Sandvox Website Profile: “Wildwood Crafts”

Wildwood Crafts website is designed to display my woodcarving, a gallery of past work and commissions such as hand-carved mirrors, house signs, celticalia and traditional Scottish themed carving and wood turning. I also include information on carving tuition, a brief section about me, my contact details and links to other similar bodies.

I hope to attract business from people who like exclusive, original work, who appreciate traditional values of craftsmanship and professionalism. Being based in Central Scotland, a great deal of history surrounds me and I would like it if some of the romance of that embodied in my work was valued by clients. The fact that I can produce one-off articles is important for some clients: an example is the trophies for the sheep-shearing contest, pictured in the Gallery.

My field of work is limited but I have designed my website, with Sandvox' help, to be clean and uncluttered, without overly arty gimmicks. I think this sets my offer apart from one or two others that try too hard...

I have been approached by a local craft joiner to act as subcontractor on a letter cutting commission for a project of national significance which will be prominently displayed for generations to come. It is not in the public domain yet, so I cant divulge its exact nature but I'm seriously chuffed! Something to tell the grandchildren about.

I like the page design because it is easy to read, its colour scheme is crisp, but not painful on the eyes. The soft grey tones do not compete with the images.

I will use code injection to include tables in a future iteration of the website, to corral pieces of content in specific locations.