Throughout this project I've been touched by peoples kindness and generous support, here are a few who deserve a mention:

Jim Parsons - chair making god who lent me the green wood working tools along with his library

Crispen @ Big wood - who supplied the sweet, sweet chestnut

Woodland TV on U tube for their great 8 minute video on shingle making

Gerard Delaney - who lent me his transit van for a lot longer than first thought

Rinus , Anniet and all @ Broomhill for their kind hospitality and quite the best rhubarb tart in the West

Dot and Martin - for putting up with me for 3 weeks, for all their help in many ways and keeping my body and soul together

Linda and George - for their love and patience

One morning I came to Broomhill to find a large tree had fallen on my sculpture in the night.. thankfully real no damage.

Brother in law Martin sorted it quickly with his chainsaw and part of the trunk was used for the bench legs- see later photo

About half way ... note the tree

First shingle tiles being fixed

Robert, my nephew helping out with some painting, thanks Rob.

Frame taking shape at Broomhill

The frame on the evening before leaving for Devon

Most of the frame complete in Suffolk

Hi

I've not been great at keeping up with my blog but hear are some more pictures showing the sculpture's progress

here is some of the frame coming together

each section has a different curve so lots of labeling, lots of jigsaw blades , lots of splinters

it feels quite chunky ..it should survive whatever north devon can throw at it !

lets hope it all slots together easily.. as if

back to work...

Hi

here goes ... not had a blog before.. but how difficult can it be ?

back in Suffolk after a trip to Devon and Broomhill.

out in the wind and sun making tenplates for the ply frame of my sculpture, face like beetroot

here are some photos

the pile of sticks will become the oak and chesnut shingle tiles which will cover the sculpture

more later in the week