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- Visit Steve at his open studio on 18-19 June, 10-5.
- Partial Wheelchair Access.
WOOD, METAL, RECYCLED MATERIALS
Hand carved green wood spoons, bowls, pots, made from locally sourced English hardwoods.
17 Garden Road, Bingham NG13 8GB
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ABOUT STEVE HUNT
Hand carved items made from cherry, apple, plum, beech, hawthorn, chestnut and rowan have been used for centuries as useful and beautiful things for every home.
Nowadays thousands of tons of wood are left on the ground to rot, chipped for compost, or buried in landfill. I am exploring how I can use my own designs to create useful and sculptural items from found, rescued and donated materials. My insect hotels and bird nesting boxes are made from reclaimed timber – donated by friends and neighbours or found abandoned or discarded as rubbish. There is a story behind everything I make.
My bowls, spatulas and spoons are normally made from green wood. I do not use any power tools or machinery, only traditional hand tools – adze, gouges, chisels and a wood carving knife. In my bowls, I adapt Scandinavian designs and try to achieve a balanced, pleasing shape that is practical, traditional and well-proportioned.
I have made many commissioned pieces and like to explore using found materials, carving wood while it is still green or recently cut. I love making memento pieces from much loved trees that have to be removed or have been brought down by the wind.
STEVE HUNT’S STUDIO
My studio is a converted concrete garage. No heating, no insulation, well ventilated: just right for wood to dry slowly.
STEVE HUNT’S WORK
I work mainly with green wood, found, donated by friends, rescued from skips. I carve spoons, bowls and shrink pots using only hand tools, some of which are very old. My woodenware is designed to be used in the kitchen and to be elegant additions to any home.
If you are interested in this work, please contact the artist directly through the links above.
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- Steve Hunt – Salad servers carved from sweet chestnut, NFS
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- Steve Hunt – Hand carved small bird, spalted birch, 7.5 cms long, £25
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- Steve Hunt – Selection of spoons, carved from various fruit woods, various sizes 12cms to 28cms long.
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- Steve Hunt – Hand carved shrink pot with lid, made from spalted birch, Approx 14cms high, NFS
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- Steve Hunt – Hand made bird feeder, Made from cedar and pine, with a copper roof, NFS
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- Steve Hunt – Two small plum bowls, hand carved with gouge and knife, NFS
