ABOUT PIXIE MUSHROOMS
PIXIE MUSHROOMS
IS A SMALL CHAINSAW CARVING COMPANY LOCATED IN WIVELSFIELD SUSSEX , BRINGING WOOD TO LIFE IN SCULPTURES FOR THE HOME AND GARDEN , ALL CARVINGS ARE OILED MANY TIMES TO GIVE GREAT ALL YEAR ROUND PROTECTION AND TO BRING OUT THE STUNNING QUALITY OF THE GRAIN , AND NATURAL COLOUR OF THE WOOD .
ONLY TOP QUALITY SUBSTAINABLE HARD WOOD IS USED , NO TREES ARE FELLED JUST FOR CARVING , BUT WHAT BETTER WAY TO USE A STUMP OR LOG THEN TO GIVE IT NEW LIFE , AND TURN IT INTO A WORK OF ART THAT WILL LAST A LIFE TIME AND MORE
MY BACKGROUND
IVE BEEN CARVING NOW FOR 2 YEARS FIRSTLY JUST AS A HOBBY
I STARTED WHEN I SAW A CHEEP CHAINSAW ADVERTISED , AND THOUGHT I WOULD TRY AND MAKE A FEW TOADSTOOL SEATS FOR MY DAUGHTER IN THE GARDEN
I GOT CARRIED AWAY AND BEFORE I KNEW IT , I HAD MADE 100 MUSHROOMS AND RAN OUT OF GARDEN !!!!
SO I HAD TO START SELLING THEM FIRSTLY ON EBAY THEN AT LOCAL MARKETS AND CRAFT FARES , THEY SOLD WELL AND THE CUSTOMERS GAVE GREAT FEEDBACK ENCOURAGING ME TO TRY BIGGER AND BETTER CARVINGS ,
I WAS NEVER THAT ARTY , AND SPEND MOST OF MY LIFE BEING VERY SPORTY UNTILL A KNEE INJURY FORCED ME TO RETHINK THINGS ,
I RETURNED TO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDYING SUBJECTS FROM PLOITICS TO COUNSELLING .
IT WASNT UNTILL I WAS INTRODUCED TO A FRIEND WHO HAD A KILM THAT MY INTREST IN ART STARTED ,
I LOVED MESSING AROUND AND WORKING OUT HOW TO MAKE ITEMS WITH THE CLAY , AND THE FRIEND SUGGESTED I TRY AND DO SOMETHING WITH IT , AS I SEEMED TO HAVE A NATURAL TALENT ,
I GOT ONTO AN ART COURSE IN CITY COLLEGE BRIGHTON ON THE STRENGTH OF MY CERAMICS ALONE , AND IT WAS A STEEP LEARNING CURVE AS EVERY ONE ON THE COURSE HAD A LOT MORE EXPERIENCE OF BEING CREATIVE AND ALL SEEMED TO BE VERY TALENTED ,
BUT I SOON STARTED TO LOVE LEARNING MORE AND CREATING ART FROM DIFFERENT MEDIUMS FROM PHOTOGRAPHY TO WIRE SCULPTURES , AND REALLY ENJOYED THE PROCESS AND PROBLEM SOLVING THAT WAS NEEDED TO BRING MY IDEAS TO CREATE THE FINAL ITEM , I MANAGED TO WIN A PLACE AT BRIGHTON UNI ON A FINE ART DEGREE WITH OVER 1000 STUDENTS APPLYING FOR THE 14 PLACES .
I STILL BELIEVE THE TUTOR HAD A PUB LUNCH BEFORE MY INTERVIEW !!! AND I SOMEHOW WAS OFFERED A PLACE ,
I NOW WORK FULL TIME AS A CHAINSAW CARVER ,IN SUSSEX I HAVE A WORK PLACE WITH LOTS OF CARVINGS FOR SALE . YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT ANY TIME , LOOK AROUND , OR DISCUSS ANY COMMISSIONS PIECES YOU WOULD LIKE , IM ALSO ABLE TO DO STUMP CARVINGS OR CARVINGS ON A STANDING TREE .
