Richard Fox and Jen Newman-Fox have started work on their pieces of the OneOak. The main section of the oak will be used by Richard to make a sculpture. In this case the work is based on the Trefoil knot shape with a Möbius (moebius) strip or twist (read the Wikipedia explanation). To develop the sculpture…
Designer-Maker Jody Koomen has completed his making of a OneOak coffee table. It was made using Philip Koomen’s off cuts. Talking about his work Jody explained: “I decided on this table design because it is very minimal and can be made using a small amount of timber, which, in my case, was the key problem…
In our third installment about the making of the OneOak throne, designer-maker Robert Ingham talks about his creation. This chair is a combination of design, construction and expression. The design addresses the issues of function which is explicit in the word ‘chair’. It has to be able to support the weight and movement of the…
The Sylva Foundation welcomes the report released today by the Independent Panel on Forestry (download). It is particularly heartening to see a core recommendation for a vibrant future for England’s forests and woods being articulated as ‘A woodland culture for the 21st Century’, with the phrase ‘a revitalised woodland culture‘ used on page 17. After…
Craftsman Jeff Soan, of Wooden Creatures, has made a beautiful articulated red deer from the OneOak timber, which has a remarkable lifelike movement. Jeff Soan is best known for his articulating wooden creatures which he has been creating since 1987. Talking about his work in the OneOak project Jeff said: My aim from the beginning…
This is the latest installment from Terry Hardaker on his progress in carving a relief portrait of the OneOak tree in its own wood. Terry has had to deal with a large split that developed in the wood but nevertheless is making good progress. In this photograph taken in late June, it is possible to…
One of the last parts of the OneOak tree waiting to be processed was a large pile of its branchwood. Ever since the tree was felled in January 2010 the branchwood has been stored at Blenheim where it has been drying slowly for the last 18 months. James Norman, from Oxford Renewables, has been waiting…
Our amazing team of OneOak photographers has been joined by another photographer: Simon Murison-Bowie. Simon works only in medium format and in black & white film. Simon has been interested in photography since he was a teeneager when he set up his first darkroom in a garden shed. As an undergraduate at Cambridge he worked…
The Colours of Sylva – painting the Trees of the Blenheim Estate Saturday 1st September 2012 Watercolour Artist Rebecca Hind is holding a one day masterclass called The Colours of Sylva. It will be held in the stunning surroundings of the Blenheim Estate, focussing on watercolour painting of the trees. Timed for you to enjoy…
Derek Elliot, furniture maker at Out of the Wood by Elliot & Co. Ltd , has revealed that he will be making a OneOak clock. Derek said: Most clocks tell time as it passes. We often complain that we do not have enough of this substance ‘time’ and do not have the space to do…
