Andre Daniel creator of the unique Devon Moths. Beautiful English hardwood at its best.

Modbury, England
Joined June 2015
little by little the Gallery is growing. New works arriving each week . So great to share my studio with other local artisans.
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Andrew Mills !..... our latest addition to the gallery! Stunning!
Pleased to now be making available my smallest moths . Although small , no expense spared on the frames. 230mm x 230mm. Variety of frames and moths to choose from. message for details
Haha!.....back out the frame! felt there was something missing. Taxidermy pin! Almost felt guilty!
The first of my life size collection. Shaping a wing size of my fingernail set a whole new bunch of challenges. Phew!.....held my breath the whole time. In front , one of my large moths for scale.
today I decided to go small.....lot harder than i thought!
Now that the Moth Gallery is open I'll be posting available moths and other artworks. Starting with the lovley work of Jo West.
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If you'd like to own my latest work....message me for more details.
Busy times getting the moth gallery ready for public next week. And this beautiful Yew moth should add a sparkle. The grain and symmetry awesome!
This piece is now finished ,having had its internal frame lighting installed. By day the aged pillar box red frame highlights the composition ,and by night the lighting drawing you into the frame. The frame once... facebook.com/802757589843117…
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Really pleased to be now making available the Devon Moth lighting. Every lamp base I'll make will have a unique moth. This lamp base is an ash frame , hawthorn branch and a spalted beech moth. This was the... facebook.com/802757589843117…
Daisy and Billy now stand every morning outside the studio door.....never should've started the carrot thing.
bit by bit the studio is coming together. Great space .....good natural light!😀
New workshop & studio almost ready for visitors.
not yet photographed properly. Now making Devon moth mirror's. Available in oak and ash. This mirror, ash with oak landscape, yew flowers, pair of dragonflies and an ammonite snail. 1.2m width
Finished the first collection of 2019. All made from fallen timber within walking distance to the new workshop. I'm pretty pleased. All are available
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Mornings like this !......makes you happy to go to work!
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Daisy my workshop neighbour ,already learnt to watch my door , she knows that sometimes there's a carrot in it ! Early start today ,big diseased beech took damage last week and had to be felled. some truly stunning moth wood .....fingers crossed
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I've had great weekend in Yealmpton and Brixton foraging for moths.....like the huge elm tree stump ,the grain and decay amazing ! Beautiful spalted ash from the old forge ,cherry from Yealm bridge. Already I've... facebook.com/devonmoths/vide…
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A 30min forage by the new workshop , so much light and texture ,Inspiration for 2019 Yealmpton moth making. lots of old weak trees downed by the recent storms. For the next month every moth I'll will be made... facebook.com/802757589843117…