Fiona Kingdon - Artist in Wood

22/04/2026

If there are any scrollers out there that who follow me who would like scrollsaw patterns, you have around a week before my w*bsite has a big overhaul. I won't be offering patterns to download anymore or having an online sh*p for awhile.

In other news...

Felt a bit stronger for the first time in weeks and went for a shuffle around an old haunt 🙂 was pleased to find I wasn't utterly wiped out afterwards so did a bit of carving this afternoon. Now, I can't make fist with either hand and my elbows won't bend competently 😂 Still, I had bluebells 🙂

15/04/2026

Oaks, walnut and wire

14/04/2026

14/04/2026

Walnut and thread :)

13/04/2026

London plane ( satinwood) and wool felt balls

24/02/2026

Outfoxed -Intarsia, scrollwork and carving all together and framed - twice 😂

When is prize not a prize? - when you get added to an anxiety inducing, work creating Whatsapp planning committee! I have slated this one for a group show I 'won' a spot in later in the year, so it one of the last I am packing up ready to move.

I have had to build it an additional 4.5" deep glazed frame to go over the original to stop the inevitable 'pokers' really not really enjoying the reflections...

20/02/2026

Playing with shapes, space and balance on a grey day... walnut, wire and thread. Enjoying something abstract but organic, might lose the four small elements?.. might not.

30/01/2026

I made this kestrel a couple of years ago back when my hands still let me and was never quite content with deep box frame I made to keep her safe - caged? I was putting work into storage and came across it again and figured I might set her free, imagining it set on a cloud like mirror so she could soar - Cue lots of swearing and bleeding and my 'cloud' is a 1/3 smaller than intended 😂and my brain can't unsee the join in the frame that became necessary - quite like the principle. Might have a another try...

20/01/2026

It has been awhile hasnt it?! The shed is all packed up as we get closer 🙄?! to being able to move. I have had to be ruthless with the " that might be useful one day" stash of timber and tools. But before the scrollsaw was put into storage, I roughed out some shapes so I would have a supply to work on when and wherever until we get settled. Sadly, I have been stymied by pain, weakness and a crushing fatigue so much of the time that I haven't managed to do anything much creative (that didnt end in a frustated mess) for months. Today 🙂I have managed a short spell carving these holly shapes that I had hoped might become terns. There is a way to go....😂

30/10/2025

I never really went in for prints of my work in a big way, as I was never brave enough or smart enough to know what images might be popular and commit to print runs.

Greeting cards were another beast though and I tried hard to produce high quality images for them, so much so some people at events would think they were actually made of wood, framed up they look pretty sharp.

I still have some designs in hand and am offering bundle deals of 5 and 10 cards on my website.