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CHARLIE WEST

CHARLIE WEST

Potting Shed - seen on Channel 4’s Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker

Sycamore Side Table

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A collage of my latest pieces.

I still find it so intriguing how different wood grains can create such different textures, colours and overall aesthetics. Each species and is different and each tree plank I use is unique, making these pieces truly

Detail of spalted beech edges.

Photo by @jesshowellphoto

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Some drinks coaster I made from offcuts of horse chestnut. It’s not a wood I’ve worked with before, a beautiful find from @roughhewnuk (now @britanniatimber ) the grain was so visually interesting. It was very eaten away by the fungus too

Overlapping tones and textures.

Photo by @jesshowellphoto

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#horsechestnut

A detail of this beautiful maple, spalted chestnut and beech.

Photo by @jesshowellphoto

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Photos by @jesshowellphoto

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#spaltedsycamore

I’d been exploring new compositions with this artwork, my first movement away from walnut.

For me, art is an ongoing dialogue—between concept and execution, between artist and viewer.

Would love to hear what you see or feel when you lo

Sycamore and beech.

Enjoy.

Photo by @jesshowellphoto

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#woodenart
#craftsmanship
#britishcraft
#contemporarycraft
#woodcraft
#artforinteriors
#visualart
#spaltedbeech
#spaltedsycamore

One of my favourite wallhangings in a lovely setting @socontentstudio

Enjoy.

Photo by @jesshowellphoto

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#woodenart
#craftsmanship
#britishcraft
#contemporarycraft
#woodcraft
#artforinteriors
#visualart
#spaltedbeech
#spaltedsycamore

No.3 marked the beginning of my second investigation into making artwork from wood, and the recommencing of my woodwork after my first child. Everything was so new, my work, my baby and the direction of my small creative business. It was an exciting