Four actors are crouched, two at the front and two behind. They appear to be on all fours. They look determined and scared. Quite close...

Hero’s Journey ‘Get in the car,’ shouted Dad as my brother dawdled sullenly across the lawn, taking the short cut as usual. ‘Your sister...

The Gap Once again Tilda stood with her hands in yellow Marigolds, and the yellow Marigolds in Fairy Liquid infused hot water. But her...

Design for custom made farmhouse table Prepared, planed, routed and sanded the main frame today. Set up a jig to run a router along each...

My customer had a caravan she wanted to hide from her neighbours in Oxford and decided to grow Russian Vine, otherwise know as...

I took my customer's quick sketch and created two house number signs with "glow in the dark" numbers and arrows. The brief was to ensure...

At Hillsigns I make a range of triangular and rectangular high quality planters, often to a customer's particular specification. Starting...

One of the most popular products for Hillsigns are handmade window boxes with a personalised engraving. All the parts are made from...

I use a high gloss finish of my house numbers, signs and memorial signs. One problem has always been the varnish being wasted as it...

This is the longest video I have made to date. The programme I use is Movavi. It's a very intuitive app that allows you to produce a...

It was a great pleasure to make these 5 beautiful memorial plaques. My customer, Chris, asked if I could make a plaque for each dog and...

I was delighted to make this combination of planter and oak memorial signs for my customer. Bringing his ideas into reality was such a...

The deep bark took several coats of varnish to be sealed from the weather as each one was absorbed. The front surface needed 5 coats to...

Setting up the slice of cypress in the CNC machine is relatively simple. I use ply wood strips screwed to the MDF base that I have fixed...

The most interesting part of making a new sign with natural products is choosing the raw material. Here at Hillsigns I have a range of...

At Hillsigns I am making dozens of planters from re-purposed timber. They come in all shapes and size. Triangular, troughs, trug type,...

On a trip to Aber Falls this week in north west Wales we took along Colin the cat. He is only 10 weeks old and this was his second outing...

Having been cut down 2 years ago here at Hillsigns, and allowed to slowly dry under cover, this 20 or 21 year old cherry is ready to...

This was one of the first products I made and one that remain popular. The wood I use is re-purposed and can vary in size from batch to...

This tree stump was lifted from of River Severn last spring and the mud cleaned off with a power wash. Nothing else was done to the tree...