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Jane Smith
Artist, Chairmaker and Poet
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I live and work in Brockhampton, near
Ross-on-Wye, making one-off sculptural chairs from native hardwood.
Using only hand tools such as bowsaws, drawknives, adzes and
spokeshaves, the designs of each chair comes entirely from the wood,
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The Crack Chair - elm and ash
One chair started with a crack, an old wound in
a plank of Scottish elm, rejected by the veneer industry.
It appears to resemble a river valley, animal track or vein of a
leaf and, when placed in front of a window, lets a slice of
light through. The back flexes when it is leant against
and is detachable, revealing a handle for picking up the chair,
or converting it into a stool. Four legs are cleft from one
curved log of Herefordshire ash and held in place by oak wedges
made from 100 year old lathes from a Brockhampton barn roof. |
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The Moose Chair - in cleft sweet
chestnut
The Moose chair began with the cleaving of a
large curved sweet chestnut log which became a long seated longer
chair, reflecting the ease with which this wood can be worked when
green. Like the long nosed moose, this seat for the garden or home,
sniffs the air and relaxes.
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To see more
of my work and visit my workshop at the Old Thatch Cottage,
Brockhampton, Hereford, HR1 4TQ, please ring
01989 740265 |
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I am a member of Trackways to Remember who are
inspired to create by the land and the ancient tracks which link our
studios in South Herefordshire. Like the grain of wood they
meander across my landscape, connecting people and places, thoughts
and ideas. To create a chair from a tree, all I have to do is
to find the right track and follow it. The wood is my guide
and instinct my decision maker.
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The Toadstool – elm and oak
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The Lizard Piano Stool – elm and
cherry
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The Hare Chair – elm and ash
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Sweet Chestnut Chair Person
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Life curves around here bench -
Corsican pine and sweet chestnut
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Seat for a Sacred Place hand made
in Elm and Perry Pear
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