Passion, Play, Perfection | Clive Foden | "I'm happiest when I'm making."

Passionate about life, humanity, and making, Clive Foden spends a lot of his time in his workshop creating objects from wood - bowls, hairpins, feathers. Clive is nearly 70, a retired school teacher living in Cromer, Norfolk.
Over the last decade, he's carved around 30 wooden feathers. His goal is to get close to the real thing, reproducing them - imperfections and all - as perfectly as possible.
In this interview, Clive explores how his artistic and artisanal work connects to the rest of him; his pursuit of perfection; his journey into buddhism; his attitude to death.
"Don't take life too seriously. Just play. Without play, you are a shadow of who you could be; play is when we actually get as human as we ever can get."
Find his work here:
/ verdant-woodcraft-1046...
Find an interview with Caitlin Foden, his daughter, here:
• Gap Years, Solo Travel...
Connect with me on social media:
/ taryn.everdeen
/ taryneverdeenphotography
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[@magpiemerriman1138]

What a truly lovely piece! This is a proper celebration of what life can and should be, eloquently expressed by Clive and entrancingly captured by Taryn. Thank you both for a fabulous five minutes.

[@kevindesilva1311]

Top bloke , fine craftsman and I am privileged to own one of his feathers

[@xjuliex2929]

Lovely ☺️♥️

[@raya7156]

I love the feather he carved for me and super love the knitting bowl he turned for me (as does my son who keeps trying to "borrow" it!