Auckland sculptor loses masterpiece in workshop fire he accidentally started
Chris McKeen/Stuff The “Doodlewood Chair” was Jones’ masterpiece. He spent three years carving it out of more than 30 planks of wood. The fire broke out on December 21 while Jones was outside his workshop. He first knew something was wrong when he noticed smoke “gushing” from the roof, he said. “As I walked in I saw it ablaze and it was just licking into the workshop,” he said. Chris McKeen/Stuff Mark Jones is a Papakura wood carver who lost his workshop and most of his creations to a fire started by an unattended citronella candle. “It’s a little bit of my own fault re...
Source: stuff.co.nz
