Self-published and award-winning biographer of the Pinwill sisters, Arts & Crafts woodcarvers of Devon and Cornwall. All things Devon & Cornwall, especially Dartmoor, including postcards. # PinwillSisters # ArtsAndCrafts # WomenInHistory # Devon # Dartmoor # Cornwall # Woodcarving # Churches # Architecture # Fungi # Birds # Succulents # Lithops # SheepOfMastodon # FrogsOfMastodon # StandingStoneSunday
Self-published and award-winning biographer of the Pinwill sisters, Arts & Crafts woodcarvers of Devon and Cornwall. All things Devon & Cornwall, especially Dartmoor, including postcards. # PinwillSisters # ArtsAndCrafts # WomenInHistory # Devon # Dartmoor # Cornwall # Woodcarving # Churches # Architecture # Fungi # Birds # Succulents # Lithops # SheepOfMastodon # FrogsOfMastodon # StandingStoneSunday
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In 1890 the Pinwill sisters, Mary, Ethel and Violet, broke the mould and became professional ecclesiastical woodcarvers, at a time when this was almost exclusively a male occupation. Their business rose to become one of the best in the Westcountry, producing Arts & Crafts work modelled on nature.
Website: http://www.pinwillsisters.org.uk
Book: 'The Remarkable Pinwill Sisters' available through the website or in independent shops.
