Hand carved decoration, relief work, lettering, bespoke gifts and replicas of existing work, based in Somerset.

TUITION UPDATE: I’m having to take a break from running my private courses for a short time but I'll post an update when they’re up and running again.

〰️Sarah was absolutely brilliant. She is a highly skilled professional, an outstanding teacher and a lovely person. My partner and I felt most welcome and in very capable hands throughout

〰️"The charger you made for my husbands 70th birthday was a masterpiece. He thought it was a wonderful present and fitting to celebrate his birthday, with memories every time he uses it."

〰️"Thank you so so so much! The carving arrived today and I just love it! I'm tempted to keep it for myself! I will recommend you to everyone I know!"

〰️Excellent 3 hours of 1:1 letter carving with Sarah. I learned a huge amount in such a short time and can work on my letter skills with confidence. Sarah is a great teacher and knows what, and how, to teach in a concentrated lesson

〰️Sarah was absolutely brilliant. She is a highly skilled professional, an outstanding teacher and a lovely person. My partner and I felt most welcome and in very capable hands throughout 〰️"The charger you made for my husbands 70th birthday was a masterpiece. He thought it was a wonderful present and fitting to celebrate his birthday, with memories every time he uses it." 〰️"Thank you so so so much! The carving arrived today and I just love it! I'm tempted to keep it for myself! I will recommend you to everyone I know!" 〰️Excellent 3 hours of 1:1 letter carving with Sarah. I learned a huge amount in such a short time and can work on my letter skills with confidence. Sarah is a great teacher and knows what, and how, to teach in a concentrated lesson

 

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And that's a wrap! My final carving workshops of 2025 concluded with a relief carving course a couple of weeks ago followed by a hat block workshop with this year's milliners both at Highgrove. As always, it's been a joy to meet you all, hear your stories and why you fancied giving woodcarving a go. Hopefully, some of you will feel inspired to continue. Best of luck to the milliners with the rest of your course at Highgrove 👒 The eagle eyed of you may have clocked my growing baby bump over the last few months🤰 so I will be taking a bit of a break next year from teaching to focus on my new tiny human but I will return as soon as I'm able to. #woodcarving #somersetcarver #highgrovecrafts #shortcourseseason #shareaskill #handcarved @highgrovecraft
A little worry 'stone' carved in Cherry...but which finish would you prefer? Obviously the final decision is down to my customer who opted for it to be sanded smooth, but the fact he had the option and was consulted on everything from the overall shape to the final finish is what makes a bespoke handmade option different to 'off the shelf'. #shophandmade #bespokecarvings #shoplocal #handcarved #carvedwithcare #somersetwoodcarver #heritageskills #traditionalcrafts
I was back at Highgrove this week teaching woodcarving to some lovely young people who were on a residential to learn some new crafts. They all did amazingly well, considering how hot it was 🥵 and the fact I have really bad baby brain at the moment 😆🤰 I certainly didn't expect them all to fall in love with woodcarving (although one of them certainly caught the bug 👍) but if nothing else, I hope it opened their eyes to the fact there are other options out there away from the mainstream careers. #highgrovecrafts #younggloucestershire #woodcarving #somersetcarver #trysomethingnew #keepingcraftalive