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Martin's travels to New Zealand have had a huge impact on his work. The ancient Maori culture and in particular the ethos surrounding the traditional Koru has inspired Martin’s work with its message of life, new beginnings and regeneration.

The whole ethos behind my carvings is the Maori Koru which represents life, regeneration and new beginnings. I like to think I give the diseased or windblown tree a new life as a sculpture which hopefully will stand for another 200 years.

From the start of my tree surgery career I have always collected interesting pieces of wood, hollow stems, burrs, roots etc which in my mind are sculptures in themselves.

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I am holding a Christmas Exhibiton of my work on Friday 20th November 6pm-9pm and Saturday 21st until Monday 23rd November 10am-5pm 2009.

This exhibition will mainly consist of small sculptures and handmade wooden gifts. Music and refreshments will be provided for stress free Christmas shopping.

Bowers Farm, Bell Road, NR17 1UL.

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Martin Pigg is a full time wood sculptor, based in Norfolk. After graduating from Merrist Wood College in 2002 as a qualified Tree Surgeon, Martin worked as a tree surgeon in England and New Zealand before discovering his passion and talent for wood sculpting.

Martin says "I would much rather see a beautiful tree be turned into a piece of art and be appreciated by art lovers and the public, rather than being wasted by being turned into fire wood". Much of the wood Martin works with either comes from dead or diseased trees, some of these specimens give the most fantastic grains and shapes to work with and are all sourced locally in Norfolk.

In the course of his work he has developed a deep love for wood and a unique perspective of its diverse growth patterns and shaping from the elements. This knowledge has led him to follow these natural forms in his carving, working into natural moulding of shape and texture to create pieces of great beauty, strength and reflective the natural world.

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