John Adamson

John Adamson

Wood Sculptor / CarverHebden Bridge, United Kingdom
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John Adamson

John Adamson

Wood Sculptor / CarverHebden Bridge, United Kingdom
About me
I am a sculptor / woodcarver taking inspiration from the form of the log rather than forcing my ideas on squared timber.      I allow the wood to tell me what to carve as I search for the hidden story.    I prefer the human figure but my work includes a wide range of subjects.   I specialise in Corporate Art and Private commissions I prefer to start from the natural form of the log, tree or root as these have natural curves and strengths that help to give life and movement to my figures.  With square cut timber, these elements are not so evident, and the figure can easily look stiff like a wooden toy soldier.
Projects
  • Humberhead Peatlands
    Humberhead PeatlandsNatural England asked me to carve some flora and fauna that had colonised old coal workings using timber found on site. The brief was to educate and to make the work accessable to disabled
  • Walker at rest
    Walker at restThe family of this walker clubbed together to buy this for her 70th birthday. This is a pose that she remembers from the best day in her life.
  • Fyfe Dragon
    Fyfe DragonI designed and carved a 3ft long dragon based on a logo of famous America's Cup yacht builder Fyfe of Fairlie on The Firth of Clyde. The commissioners were Ocean Refit ( www. info@oceanrefit.com )of Majorca who were refitting a an old yacht. They supplied some oak from the yacht that was 120 years old and had been under the engine and soaking up oil for 80 years. which was rather fragile
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Work history
    Wood Sculptor & Carver
    Woodcarver of 50 elephants to be distributed to their best customers
    Woodcarver
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    Carve a dragon out of 120 year old oak in the shape of the original yacht makers logo
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Skills
  • Sculpture
  • Wood Carviing
Education
    B A Sculpture
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