Dave Ashburn

Dave Ashburn is a heavy diesel mechanic and accidental artist. He works in the medium of carving, specifically the hand-carving of builders pencil leads. Each letter is individually carved from the pencil’s lead using a small craft knife. His love of carving and learning led him to complete a Diploma in Māori Visual Art, Whakairo in 2018.

There are two main elements to Dave’s art that are important to him; the use of builders’ pencils and the sayings that are depicted. He uses a mix of new and used pencils, preferring the used ones that have had a previous life with a craftsman; they have a story of their own.

Dave chooses clever sayings that have a confronting element of truth, that make people stop and think. He also welcomes commission pieces.

He creates from home in Winton, where he lives with his wife and two children.

I Know Right From Wrong… - SOLD

No Rain, No Flowers - SOLD

The Outside of a Mountain… - SOLD

Maire - Lancewood - Totara

Carved Pencils - Detail

It Takes Many Years of Hard Work... - SOLD

Home is Where the Art Is - SOLD

Carved Pencils - Detail

Fitting In Is Not The Objective - SOLD

Carved Pencils - Detail

The Bumblebee

Art Doesn't Have to Match the Couch - SOLD

Time Spent Among Trees is Never Wasted - SOLD

Bees Don't Waste Their Time... - SOLD

Life is Like A Game of Chess

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