Chris Eckersley is an artist and designer from Birmingham who originally studied Sculpture at Gloucestershire College of Art, and subsequently Design at Central Saint Martins where he became a Visiting Tutor. His work is centred on drawing, but also covers three-dimensional design and object-making, design and craft research, colour theory, sculpture, installation, and designs for furniture. Chris is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a Fellow of the Learned Society of Extra Ordinary Objects.

With over 30 years experience in running courses in green wood chair-making, Mike will guide you through the process of making a chair straight from unseasoned logs. His courses have gained international acclaim, regularly attracting participants from as far afield as Japan and New Zealand as well as Scandinavia and elsewhere in Europe. Click here for course info. In 1989 Mike wrote his first book,. In 2010, he published. Now in its second edition.

Green Woodwork Courses with Gudrun Leitz. Dates for 2018 are on the calendar. Enjoy a holiday in a beautiful part of Herefordshire, learning the skills of working unseasoned timber with handtools to create something unique for your own home or garden. I offer two to nine day courses in Green Woodwork.