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Coffee Table Commission

A memorable commission came from a wonderful textile artist and her woodworker husband. They wanted a coffee table base made for their daughter who was moving into a new home.They gave me free reign for the style -I used a piece of wood he had already crafted using the natural organic shape and raw edge. They had previously commissioned […]

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Curtain tie-back commission

        One of my commissions has been to make seven pairs of curtain tie backs for a couple who have just built their forever home, northwest of Melbourne.   They had in mind a simple holdback and knew my style of work from following me on Facebook/Instagram. The challenge I foresaw was the mounting […]

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Townsville Eco House Piece

One of the builders in Townsville built a six-star rated house, which he decided to incorporate all environmentally friendly products as much as possible and tech-savvy design/aesthetics– all to use as small a footprint as possible. From every new build there tends to be an awful lot of wastage that gets dumped into the skip from left over bits […]

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Drill Hall Piece – Guarded Relics͛

In December 2013, Sue Tilley and her husband, Brett, bought the old Drill Hall in North Ward, and started the huge task of repairing and restoring the old place, with a vision to transform it from a termite eaten ruin, to a trendy gallery, sculpture garden, office and home. The process took over 18 months, and was labour […]

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Worshipful Company of Blacksmith Award

The winning glass table I belonged to the Wessex Guild of Blacksmiths when I lived in UK, which is based in Devon and they always participated in the agricultural shows that go around the country every year. At one particular show, from memory I think it was the North Somerset County Show, the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths sponsored […]

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