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I’ve taken up carving!

I had a carving set for my birthday in August, took me a while to get round to using and I’m so annoyed with myself that it took so long! I’ve really enjoyed carving my first spoon and really pleased with how it turned out. I’ve started another! We’ll see how that turns out. I…

History of Pyrography

I thought it best to actually do some research into pyrography as that’s part of my business. Some interesting finds I found. Here is a brief overview I borrowed from Wikipedia. Pyrography or pyrogravure is the free handed art of decorating wood or other materials with burn marks resulting from the controlled application of a heated object such…

The Significance of Hands

Some personal thoughts: it occurred to me that our body can often be taken for granted. Our body is the vessel in which we travel through life and create life. Aristotle said, ‘the hands are the tool of tools’. We use our hands all the time, we use them to touch and feel, to show…

Photo: ‘Sibling Love’, Our eldest and our youngest. Georgina Horsley, 2020

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