Weird and Wonderful wood festival. 2010

Last weekend, there was a Festival in the middle of Suffolk. Held in the grounds of Haughley Park, near Wetherden, was the 5th Weird and Wonderful wood Festival. Lots of like minded people gathered there, to show their appreciation of everything and anything, to do with wood. My bed for the weekend.

Nice to see you going "Native"....

The owner of the house is a huge fan of this weekend and is a cabinet maker in his spare time. He uses the trees from the estate to make his furniture.

irene_b wrote:Nice to see you going "Native"....

Yes very native, thats the way they live in Suffolk
Sorry Will could not resist.

Peter

There were traders there but there was a good percentage of craftsmen and artists, just showing what can be achieved with wood.

Irene and Peter. I can seriously recomend camping in a Tipi. I have done this for the last 5 W+W, and hangover or no hangover, going to bed and seeing the stars above you or waking in the morning, to a blue sky, takes some beating. Plus you can stand up too.

The sculptures above and this one were personal pieces and not for sale.

will baddeley wrote:Irene and Peter. I can seriously recomend camping in a Tipi. I have done this for the last 5 W+W, and hangover or no hangover, going to bed and seeing the stars above you or waking in the morning, to a blue sky, takes some beating. Plus you can stand up too.

LOL My friend I am "Native American Indian"....

Tables carved from Yew logs.

irene_b wrote:Nice to see you going "Native"....

Even if the "native" is on another continent.

A willow basket weaver was there, working all weekend.

The raffle prize was made over the 2 days.

Several chainsaw carvers were there.

An interlocking Oak bench.

Woman and Black Swan.

A Polish chainsaw carver. Only been doing this for a year.

Niiice!

Looks like my kind of weekend, Will. And I could get the bike in a tepee!

Another piece of his work.

Another carver.

My good friend, Paul. Whilst appearing fairly normal on the outside, I fear the inside of his head is a very dark arena! Some of his creations, I thought it safe to show you.

A lot of Pauls work, utilises tree bark and old mans beard, a wild Clematis.

I really like Paul's work, Will. Ok, maybe it could be considered a trifle 'dark', but I see it more as 'challenging'.

I like to see work that challenges the concepts of what art really is.

Where did he get the skull from? I can tell the last one is a pig, but where did he get the weatherbeaten cow head?