Sculpture

I began to carve wood when my father passed on a few wood chisels, including a gouge, which belonged to my maternal grand father, who was a cabinet maker. That was in the early 90’s.

A Maori-inspired carving standing 300mm high, carved from totara wood in 1999.

Another Kiwiana inspiration, woven from hazel from the woods in the background, in Mulnamina, Glenties. 1999

This Golden Eagle was carved to mark a walkway running through tthe Gaeltacht of west Donegal. The wood came from the bog, and tthe eagles have returned since this was carved in 2000.

This sculpture was carried off into the darkness at the end of a brilliant parade and performance by the Inishowen Carnival Group, in Rathmullan, Co. Donegal. The occasion was the 400th anniversary of the flight of the Earls, and the end of the Gaelic Chiefdom way of living.