamore bowl with pyrography decoration and red stain. Hand carved feet.
Inspired by Neolithic Unstan ware pottery decorated with authentic patterns, ebonised and coloured with hematite. Sat on a sisal ring.
Neolithic inspired 'Petrosphere' on an ebonised base
Beaded detail, pyrography Neolithic inspired decoration. Some spalting 110mm x 155mm
Turned with an interrupted bead around the top
Elm bowl with silver hall marked and makers mark staple
Turned beading, ebonised outside, 110mm x 160mm
'Rocking bowl' turned from elm with carved detail, pyrography decoration and a silver staple.
'Rocking bowls with pyrography and an Edinburgh hallmarked silver staple
Beaded detail, vinegar & steel wool, carved, boxwood studs and amulet. small foot. Silver staple. 170mm x 115mm
Pyrography detail with coloured stain
Orkney sycamore bowl with hematite. Attached is an English boxwood amulet decorated with a fish and wheat design.
Hand chased little boxwood threaded boxes with enamel detail.
Orkney sycamore bowl with Unstan pattern & coloured with hematite. Lid turned from oak stained with vinegar & steel wool with pyrography decoration. Inspired by the Neolithic Grooved ware. 150mm x 170mm
Carved, pyrography, ebonising and hematite.
Burr Elm, Oak with handles, seagrass ring and pyrography decoration and an ebonised elm bowl with boxwood amulet.
Staples are made from silver sent to Edinburgh to be hallmarked and makers mark. These are not structural, but decorative.
Neolithic inspired 'Petrosphere' turned from Lignum Vitae on an ash base
Orkney sycamore bowl with carved detail and hematite coloured turned bead
Footed bowl with pyrography and red stain
Footed bowl with natural detail, pyrography and red stain
Ebonised bowl with English boxwood amulet
Elm bowl with turned detail and pyrography, Orkney sycamore bowl with carved detail coloured with hematite and 2 'Petrospheres' one turned from boxwood and one turned from Lignum Vitae.
