Carvings

Most are of British birds, resident or of passage, and are carved in lime wood.  After texturing and painting, they are mounted on driftwood.  These perches are an essential part of the whole piece and John spends many hours searching the Clwyd and Conwy estuaries for them.  A favourite is ivy which, once the tree branch is removed, provides attractive whorls of light wood.  Other approaches include free-standing birds with feet made of wire and more sculptural pieces made from hardwoods which are left unpainted.

The range of birds available varies, but some favourites are: sandpipers, redshanks, greenshanks, kingfishers, sedge warblers, owls, terns, wrens, firecrests.

Photo Below is A Sedge warbler on ivy

[siteorigin_widget class=”WP_Widget_Media_Image”]