Guardian Stone

Commissioned stone to be placed in a prayer garden in Somerset.

Central relief carved Tam syllable (used with kind permission from Tashi Mannox) with three symbols and Sanskrit Om. Hand carved and enamelled from hearth stone (45 cm squared).

 

Natural Stone House Signs

Two large (and extremely heavy!) natural slate stones which I hand carved and hand enamelled for Woodknowe Bed & Breakfast!

If you would like me to make bespoke house signs, house numbers, stable signs etc, PM me here, or email hatchburncarve@yahoo.co.uk

The Dragon Gate

After many hours of planning, design, cutting, wood-carving and slate-carving, I finally installed this in the customer’s garden last week.

Assembled using half-lap joints, dowels and Gorilla Glue- I made this without using a single screw and the only nails are in the framing around the dragon head (design © Hatch, Burn, Carve/Martin Wilson).

I based the design on the drawing and brief supplied, but I also used Phi (the Golden Ratio) to work out proportions and dimensions.

The details in the wood are all hand-carved. Marbles have been embedded in the wood to catch the sun and light up like LED’s.

If you would like a truly individual garden gate, please PM me or email hatchburncarve@yahoo.co.uk and we can discuss your ideas

The dragon head after carving and before inserting into the gate.

Carving the details into the wood.

Assembly of the gate.

Another Mani Stone

I carved another Mani Stone from a large piece of natural slate found on a North Cornish beach.

This has also been sold, but I am making more! PM me here or email hatchburncarve@yahoo.co.uk

The Swallow Gate

A hand crafted garden gate from 2014.

Here it is in place (and before the customer stained/preserved it);

This took a fair amount of mathematics and four full days of work before installation.

The carved swallow insert (© Hatch, Burn, Carve/Martin Wilson);

 

The gate during construction. This was made using lap joints and dowels (not a single screw or nail was used);

If you would like me to create a unique piece of art for your garden entrance, please use the contact form or email hatchburncarve@yahoo.co.uk.

The Long Man

After carving the Uffington horse for a stable sign, I wanted to do more in the way of chalk hill figures.

In 2014, I was given this very large (and heavy) Cornish roof slate (60 x 40 cm), so it was the ideal media to carve a representation of the Long Man of Wilmington.

I still have this piece if you are interested- please use the contact form or  email hatchburncarve@yahoo.co.uk

Here’s the slate after carving and the beginning of enamelling the piece by hand;

Feet done;

 

Hours of careful enamelling, and the Long Man is finished;

 

Pyramids Of Slate

As I rarely turn down an offer of reclaimed slate, I often end up with large amounts that are not suitable for carving or making roofs on birdhouses/wood stores. Part of the ethos of HatchBurnCarve is to reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill, so I try to use as much of my collected material as I can.

Although some slates are unsuitable for carving, they can still be used to create pieces such as slate pyramids. Tucked away in a corner of a garden (or in the middle of a bed or border) they provide layer upon layer of microhabitat for garden insects and larvae.

I view a garden as a complete ecosystem made up from niches, each of which will be inhabited by insects, animals, birds. By caring for the smallest of creatures, you are providing the very basis of grounding for your whole garden. Get out there. Get mud under your fingernails.

I can make these to order. Send me a message using the contact form, or email hatchburncarve@yahoo.co.uk.