I have been making mills for over 12 years. This set is one of my favorite color combinations, with the beautiful avacado color contrasting with the rich warm walnut.

The mills are 5 1/2″ tall. You can also order these mills in the taller 6 1/2″ height.

I turned and carved the bases of these mills out of English sycamore, a renewable timber readily available in the UK with a lovely pale translucent grain and often used in kitchenware. The texture of the carving makes it easy to grip, even with wet hands. The sycamore has been airbrushed with acrylic inks. The tops have been turned and wire brushed to give them a great satin texture. The brass knobs also have a soft brushed finish and a black or white resin dot to make identification easy. Both mills have a durable, food safe, environmentally friendly finish, that can be wiped clean with a damp cloth.

Both mills features a durable ceramic fully adjustable grinding mechanism. The mechanism produces unmatched consistency in grind while requiring only a slight twist to produce a significant amount of fresh, aromatic pepper or salt. The ceramic mechanism also means that any possible salt corrosion is avoided.

These mills would be a beautiful addition to your dining table or kitchen. They also make a wonderful wedding gift.

You can purchase these mills from Lokimonkey on Etsy.

Great as a gift with a bottle of wine, or to liven up your olive oil bottle, this bottle stopper is turned, airbrushed and ‘blobbed’ using the same techniques as my one-of-a-kind pieces.

They are made from English sycamore that is turned and then airbrushed with acrylic inks. They are ‘double blobbed’ with acrylic texture paste, that is individually applied by hand. They are finished with a non-toxic environmentally friendly oil and wax. The base of the stopper is a chrome plated cone with a rubber seal that fits a variety of bottle sizes. The entire length measures 4 1/4” long and 1” diameter at the largest point of the seal.

Each stopper comes wrapped in tissue with its own labeled black tube.

You can buy these Blobby Bottle Stoppers at Lokimonkey on Etsy.

This is a pin from a series of jewelry pieces in frames, made in collaboration with English jeweler Sarah Parker-Eaton. You can appreciate the piece hanging on the wall and then take the pin out to wear it!

The whole series was created after reading an article in Mother Jones magazine about extinction. I have supported environmental causes for many years and I thought it was time to make work expressing my concern about the direction that the human race is going in with regard to its disregard to nature and the planet as a delicately balanced ecosystem.

This particular piece was inspired by the seed pod afzelia africana. The tree found in the heart of Africa, and useful for its medicinal properties is now classed as vulnerable on the IUCN threatened species list. The colours in the background reflect the rich warm colours of the African tundra and the writing is a quote from Chief Seattle made in 1855:

“Humankind has not woven the web of life, we are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together, all things connect”.

The piece is a pin in a frame of reclaimed pine. The main body of the pin is made from english sycamore – carved and airbrushed with the addition of gold leaf beneath each seed. The silver seeds on the pin and nameplate were hand fabricated and oxidised by Sarah. The frame was designed and put together by me.

It measures 230mm x 140mm x 30mm. The pin itself is 100mm long. It is signed on the back of the frame by both of us.

You can buy the Afzelia Africana Pin from Louise Hibbert on Etsy.