Drawings

 

I studied my Art Foundation at Coleg Menai in North Wales. On this course a great emphasis was placed on observational drawing and mark making. It was on my Art Foundation that I discovered my love of drawing and in particular fine line drawing. This originally took me down the path of Embroidery and I studied Embroidery at Manchester  School of Art.  

 

Once I started spoon carving it didn't take me long to find the work of Adam Hawker, a very well respected spoon carver who uses Kolrosing to decorate the handles of his spoons. I also found the work of Sam Cooper inspiring as he was Kolrosing more free hand designs and mandala patterns which were closer to my drawing style.

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It is important for me to have at least one sketchbook that I am working in. I use my sketchbooks to work out spoon form and profiles and design Kolrosing ideas. I always keep a tiny sketchbook in my bag so that I can capture ideas and observations in the moment, this is often where the most exciting ideas originate.