Elegance and beauty from trees ravished by nature

One of the problems with effective conservation is the challenge of creating something of value from rubbish. And if that something of value is to be a work of art, that is perhaps the greatest challenge of all.

Using trees which have been damaged in some way by nature, whether it be storms or disease, or trees which have been taken down for environmental reasons, I strip away layers of bark and wood on a journey of discovery to find the features nature has hidden within. Then, using simple shapes to encapsulate nature’s artistry, I aim to create an item of elegance and beauty.

Within each piece, I capture the legacy of a dying tree, breathing new life into dead wood, preserving a fragment of Yorkshire for generations to come.

22 - 26 April	Spring Flower Show, Harrogate
22 - 24 May	Art in the Mart, Thirsk
28 - 31 May	Newby Hall, Ripon
13 - 16 July	Gt Yorkshire Show, Harrogate
23 - 26 July	Brancepeth Castle, Durham
31 July - 2 August	The Wolds Game & Country Show Sledmere House, Nr. Driffield
14 - 16 August	Art in the Pen, Skipton
11 - 13 September	Wild about Wood, Castle Howard
17 - 20 September	Newby Hall, Ripon
23 - 25 October	Countryside Live, Harrogate
26 - 29 November	Brancepeth Castle, Durham