by Will Cottrell | Jan 11, 2026 | Art
Today is my two-hundred and fifteenth birthday. I traipse across my cave and bludgeon my foot on a stone. A rotten toenail tears away, and I threaten the emerging sun, with my stick. My stink nauseates me. Over the years I have come to smell like that moment, one...
by Will Cottrell | Jan 11, 2026 | Short Stories
My mother groaned! My father wept.Into the dangerous world I leapt:Helpless, naked, piping loud;Like a fiend hid in a cloud. Struggling in my fathers hands:Striving against my swaddling bands:Bound and weary I thought bestTo sulk upon my mothers breast. (William...
by Will Cottrell | Dec 8, 2025 | Bamboo Art
Sofa Design - final - OBJ by Will Cottrell Art on Sketchfab ‘Tatooine’ Bamboo Couch I call this my ‘Tatooine’ sofa ‘cos it’s the kind of sofa I imagine Luke Skywalker sitting in. I started the design with inspiration from a...
by Will Cottrell | Dec 8, 2025 | Bamboo Art
Bali-style Bamboo Bed Bali-style Bamboo Bed, built from 11–13 cm Indonesian Java Black bamboo, layered with Tung oil to deepen the black and add sheen. Each joint is bound with Japanese square lashing (or my variant of) with 5mm Jute rope. The sleeping surface is...
by Will Cottrell | Aug 21, 2025 | Art, Bamboo Art
Festival Domes A bamboo conch-shaped dome co-created with festival-goers at various festivals in summer ’25, the structure explored new weaving techniques and came alive at night with solar lighting and a glowing central orb, transforming into a sustainable...
