Lunchtime Lecture: Sky Arts Master Crafters – Wood Carving with Clunie Fretton

Please join me on May 11th for a free lecture at the Victoria & Albert Museum, followed by a woodcarving demonstration.

“This Craft Week, delve into the woodcarving world with Sky Arts’ Master Crafters, and discover the history and importance of this heritage craft with award winning woodcarver Clunie Fretton, in conversation with V&A Curatorial Fellow in Furniture History Dr Jenny Saunt. Clunie and Jenny will discuss the history of the craft, Clunie’s career and work, her upcoming appearance in Bill Bailey’s Master Crafters: The Next Generation, and her collaboration with the V&A. This event will then be followed by an exclusive woodcarving demo with Clunie in the V&A's Learning Centre - please note that spaces at the demonstration will be limited on the day.

Celebrating traditional crafts, Bill Bailey’s Master Crafters: The Next Generation will spotlight the stellar work of expert crafts professionals across Britain and follow junior crafters as they refine their skills. Filmed across the UK, this series will explore three traditional heritage crafts in all their glory: wood carving, stained glass and silversmithing. The show will also highlight the work of The Prince’s Foundation in supporting new generations of crafters and keeping traditional building skills alive as a key part of our national and international heritage.”

Booking isn’t necessary, and places are allocated on a first come first served basis. More information on the lecture can be found HERE, and more information on the carving demonstration can be found HERE.

Lincoln Cathedral Heritage Skills Festival Demonstration

Many thanks to everyone who visited us at Lincoln Cathedral’s Heritage Skills Festival. We were overwhelmed by the number of visitors and the amount of craft skill on display in the cathedral grounds.

Lincoln Heritage Skills Festival

Lincoln Cathedral will be hosting a Heritage Skills Festival on the cathedral grounds on the 23rd & 24th of June. The festival brings together every craft that once went into the construction of the cathedral, as well as their representative London Livery Companies. For two days there will be live demonstrations of blacksmithing, wood-turning, weaving, stained glass making, metal casting and stone and wood-carving, and many more trade skills, culminating in an auction on the afternoon of the 24th to raise money for the restoration of the cathedral.

Clunie Fretton will be present demonstrating woodcarving on behalf of the Worshipful Company of Joiners & Ceilers, and offering up the two carvings here for the charity auction on the Saturday. Both have been carved from some of the original oak beams salvaged from the cathedral during restoration and are replicas of carvings found within the cathedral itself. They represent an unmissable opportunity to own some of Lincoln Cathedral’s history and contribute to its continued restoration.

Don't miss out! Lincoln is one of the UK's finest cathedrals, and there is no better time to visit  it than when it's full of craftsmen happy to discuss their skills. Feel free to drop by and say hello!

Georgian Group 'Splendour!' Demonstration & Talk

Clunie Fretton and Felix Handley will be demonstrating stone and wood-carving for any visitors of the Georgian Group’s ‘Splendour!’ Exhibition from 12-3pm on Saturday 11th of February for any interested guests who wish to see some carving in action!

We will also be speaking on a panel with Tim Crawley, Master Stone Carver and Head of Carving at City & Guilds of London Art School following his talk on his own experiences in a career of carving, given at the Georgian Group on February 23rd at 7pm.

Bookings for the latter may be made at:

www.georgiangroup.org.uk

The Georgian Group
6 Fitzroy Square
London
W1T 5DX
020 7529 8920