01/08/2026
My dad had golden hands; even after losing his fingers in an accident, he continued to create majestic wooden creations.
This clip shows just a small fraction at my mums house in Lithuania, where each time I visit, I discover new subtleties about everything he created throughout the time. Some things I did not notice before, like salt box (seen at the beginning of the video), which is older than me now and is absolutely amazing!
This summer holidays someone else got inspired in this woodland - my son, who is now interested in working with wood (see the end of the video).
I can carve and work with wood too, my dad thought me a thing or too, but I have not done properly since my father died, and this is the first time in nearly 5 years that I have taken all of his handcrafted tools and chisels out, so that my son can play.
Perhaps I can play too…
