Help Olivia get to Bolivia!

Earlier today, following my mom's cry to the masses, I received news of my first donation - £20 - from the lovely Hugh Wedderburn (and family).





The Wedderburns have been a great support system over the past few years offering me tips for my Cambridge interviews as well as being "Team Olivia" whenever necessary.

Hugh has been a friend of my mother for quite some time and is a truly amazing woodcarver.

Here's a bit more about Hugh taken from his page on the MCA (Master Carvers Association) site:

"Hugh will introduce himself as an humble woodchopper because where do you start if you are going to be pigeon-holed?

He carves mainly in wood, though also enjoys stone and marble, working in period styles and designs of his own contrivance.
He restores, reproduces or designs and makes pastiche pieces for curators, collectors decorators or dealers but his greatest pieces are in collaboration with the commissioning client ; over a number of years a drawing emerges that can be agreed on, realised and enjoyed.
The real joy is that clients commission again and relationships develop over decades.

Don’t forget letter cutting, in itself or as part of an elaborate design."

And here are a few pictures of Hugh in his workshop, as well as some of the fab pieces that he's created throughout his career:


So the next time you're in Borough, pop into Hugh's manor and say "hi".  He's literally 2 minutes away from the tube station!
You can find him at: