Garden
Frosty Start
A frosty, foggy start this morning – stone in the workshop was cold to handle and chisels icy. In no time though the sun had burned through and I was shedding layers and working outside. The roof of the workshed steamed. Everything looks magic on mornings like this.
Apple Picking
The stormy weather of rain and strong winds over the last few days has brought down lots of my apples – so today in the pouring rain I collected them up and picked others ready to fall from the tree. I’m impressed with the harvest – it is only the apple tree’s second year and […]
Snail Sculpture
A sculptor by the name of Nerio Festa made these little snails – as soon as I saw them I made a note to myself that I must be more creative with my offcuts! After moving to San Francisco in 1994, Nerio Festa began creating natural, artistic pieces with steel, recycled metal, stones and paper. […]
Letter Blocks in Stone
Alphabet blocks are traditionally a children’s toy, and learning aid – and making these brought back early memories of pushing a little cart round the garden, full of wooden blocks with a letter painted brightly on each face. I built with them, toppled them and made names in a row. These stone ones are playful […]