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14 Cottage St
Blackburn, VIC, 3130
Australia

0413 537 490

The Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking was founded by Alastair Boell in 2007. After graduating from the world renowned North Bennet Street School, Boston (USA) Alastair felt that there was a great need in Australia for an educational facility that focuses on traditional skills. 

The Guild is committed to preserving and advancing craft traditions in furniture making. We are also committed to promoting a greater awareness and appreciation of
craftsmanship. In our classes we emphasize the skillful use of hand tools and power equipment and an informed use of appropriate materials. We are passionate about what we do and want to share information, ideas and skills with all our students young and old, from beginner to advanced.

People

Veronica Sexton

Tom Beattie

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Veronica ( Ronnie) Sexton was born in County Cork, Ireland. She moved to England in 1988, and there, assisted by a grant from the Leche Trust, obtained her Higher Diploma and Graduateship in Woodcarving and Gilding at the City and Guilds of London Art School in 1994. She won the coveted William Wheeler Prize for Outstanding Work and was part of a selected group of artisans chosen to work on the five year restoration of Windsor Castle which had been severely damaged by fire. Since then she has worked on a number of commissions in Malaysia, Ireland, England, USA and Australia.

Since arriving in Australia Ronnie has allowed her strict classical training in Gothic, Baroque and Rococo woodcarving to evolve into a more relaxed, freer-flowing style. Ronnie predominantly works from salvaged timber from trees in the Dandenong Ranges that have blown down or have died a natural death.

Further information about Ronnie and her work can be found here.