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Lisa Standley • 31 May 2023

That time when....

I made bookmarks for 'The man who made things out of trees'.


In 2015 I was invited by author, journalist and tv presenter Robert Penn to make some wooden bookmarks for his book 'The man who made things out of trees'.


It was a complete surprise. I didn't know Rob then, although I had 'heard' of him from his tv series 'Tales from the Wild Wood'.


He phoned me out of the blue one day while I was working in the Ladyhill Wood, as he had seen my work online. 


Rob had cut down an ash tree and wanted to see how many things could be made from it.


"After all, ash is the tree we have made the greatest and most varied use of over the course of human history". 


The answer, as it turned out, was quite a lot!


From axes and arrows, furniture and baseball bats, and, of course, bookmarks!


It's a beautiful book to read, whether you are a tree enthusiast, a woodworker or not.


I am very proud to have had a tiny part in the project. 


(That's one of mine, on the top right-hand side of the cover!)


I still make bookmarks. 


Regardless of the increase in digital books, real life paper books and hence bookmarks are still popular. 


I make both finished bookmarks for individual purchases and unfinished bookmarks in bulk for artists to add their own magic too. 


Click on the images below to take a look at the range, or message me for a quote. 

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