Exmoor Chainsaw Artist Creates World’s Largest Wooden Carving of the Virgin Mary

Exmoor Chainsaw Carver Matthew Crabb is set to complete his first large-scale international commission this spring. In October he was awarded the task of carving the world’s largest wooden statue of the Virgin Mary, a project which took him to the small town of Schochwitz in Germany. The carving was the brainchild of the owner [...]

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A Walk in Clay

Ceramicist Jacqueline Leighton Boyce by Naomi Cudmore The farmhouse kitchen table is surely the heart of many a good story. Consuming gallons of tea in the timewarp kitchen at Gulland Farm and asking Jacki about her life and work, it soon became apparent that I was in the most appropriate spot possible for the unfolding tale. With her inseparable whippet [...]

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Children’s Exmoor Tales

Tales for children inspired by the moor by Mark Young The wonderful contrasting scenery of Exmoor with its changing moods throughout the year has long been a source of inspiration to painters and writers alike. Children’s books have been and continue to be written with Exmoor’s scenery and especially Exmoor’s ponies as the main backdrop [...]

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