I CARVE MOSTLY WITH THE CHAINSAW , BUT ALSO USE ANGLE GRINDERS AND A FEW OTHER TOOLS
SOME CARVINGS WITH A GLASS SMOOTH TACTILE FINNISH OR A ROUGHER TEXTURED LOOK
PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AROUND MY SITE AND CONTACT ME ANY TIME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
MANY THANKS , LUKE
IS A SMALL CHAINSAW CARVING COMPANY LOCATED IN WIVELSFIELD SUSSEX , BRINGING WOOD TO LIFE IN SCULPTURES FOR THE HOME AND GARDEN , ALL CARVINGS ARE OILED MANY TIMES TO GIVE GREAT ALL YEAR ROUND PROTECTION AND TO BRING OUT THE STUNNING QUALITY OF THE GRAIN , AND NATURAL COLOUR OF THE WOOD .
ONLY TOP QUALITY SUBSTAINABLE HARD WOOD IS USED , NO TREES ARE FELLED JUST FOR CARVING , BUT WHAT BETTER WAY TO USE A STUMP OR LOG THEN TO GIVE IT NEW LIFE , AND TURN IT INTO A WORK OF ART THAT WILL LAST A LIFE TIME AND MORE
MY BACKGROUND
IVE BEEN CARVING NOW FOR 2 YEARS FIRSTLY JUST AS A HOBBY
I STARTED WHEN I SAW A CHEEP CHAINSAW ADVERTISED , AND THOUGHT I WOULD TRY AND MAKE A FEW TOADSTOOL SEATS FOR MY DAUGHTER IN THE GARDEN
I GOT CARRIED AWAY AND BEFORE I KNEW IT , I HAD MADE 100 MUSHROOMS AND RAN OUT OF GARDEN !!!!
SO I HAD TO START SELLING THEM FIRSTLY ON EBAY THEN AT LOCAL MARKETS AND CRAFT FARES , THEY SOLD WELL AND THE CUSTOMERS GAVE GREAT FEEDBACK ENCOURAGING ME TO TRY BIGGER AND BETTER CARVINGS ,
I WAS NEVER THAT ARTY , AND SPEND MOST OF MY LIFE BEING VERY SPORTY UNTILL A KNEE INJURY FORCED ME TO RETHINK THINGS ,
I RETURNED TO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDYING SUBJECTS FROM PLOITICS TO COUNSELLING .
IT WASNT UNTILL I WAS INTRODUCED TO A FRIEND WHO HAD A KILM THAT MY INTREST IN ART STARTED ,
I LOVED MESSING AROUND AND WORKING OUT HOW TO MAKE ITEMS WITH THE CLAY , AND THE FRIEND SUGGESTED I TRY AND DO SOMETHING WITH IT , AS I SEEMED TO HAVE A NATURAL TALENT ,
I GOT ONTO AN ART COURSE IN CITY COLLEGE BRIGHTON ON THE STRENGTH OF MY CERAMICS ALONE , AND IT WAS A STEEP LEARNING CURVE AS EVERY ONE ON THE COURSE HAD A LOT MORE EXPERIENCE OF BEING CREATIVE AND ALL SEEMED TO BE VERY TALENTED ,
BUT I SOON STARTED TO LOVE LEARNING MORE AND CREATING ART FROM DIFFERENT MEDIUMS FROM PHOTOGRAPHY TO WIRE SCULPTURES , AND REALLY ENJOYED THE PROCESS AND PROBLEM SOLVING THAT WAS NEEDED TO BRING MY IDEAS TO CREATE THE FINAL ITEM , I MANAGED TO WIN A PLACE AT BRIGHTON UNI ON A FINE ART DEGREE WITH OVER 1000 STUDENTS APPLYING FOR THE 14 PLACES .
I STILL BELIEVE THE TUTOR HAD A PUB LUNCH BEFORE MY INTERVIEW !!! AND I SOMEHOW WAS OFFERED A PLACE ,
I NOW WORK FULL TIME AS A CHAINSAW CARVER ,IN SUSSEX I HAVE A WORK PLACE WITH LOTS OF CARVINGS FOR SALE . YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT ANY TIME , LOOK AROUND , OR DISCUSS ANY COMMISSIONS PIECES YOU WOULD LIKE , IM ALSO ABLE TO DO STUMP CARVINGS OR CARVINGS ON A STANDING TREE .
I CARVE MOSTLY WITH THE CHAINSAW , BUT ALSO USE ANGLE GRINDERS AND A FEW OTHER TOOLS
SOME CARVINGS WITH A GLASS SMOOTH TACTILE FINNISH OR A ROUGHER TEXTURED LOOK
PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AROUND MY SITE AND CONTACT ME ANY TIME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
MANY THANKS , LUKE