Graham Jones | Woodcarver
Public Art
I have made works for Public spaces over the years, here are some of the most prominent ones.
Public Art works must be durable and strong. I mainly use Oak which is easier to carve green. Oak can take many years to dry and contains a lot of tanin which is a natural preservative. Other timber for outside work can be Sweet Chestnut, Cedar or Larch.
Email : gmjwoodcarving@yahoo.co.uk
Works for sale and a wide range of sculpture and carvings can be viewed in my PHOTO GALLERY
PUBLIC ART
Village Sign commissioned by Landscape Matters. Made in Oak.
Moseley Church of England School.
This Hand holding the World was carved from one piece of Oak. It was made for the School to celebrate The Millennium.
The Bilston Dragon was named 'Amber the Firebreather' in 1995 and began life in the grounds of Bilston Museum and Craft Gallery.
It is made from a huge Sweet Chestnut tree that I bought from Powis Estates in Mid Wales.
The Dragon took about 6 months to carve and construct as well as other items for the garden.
Highbury Park Bench,
Kings Heath, Birmingham
This bench is a great use of a fallen tree. Blown down in a storm in 2000 the upper part of the Turkey Oak was used to make 'Tree of Creation' for the Dingles in the Cole Valley, Birmingham.
Tree of Creation
This was inspired by the idea of a Creation Myth. Creation and Evolution are both true and in much greater ways than we can conceive of.
We humans manage to make an argument about it, nature, of which we are a part, simply carries on. In the carving there is a baby being born of the fruit of a flower and an 'overseer' who knows and understands.
Hall Green Library Dragon
This Dragon seat was designed with the help of local children and adults. It is named 'Intolek', think about it! A local young persons idea.
Again carved in oak there is a library book open as a back rest with local references upon it. 'Hall Green Library' is written in Runes across the back.
Totem Pole
Elmdon Park Solihull
This was designed by school pupils from local schools.
Spirit of the Woods,
Lickey Hills Country Park Birmingham City Council
This sculpture is made from a Sweet Chestnut tree that grew nearby in the park. It was carved in 1992.
Ley Hill Sculptures
Undertaken Autumn 2008
I was invited by Birmingham City Council’s Landscape Practice Group to produce sculptures/woodcarvings on 6 trees which would otherwise have been felled for forest management purposes.
The trees are Scots Pine.
