Lee John Phillips

Lee John Phillips is a technical illustrator, designer, painter, teacher and maker living in West Wales.

He is internationally recognised for carving small pocket spoons. His application of intricate
pattern work and embellishment peaking the world’s interest in his stunning work.

Utilizing traditional techniques and hand tools, Lee carves only with an axe, knife and hook
knife, working predominantly with storm-fallen green wood. Often as a result of revelling in
the care, maintenance and curation of his woodland in Carmarthenshire.

When he isn’t fulfilling client work or carving spoons, he is drawing his way through his late
grandfather’s tool shed. He’s been cataloguing the contents since 2014 and has drawn over
8,500 items to date. Lee sees it as his life’s work and estimates a total inventory of around
100,000.

His work has been shortlisted for both prestigious Jerwood Drawing and John Ruskin Prizes,
Welsh Artist of the Year and Sir Kyffin Williams Drawing Prize. He is also a winner of the
professional category of the Welsh Drawing Book Awards.

We can’t wait to see Lee return in March, offering his captivating (and quietly addictive) wood carving
workshops.

  • Joining us on: 20-24 March 2025
– Who else is joining us for Kitchen on the Edge of the World –

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Simon Rogan

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Hege Iren Aasdal

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