I have found a bit of time (while it is finally got round to raining) to take a few new pictures of things which I have posted in the Gallery. At the moment I am enjoying turning an abundance of green wood which I have been given over the last few months. Green wood is so different to work with than the dry lumps of timber most turners use. It is messy, sometimes difficult to understand and work with, unpredictable, and prone to move in very strange ways..... Just like me then! I am really enjoying the challenge, and also the extra opportunities for creativity that green wood lends itself to - particularly the ease with which it can be carved. It also means I can find much larger lumps of wo
Lockdown has been a very interesting experience with lots of lows and highs. It's not something I ever want to go through again, and I hope people will not all rush back out trying to get back to normality too quickly and ruin all the effort we have all put in. The Climbing Works remains shut, but there is a glimmer of hope that we might reopen at the start of July providing there is not another spike in covid19 infections... We shall wait and see. Meanwhile, I seem to be busier than ever. Having both kids at home until September certainly changes how much spare time I have, but we are still managing to get some work done between home schooling, exercising, running an expanding smallholding,
