Craving the analog We live in an increasingly digitised age, we are all connected and seemingly the more connected we are the more successful we appear. This change has happened incredibly quickly, far faster than the change from rural to urban living during the industrial revolution. Whilst digital connectivity has many advantages it can also result in a feeling of…
Most blog readers will know I enjoy using a well balanced axe, probably not many know I am also a keen juggler and have lots of friends who were profesional performers. I once rode my unicycle around the top of the world trade centre. So you can imagine my excitement when I saw a show advertised bringing together my loves of woodworking…
Regular visitors will know that the bowls in my gallery pages are often showing as sold, I don’t get round to updating as often as I should and often bowls find homes quite quickly once I do photograph them. Today I put all these new bowls up on my gallery page For folk in London you can also see my…
How to price craft work is probably the single hardest issue for anyone in the craft business whether just starting out and selling the first few pieces or having been running a business for many years it is something we all struggle with. How should you put a price on your work? I hope this advice will help you through…
These are pictures from my recent walking holiday in north of Majorca. As an ex forester I was blown away by the shear number of ancient trees. These first few were tiny compared to the really ancient ones I saw later on. They look dead but they are not. nice to see these old trees are valued, roads, gardens, buildings…
Majorca is famous for cheap package tours to the sun, stag and hen parties at Magaluf and the likes. There is another side to the island, the North coast is mountainous, wild and has a long distance footpath running along it’s length, perfect for a cheap camping holiday in May. I went with my son Ollie and best mate Chris,…
I spent Friday collecting a large beech tree. This is an exciting time, I am very careful selecting wood that I hope will turn well, the right wood is a joy to use and makes great bowls. You never know from the outside of a tree how it will be to work. I am often asked which wood is may…
Let’s start with a definition for those that don’t know. From the urban dictionary Artwank is; “Any visual or audio media which is made impenetrable on purpose, simply to gain critical acclaim from those who think that such impenetrability automatically implies hidden genius.Such work is almost always incredibly shallow and without thought, as can be gauged from a quick analysis by…
I love the web, it’s a great source of inspiration. At the moment I am interested in marketing and in particular how we can convey the very real messages of tangible, authentic, meaningful products through an ephemeral digital medium. Some folk are doing it really well and in an increasingly digital age there seems to be a real thirst for things that…
yesterday I picked up my new boots from William Lennon and son. Well I picked them up from Libs, William Lennon’s great grand daughter actually. I am really pleased with them. They feel a perfect match for my made in Wales Hiut jeans. Both are stiff and tough and will take a while to wear in but will then give…
