Artist James Doran-Webb brings a whole new twist to the Chinese Year of the Horse...
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Artist James Doran-Webb brings a whole new twist to the Chinese Year of the Horse...
James Doran-Webb
Doran-Webb's parents had an antiques restoration company and it was there that the artist began to learn how to carve and whittle.
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Doran-Webb's parents had an antiques restoration company and it was there that the artist began to learn how to carve and whittle.
James Doran-Webb
The artist showed entrepreneurial skills at an early age -- starting an antiques business and selling his wares at London's Portobello market in west London.
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The artist showed entrepreneurial skills at an early age -- starting an antiques business and selling his wares at London's Portobello market in west London.
James Doran-Webb
Schooled in Switzerland, Italy, France and the U.S., Doran-Webb's horizons were further widened when he traveled to The Philippines in 1989. He liked the country so much he stayed.
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Schooled in Switzerland, Italy, France and the U.S., Doran-Webb's horizons were further widened when he traveled to The Philippines in 1989. He liked the country so much he stayed.
James Doran-Webb
He set up a company to sell a range of wooden objects in the U.S. and Europe.
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He set up a company to sell a range of wooden objects in the U.S. and Europe.
James Doran-Webb
Doran-Webb sources the driftwood from a network of gatherers across the network of islands that make up The Philippines.
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Doran-Webb sources the driftwood from a network of gatherers across the network of islands that make up The Philippines.
James Doran-Webb
He plants a seedling for every kilo of driftwood he buys and had hoped to plant 80,000 trees over the next five years.
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He plants a seedling for every kilo of driftwood he buys and had hoped to plant 80,000 trees over the next five years.
James Doran-Webb
But the scheme was put on temporary hold as Doran-Webb tried to assist people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.
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But the scheme was put on temporary hold as Doran-Webb tried to assist people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.
James Doran-Webb
The unique gnarled nature of the wood Doran-Web uses is because it's exposed to years of exposure in the region's tropical climates and harsh frosts.
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The unique gnarled nature of the wood Doran-Web uses is because it's exposed to years of exposure in the region's tropical climates and harsh frosts.
James Doran-Webb
A small team of assistants work alongside Doran-Webb, helping him sort and clean the wood.
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A small team of assistants work alongside Doran-Webb, helping him sort and clean the wood.
James Doran-Webb
His sculptures can take up three to four months to create.
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His sculptures can take up three to four months to create.
James Doran-Webb
Each year Doran-Webb exhibits at the Chelsea Flower Show in London.
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Each year Doran-Webb exhibits at the Chelsea Flower Show in London.
James Doran-Webb
He describes his work as similar to putting together "a jigsaw."
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He describes his work as similar to putting together "a jigsaw."
James Doran-Webb