All my pieces are professionally framed to your requirements and each piece is produced with a certificate of authenticity. Please contact me for any individual commission work.
I love the whole journey of creating each moth — from finding the wood, studying its grain, to carving a design that feels right for that piece. No two are ever the same. I never cut down trees for my work; instead, I use small, overlooked pieces of wood that would otherwise go unused. Each one inspires a different design.
I was recently commissioned to create a collection of moths for a privately owned historic estate in Devon, which has remained in the same family since the 17th century. People also bring me wood from trees that meant something to them - trees lost to storms or disease. Creating a moth from that wood becomes a way to remember a friend. To discuss a bespoke piece, please get in touch through my commissions page.
I grew up in Hooe, Plymouth, spending much of my childhood around boats before training as a wooden boat builder. I then spent nearly ten years crewing superyachts, travelling to remote islands and barely touching land - I didn’t even own shoes. Eventually I returned to dry land and moved to Scotland, where I refined my craft amidst the Glasgow art scene. Inspired by the Highlands, I began making furniture and sometimes set fossils or ammonites into my work. When I returned to Devon, a small patch of woodland sparked a new passion. The moths I saw each day inspired me to start carving them from wood. I now live in Yealmpton with Jasper, my Kelpie, and Darwin, my Harris Hawk. When Darwin moults, I save the fallen feathers and whittle them into delicate antennae for my moths.
Andre roams Devon’s woods and moors, seeking fallen timber with character. Each piece carries the imprint of the forest, shaped by his hands and imagination into living art.
I was so privileged to be asked to be interviewed on the BBC programme Escape to the country, showcasing my moths and the process in which they are made ...