Fiona Kingdon – Artist in Wood

meet fiona kingdon

Intricate hand cut, scrollwork landscapes, silhouettes, keepsakes and jewellery crafted from native and rescued woods.

No lasers, CNC, 3D printing or plywood here! Fiona is compelled to work with wood and is at her most content when at her saw.

In a world full of the mediocre and mass production masquerading as art and craft, she is determined to at least try to skilfully make something that’s beautiful and one-of-a-kind.

Fiona creates art pieces suggested by the wood she finds, the landscapes she loves, their inhabitants, and their stories.

She studied Industrial Design, Furniture Restoration and Craftsmanship in the 90s, but gave up her studies to get over some ill health, bring up her son and work with young people with additional needs and behavioural difficulties. All along, she took sanctuary in working wood, making chairs, guitars and cajon drums on the side and then finally decided that she needed to get back to making full time. She now finds her own way with the scrollworking discipline.