Something special for someone special
When Peter passed on I immediately determined to find something very special to present to Sally. It could not be something that you could just go out and buy, it had to be created, it had to be unique and it had to be a “one-off ”. It also had to be synonymous with the Peter Goodwin we all knew and loved.
Then, I had a really silly idea. On further thought, I nearly dismissed the idea as just not technically possible. Nonetheless, I decided to ring Richard Chapman, a craftsman that Peter always referred to as “My Wood Turner”, and said “you know Peter always sported a “Tilley Hat” ... turn one in Oak? There was an understandable pause, until Richard said “Well Lewis I've never done anything like that ... but, I’ll give it a try” (he left unspoken “because it’s Peter”).
Richard let it be known to a few local landowners that he was looking for some Green Oak for a piece to commemorate Peter and, as if by magic, a nice log turned up in his yard, no note and no invoice.
My confidence in the genius of Peter’s Wood Turner was of course fully rewarded, as you can see for yourself. My photography does not do it justice and to say the piece is tactile is a huge understatement.
