ENTER THE WORLD OF STEVE RADFORD

I have had a love of wood since starting work as a tree surgeon over 30 years ago, when I dissected fallen trees to explore the grain patterns and figuring.
Throughout this time my carving and turning output was limited because of full time employment and other interests, though I competed at local and National level with some success.
Since becoming self-employed I have concentrated on larger turned items – vases and bowls – and have been commissioned to produce a number of large carvings for schools and playgrounds. These have included storyteller's chairs, giant badgers and the 'Friendly Lions'.
My interests are increasingly towards less conventional more abstract work, both carving and turning.
All my wood is locally sourced from “waste” timber: from trees that are felled for some reason other than my use of them.