In the hand of andy peters
In the knowledgeable hands of Andy Peters, pout is sculpted into a glorious array of pleasing to the eye items, from show-stopping figureheads that arise up to 15ft sharp to unadorned refer to boards.
Although a ration of his unique perform is prepared for collectors, he moreover assists with reinstallation projects and has fixed panels out of Brazilian mahogany for avant-garde superyachts.
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‘I looked into it and realised that ship’s carver old to be a profession and every docks would hold had one, but straight away it’s a fading art,’ says the craftsman, who honed his handiness as a furniture restorer and practised on his have possession of boats before locale up his business, Maritima Woodcarving , in 1990.
Andy Peters, distribute Figurehead Carver, photographed in his studio at Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordshire.
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His leading shrivel to meeting has been hauling out the chronological examine and statue for a carbon copy of a Swedish East India guests dispatch from 1738 called the Götheborg.
