A new #VillageSign has just gone up in #NorthLeigh, #Oxfordshire. Guess who designed it?!

I wish we had one in #Eynsham!

#PublicArt is important - it fosters a sense of belonging & identity in a place & it’s one of the few cultural experiences we all participate in, whether we plan to or not.

Village sign in North Leigh, Oxfordshire

A new #VillageSign has just gone up in #NorthLeigh, #Oxfordshire - & guess who designed it?!

I wish we had one in #Eynsham!

#PublicArt is important - it fosters a sense of belonging and identity in a place & it’s one of the few cultural experiences we all […]

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Village Sign for Ambridge, fictional home of The Archers, painted in Sadolin woodstain showing Burt Fry in tractor in front of bridge & church & sign for The Bull

Oh don’t burn The Bull’s sign down *now* Archers!!??! 🫣 🤦‍♀️ 😟 #TheArchers #VillageSign #Woodcarving #Ambridge

Colourful detail from carved oak village sign of farmyard goose. Painted in signwriters’ enamels. Has a gleam in its eye as it contemplates pastures new

Meanwhile, goose is preparing for takeoff to its new home… 🪿 #VillageSign #Art #Goose #Woodcarving #Countryside #Craft

Patio table with oak name sign for village sign for Ambridge having letters painted in black enamel. Nice cup of coffee, and some sweetpea seedlings in a terracotta pot and brushes resting on pebbles

Listening to the birds while restoring a piece for the Archers Appreciation Society that’s been gathering dust in workshop for a good few years. Might have to catch up with what’s happening with George’s excruciating girlfriend in a minute 😱 #TheArchers #Art #VillageSign #Woodcarving #countryside

Separate pieces of oak for village sign name & scene, pristine in white paint, before the colour is added

Something very soothing about the blank canvas stage 🪿 #villagesign #countryside #geese #traditionalcraft #woodcarving #signwriting #art

Corn, mice & berries! Black & white photo of carved village sign, old Manor House in background, field to front with detailed mice climbing in corn

I’m going to have to look online & see if I can find colour photos of these, just gorgeous. Etton village sign designed by local farmer Len Vergette & carved by Mr Ellison of Maxey #villagesign #englishcountryside #traditionalcraft #woodcarving #signwriting #fieldmice

Close up of carved & painted stag on Huntingdon town sign - lying on grass, dappled back & curved antlers catching the sun

The animals always my favourite part to paint 🦌 #villagesign #englishcountryside #traditionalcraft #woodcarving #signwriting #stag #deer #wildlife

Village Signs of North Cambridgeshire by Ian MacEachern - bright yellow cover and picture of Upton village sign; coach & horses driving up wooded hill towards church

Will be dipping into some great old books like this beauty by Ian MacEachern too #villagesign #englishcountryside #traditionalcraft #woodcarving #signwriting

Old photo showing the original Huntingdon town sign, similar design to the replacement

Here’s a stock photo of the original sign back in the day. I’ll hunt out a photo of when it arrived & some stages along the remaking over the next few days #villagesign #englishcountryside #traditionalcraft #woodcarving #signwriting

Huntingdon town sign newly installed on outskirts of town, trees & rooftops in background & sun gleaming on a freshly painted coat of enamel

Here’s the Huntingdon sign in situ. Sign is carved from oak and finished in signwriter’s enamels #villagesign #englishcountryside #traditionalcraft #woodcarving #signwriting

Traditional oak painted town sign for Huntingdon, showing Oliver Cromwell, stag and town bridge over river plus town crest in brightly coloured enamel paint

Starter for ten! Here’s recent sign for Huntingdon replicating design of their old one, ready to leave the workshop. Carved by www.glynmouldwoodcarvingschool.co.uk #villagesign #englishcountryside #traditionalcraft #woodcarving #signwriting