About

After gaining my degree with honours in Illustration; specialising in children’s books, I became a tree surgeon for Acorn ArborCare… hmm; where’s the connection? There isn’t one really, but I needed a full time job, and wanted to slowly build up my illustration career outside of work.

I managed to get a children’s book commission from a tree work customer which was published in America through Trafford Publishing. In the time that followed, I did not pursue my illustration career, but I realised I could actually be creative with the chainsaw and tried my hand at wood carving, and it seemed to work.

I now live in Wrexham, North Wales, with my lovely wife Liz who is also my Company Secretary and manager! I carved for two years under the banner of Acorn Furniture and set up my own business in 2005. Since then I have worked in a wide variety of public places and private gardens.

My chainsaw carving exploits have taken me all around the world. I have now competed in chainsaw carving competitions in the USA, Japan, Canada, Holland, Germany, Denmark and the UK, placing highly in many of them.

I produce fine pieces of artwork using waste timber or standing stumps, using a variety of power tools and hand tools. These works of art range from beautiful ladies in fine hard-woods, to owls and other animals in hardwoods such as Oak or Ash, or softwoods such as Cedar or Pine.

Please have a look at the Gallery page to see some examples of my work.

You can read what my clients have said about me and my work here.