Making a London Plane hanging rail yesterday on one of the @blackhorsews wood lathes using locally sourced wood from the streets of London Soho.
Final stages of making my London Plane stool. I used walnut to make the wedged mortise and tenon joints. Everything else is timber all cut from the same fallen tree in Denmark Hill, south london. I used an osmo hard wax oil for the finish to try
My finished stool photographed in locations around Finsbury Park.
Spent this Saturday at @blackhorsews working on my London plane stool. This included making a 12 degree angled jig for drilling the mortise holes into the seat before dry fitting all the legs. Really stoked with the results so far.
Day on the lathe making stool legs at @blackhorsews this weekend. I’m making a stool from locally sourced @fallenandfelled London Plane from a tree that had to be cut down in Denmark Hill. I’ll be using fox wedge mortise and tenon joint
Finished fitting the sycamore veneer panels to my tulip wood light shade frame. Testing out what the shade will look like once I have the bulb holder to keep it suspended. Pleased with the results!
This Sunday spent working on my light shade. To strengthen the joints, I hammered 1mm pin nails into each mitre before assembling all the components. Looking forward to fitting the veneer next 👍
A sycamore veneer lampshade in progress for the flat. I’m using thin strips of poplar, cut and sanded to size in the workshop to make the frame. Back in the flat, I’m using a Japanese handsaw to cut the angles so that I can fit them tog
Cedar wood chair model I made last weekend. Absolutely love the grain pattern and smell of this wood! Looking forward to making some of these chairs in full size in the future. For the time being though I am enjoying the creative process of model m
Sycamore veneer wall lampshade I recently made for my flat.
Modal making some of my own chair designs this month.
Last day of my exhibition @verdantdundee 🙌. Here are some highlights from the show in case you missed it.
My art newsprint now being stocked at the @photographersgallery shop 🙌.
My limited edition art newsprints are now on sale and can be ordered online via my website. Follow the link in my profile🙌 #dundee #london
Hanging with desperate Dan and Dennis outside DC Thomson printing with my new exhibition catalogue. Some people will say this photo is staged - they would be right.
Exciting news - my 16-page exhibition catalogue to be available for purchase at the @vadundee , @dcadundee and @verdantdundee 👍👍 Just about managed to take this image before the wind picked up.
Last day of install for my exhibition! Exhibition dates April 16 - July 10 2022.
Pleased to officially announce the dates of an up and coming exhibition of my artwork at @verdantdundee museum 16 April - 10 July 2022 in Dundee. Photography and sculpture of the years I’ve spent exploring and interacting with city of Dundee
Test prints of some of my photography going into my exhibition at the @verdantdundee . The paper is scrap blank newsprint donated to me from DC Thomson printing.