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What To Do With A Diseased Tree 1368 1824 Simon O'Rourke

What To Do With A Diseased Tree

Trees contribute massively to a landscape’s value, so it’s important to take care of them. In fact, if you have a tree you suspect may…

FAQs: Favourite Manpatools for Creating Texture on Sculptures 1098 1098 Simon O'Rourke

FAQs: Favourite Manpatools for Creating Texture on Sculptures

Welcome back to our FAQs blog series! In part two we look at Simon’s favourite Manpatools for creating texture on sculptures. Using the round cutter…

Tips for Carving Big Cats 720 960 Simon O'Rourke

Tips for Carving Big Cats

As a sculptor, there are certain subjects that Simon is known for, and often asked to create. Fictional characters and dragons are definitely in the…

All About Wood: The Difference Between Brown and White Rot 533 358 Simon O'Rourke

All About Wood: The Difference Between Brown and White Rot

Welcome to our blog and vlog series ‘All About Wood’. In this series Simon will be answering some of the questions we receive about timber.…

FAQs: Favourite Tools for Carving Faces 2048 2047 Simon O'Rourke

FAQs: Favourite Tools for Carving Faces

People often ask what tools Simon uses to create sculptures. Sometimes that’s hobbyists and professionals, keen to learn from fellow artists. Sometimes it’s from people…

Monkey Puzzle Ent Tree Sculpture 1920 2560 Simon O'Rourke

Monkey Puzzle Ent Tree Sculpture

Simon spent the week working in the grounds of Poulton Hall, Bebington. Thankfully the weather cooperated for this outdoor project! Over four days of carving…

Why Commission a Sculpture Trail? 540 810 Simon O'Rourke

Why Commission a Sculpture Trail?

Autumn is the perfect time to get out into nature and visit one of Simon’s woodland sculpture trails. The reds and ambers of the leaves…

Wood Logos and Emblems 2048 1158 Simon O'Rourke

Wood Logos and Emblems

This week on Twitter we posted a flashback to the time Simon created this fantastic logo for Olfi. We started thinking about other wood logos…

Sporting Sculptures made by Simon 1536 2048 Simon O'Rourke

Sporting Sculptures made by Simon

by  This week on Twitter we shared a portrait of sporting legend Bill Shankly that Simon made. He was one of four famous Liverpudlians that…

English Open Chainsaw Competition Entries Through the Years 1160 770 Simon O'Rourke

English Open Chainsaw Competition Entries Through the Years

Can you believe it’s already the August bank holiday weekend?! Time is definitely doing funny things! This weekend is a landmark in the Chainsaw Carving…

Sculptures of Myths and Legends 1365 2048 Simon O'Rourke

Sculptures of Myths and Legends

Mythology and folk stories have been the subject of several sculptures Simon has made. Each time there is a challenge for Simon. He needs to…

Which is Better: Wood or Bronze Sculpture? 1875 1875 Simon O'Rourke

Which is Better: Wood or Bronze Sculpture?

Wood or bronze sculpture? Is the longer lasting sculpture a better sculpture? Which one should I choose? Simon is often asked “Why make a sculpture…

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