The Greenman

Materials

The wood used for this carving was Cedar deodar, the difference to other carvings was that this was a living tree when it was carved. The tree deodar cedar is a large tree with spreading branches which form a cone shape. They can grow up to and over 150 feet tall, most commonly they remain at about 50 feet tall. The bark can be very dark and close to black, the bark is usually smooth for an adolescent tree becoming more rough and textured with age. It has been called the most graceful of all the cedar trees, which is mainly down to its bushy branches that extend wide.

Artist Notes

Andy Hancock is from Wales/Australia and now resides in Texas. Andy's work specialises in working on both fallen and standing dead trees, and his largest to date is a dead Beech tree, being the tallest wood carving in Britain at 42 feet. Another of his sculptures was unveiled by her majesty the Queen to celebrate 50 years of education at a College in North Wales. Andy's work can be seen all over Europe as well as America, Russia, Australia and of course, New Zealand.

Corporate clients and large public service organisations such as Councils, colleges and schools commission his work. Andy's artwork is original not ordinary, this is his motto. Andy is self-taught with a lot of help from great artists, sculptors, painters, machine drivers, scientists, and curators and with the help and support of his family.