Lover's Bench by Mark Jones

Crafted out of a solid log of Macracarpa. 
This beautiful Lover's Bench took over a year to create. 

Using Chain Saw, Grinders, Sanders and a lot lot of personal sweat. 

This is a "one off" piece of art which would suit a shaded "special" private spot on your property. 

At last the stain is going on!!!!!!!

The Meeting of Two Top Wood Carvers - Mark & Tuhi

Kelly’s Korean handpainting class - 세라믹 핸드페인팅 수강/체험>

Kelly’s Korean handpainting class - 세라믹 핸드페인팅 수강/체험>

세라믹 핸드페인팅 수강/체험>
Kelly O's class
“예쁜 초벌 도자기에 나만의 그림으로 특별한 그릇을 만들어 보아요”

성인/어린이 일일체험
성인수강
생일파티/기념접시(손,발도장,메세지)

- 분당 죽전 도자기공방 컬러웍스 운영 및 강의
- 이천도자기축제 핸드페인팅 강사
- 세라믹 핸드페인팅 작품 전시회 3회
- 핸드페인팅 도자기 전문 쇼핑몰 운영
- 미국 던컨사 강사 자격증

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CERAMIC HANDPAINTING CLASS>
Kelly's class
Do you want something unique and special made by you?

Team Building Class
(mother and daughter,co-workers,sisters,friends,etc)
Birthday Party
Adult as well as children Classes
Holiday Class

+ Owned a studio in major cities in Korea
+ Have taught in many different classes including the ceramic festival in korea, intermediate schools, community centre, kindergartens, etc.
+ Has had own exhibitions
+ Has online shopping site

You can visit http://cerapainting.blogspot.com/
to see more of my work at Botany Pottery Studio (Bot Pots)：
Unit 1A Bishop’s Gate Business Centre,
2 Bishop Dunn Place, East Tamaki,Manukau

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tel 273.4123
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The Doodlwood Chair

            The

                        DOODLEWOOD CHAIR

                             by

           Mark John Fitzgerald Jones

                             Born London

                          19.02.1964

                                 

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                                www.doodlewood.co.uk

                            www.botpots.co.nz go to blogsite‘old post’

                                email ; jwebster@xtra.co.nz

                                  mobile  0212552686

I started my wood carving career back in 1984, carving wooden rocking horses for a company named Stevenson Brothers, and had sixteen enjoyable years working for them.

I had the pleasure of carving a rocking horse for the late Princess Diana, for Princess Beatrice and I was involved in the making of a 12 horse carousel for the Sultan of Brunei, just to mention a few.

In my spare time I hand carved wooden House signs, which were very popular in the UK.

I had my own workshop in a village named Bethersden nr. Ashford Kent and then I had

quite an involvement in Church carving, which was mainly using English Oak.

In 1996 I started to lean more towards Contemporary sculpture which excited me very much, having

gained a lot of experience in using an electric chainsaw over the years.

I suddenly realised that great shapes and forms were coming to me quite naturally.

After various types of sculpture were achieved, I set my sights a tad higher.

That year after a lot of thought, I decided to create ‘The Doodlewood Chair’.

This was mind blowing for me, I learnt so much whilst creating this Masterpiece,

This chair still stands proudly in the UK, its destiny as yet unknown. I have many ideas to where I would like it to be enjoyed, but these have not arisen as yet - who knows?.

I came to this beautiful country in February 2003, after a few years settling in I had met some amazing people who guided me in the right direction and through working for different Cabinet making companies. I gained a different type of woodworking experience.

Then in December 2010 I went to buy a bag of clay, stumbling across a shop named Botpots at Bishops Dunn place.

There I met the owner of the shop, Richard Rushton who was very much into my sculpture.

He offered me a place next to his shop, to carve and demonstrate my skills, using a Macracarpa tree trunk passed on to me through Habitat for Humanity. Thankyou Richard for believing in me.

Since Feb 2011 every Saturday I have been carving this trunk into a ‘Lovers bench‘.

Among other pieces including this chair, my chosen tool was actually a petrol chainsaw.

This is now my tool of choice for my sculpting.

Please take a look at my blog site and enjoy my work show cased so far in this new journey.

I would like to take the time to thank, Habitat for Humanity and not forgetting the team at STIHL.

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Rose's art work and Richard's teapot being put into the gas kiln for bisque firing

Richard's Coil Pot

Mosquito's Animal

Natasha's Rhinos

Work progressing on Pagoda

New Macrocarpa Log arriving

"Habitat for Humanity's" Chair Finished

"Habitat for Humanity's" Chair

http://www.habitat.org.nz/