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Jim Patrick

  • Woodcarver
  • London, United Kingdom
  • Rising Star
Jim Patrick Woodcarver
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The fun of historical woodcarving

  • • Jim runs a woodcarving studio in South London
  • • He creates his own works and restores historical carvings
  • • His style is as contemporary as it is full of historical references

In spite of his young age, Jim Patrick is an experienced woodcarver with a solid background education in drawing and graphic design, and an awareness of historical references and environmental issues concerning his craft. After his first professional experiences in scenery for the West End theatres, Jim completed a three-year course on historic carving and opened his own studio in South London. He produces commissions for restoration projects and copy-carving, as well as bespoke commemorative plaques and sculptures. He particularly likes working on contemporary commissions with curators and interior designers involved in the process: “It is always a fun challenge,” he says.

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Works

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Birth & Death totems

This is a pair of standing typographical sculptures carved in birch and yew wood. The words depicted are symbolic of their specific timber, as described in the ancient Celtic language of Ogham. The letterforms are derived from Uncials, the script that the Romans first used to transcribe the Celtic culture into Latin.

Photo: ©Jim Patrick
Calendar panels

These are the four carved wooden panels that make up the doors of a wall cabinet. Inspired by Italian renaissance candelabra relief carvings, each panel represents a different season with its respective floral adornment and the related zodiac motifs.The design follows the Julian calendar used throughout Europe until circa 1582.

Photo: ©Jim Patrick
Manteca swing sign

Copy-carved from a real pig's head, this piece was designed and commissioned by Jan Hendzel Studio for the Manteca restaurant in east London. A realistic reproduction, the piece is carved in reclaimed oak from old canal lock gates, and the ears are cast in bronze.

Photo: ©Jim Patrick
Victorian grotesque panel

This is a restoration project on the porch of a Victorian house in Wimbledon, London. This carving in relief along with other elements were produced as accurate replacements for the original sections. The replacements were carved in sapele instead of pine, because of its ability to survive outdoors, in the elements.

Photo: ©Jim Patrick
Dachshund overmantle frame

This is the restoration piece of an antique overmantle mirror frame with a stylised dog's head. The lower panels, perhaps once displaying lion’s heads, had been damaged and the client chose to replace them with Dachshund heads for a personal twist.

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