Bio : Born in Devon , England in 1956 . Moved to West Wales aged 6 . Left school at 15 – trained to be a carpenter . Turned wood professionally in family business ( with tourist gallery ) until age 30 . Married Shona ( from Scotland ) in 1982 – 2 kids , Kirsty ( 1986 ) & Callum ( 1987 ) Made a living from encaustic art since 1987 . Developed the specific ‘ Encaustic Art ’ brand of tools and products from 1991 .
Taught encaustic & trained others to teach basics . Shown encaustic at numerous retail and trade shows all over the place .
Worked to promote encaustic art on TV shopping channel , on and off since 2000 . Written beginners books for Search Press . Magazine articles , TV spots and lots of travel . Currently enjoy the quiet ‘ lifestyle ’ of a slow hamlet in the hills of west Wales . Still working on encaustic creativity …..