My Story

My spoon carving journey started back in 2012 when I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Taking time off work to come to terms with this diagnosis gave me the time to explore hobbies I was keen to try, one of these being spoon carving. This hobby soon became my passion and has helped me to keep active. I use the traditional methods of axe and knife for hand carving spoons, scoops and shrink pots, using sustainably sourced greenwood. I have learnt my skills from some top spoon and bowl carving practitioners such as Jogge Sundqvist, Barn the Spoon and Jane Mickelborough, developing and honing my skills at events such as Spoonfest, The Bowl Gathering and the Bodgers Ball. I also enjoy landscape painting and have lead art courses and workshops with local art groups; you can see some of my paintings by clicking on the "artwork" link. I have recently started teaching greenwood skills too, so please have a look at my "Courses" page to see how to sign up for greenwood craft workshops.

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Back in September I was lucky enough to do a "collaboration" with Zed Shah of "Zed Outdoors", where I was filmed for "How to Make a Pocket Spoon" and "How to make a Whale Shaped Scoop Necklace". These videos are now available on Zed's You Tube Channel in the up and coming weeks, so please take a look and see me in action.