The Watchman worked at this hut on the Rhigos Mountain, keeping the road clear of fallen rocks until the 1990s. In his time he would make sculptures out of plastic and wire that he found, and displayed them along the hillside behind.

This is what remains.

My Grandfather, Len, 91, carves traditional Lovespoons in South Wales. He handmade most of his tools and the wood he carves is reclaimed from old buildings or donated by friends. 

A Welsh Lovespoon is a traditional token of love. Each carved symbol has specific meaning, such as a horseshoe for good luck, a Celtic knot for togetherness, the number of balls in a cage signifies how many children they hope to have and chains for everlasting. 

Each spoon he makes is bespoke and handmade for an individual; commissioned as gifts for anniversaries, weddings or visitors to Wales. Many spoons are complex, like the triple chain, carved out of one piece of wood, and takes hundreds of hours to carve. 

Len Ellis 1927 - 2020

An ongoing project documenting the fisherpeople of Costa Caparica, Portugal. 2016-present.

A collaboration with artist weaver Andreia Marques.

Series exhibited in Lisbon 2019.

A film for the track ‘A Trace of Salt’ by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch from the album 'Époques' available on 130701 / Fat Cat Records.

Y Felin is one of the last working water mills in Wales, producing traditional stoneground flour.

Here are a few moments from a film I made for them in collaboration with Andy Bever.

Selected print and online publication features:

If You Leave Showcase

Alchemy Produx Packaging

Yen Magazine

Underdogs Magazine

If You Leave IIII

If You Leave IV

If You Leave II

Phases Mag

Ignant

Wildland Magazine

Native Publications III

Boys On Film 04

Exhibitions:

2019 - Intimate Landscapes - Fabrica Features Lisboa, Lisbon

2017 - Indigo Group Show - Botany, London, UK

2016 - March - 'Gardens' SOLO SHOW - Botany, London, UK

2014 - Jan - If You Leave IV - The Printhouse Gallery, Dalston, London, UK

2013 - Dec - If You Leave IV - 71a Gallery, London, UK

2013 - Aug - Sondryfolk Forest, Smugglers Festival, Kent, UK

2013 - Feb 12th - 24th - Philadelphia Street Gallery, Bristol, UK

2013 - Jan - 'Brighton Illustration: Then, Now, After' - Brighton, UK

2012 - June - SOLO SHOW - Chepstow Festival, UK

2011 - Nov - 'Mind The Gap' - Seoul, Korea

2011 - July - 'GDI' Graduate Show - Rochelle School Gallery, Shoredich, London, UK

2011 - June - 'GDI' Graduate Show - Brighton University, UK

2010 - Oct - 'Art Of Nurture' - Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

2010 - Sep - 'Light Show' - Brighton, UK