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Look Out for Woody's Wagon!
02 August 2019
Peter Cleevely is an award-winning picture framer who has worked with all manner of challenging pieces over the years. One of his recent works of pride is this stunning tribute to the career of Rob Wood, who has spent 40 years as a chef, 12 of which were with the Royal household.
Now planning a brand new venture, Rob wanted to commemorate his time at Buckingham Palace and on the Royal Yacht Britannia. State dinners for up to 180 kings and queens was one of his favourite briefs, with Nelson Mandela among the famous guests.
4walls was also interested to hear that his remit included the Corgies. “Boiled chicken. Boiled rabbit. Savoy cabbage with gravy were all regulars on the canine menu,” Rob says!
Rob is now working towards the launch of Woody’s Wagon which will be a mobile street food offer – with the ambition of winning a Michelin star. Rob is planning an autumn launch with locations to include fairs, festivals, weddings and even roadside hotspots. Beautifully created with a weatherboard exterior, the vehicle is 18ft by 12ft, including an accommodation area. It will be equipped with vintage equipment with Rob’s framed chef jackets and menus from his Royal role pride of place. “Peter did a great job,” according to Rob, who has huge affection for his time with the Royal household.
Peter was also really pleased with the finished commission. “We love jobs that are prestigious and challenging at the same time,” Peter told 4walls. “It was important to use spacers given the depth of the jackets and to keep the fabric off the glass to ensure this amazing piece will be preserved. I was especially pleased with Larson-Juhl’s bronze moulding (441601000) which is enhanced with the blue and white whitecore mounts, complete with rounded corners that reflect the menus.”
Peter has an Aladdin’s Cave of Oddities in his portfolio (a particular priority of 4walls at the moment!). Boxing gloves. Cricket bats. Sewing bobbins. A six-inch black scorpion. A sapphire ring – that was given to a woman by her birth mother, when she eventually found her after a life of not knowing her or her five siblings. This was a very emotional commission, as you can imagine – bringing much joy, and a few tears.
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4walls was also interested to hear that his remit included the Corgies. “Boiled chicken. Boiled rabbit. Savoy cabbage with gravy were all regulars on the canine menu,” Rob says!
Rob is now working towards the launch of Woody’s Wagon which will be a mobile street food offer – with the ambition of winning a Michelin star. Rob is planning an autumn launch with locations to include fairs, festivals, weddings and even roadside hotspots. Beautifully created with a weatherboard exterior, the vehicle is 18ft by 12ft, including an accommodation area. It will be equipped with vintage equipment with Rob’s framed chef jackets and menus from his Royal role pride of place. “Peter did a great job,” according to Rob, who has huge affection for his time with the Royal household.
Peter was also really pleased with the finished commission. “We love jobs that are prestigious and challenging at the same time,” Peter told 4walls. “It was important to use spacers given the depth of the jackets and to keep the fabric off the glass to ensure this amazing piece will be preserved. I was especially pleased with Larson-Juhl’s bronze moulding (441601000) which is enhanced with the blue and white whitecore mounts, complete with rounded corners that reflect the menus.”
Peter has an Aladdin’s Cave of Oddities in his portfolio (a particular priority of 4walls at the moment!). Boxing gloves. Cricket bats. Sewing bobbins. A six-inch black scorpion. A sapphire ring – that was given to a woman by her birth mother, when she eventually found her after a life of not knowing her or her five siblings. This was a very emotional commission, as you can imagine – bringing much joy, and a few tears.
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