Angus Clyne was born and brought up on the west coast of Scotland. He studied Fine Art at Carlisle College of Art before deciding that the course was not suited to him. He then spent several years travelling and working abroad, mainly in Canada, before returning to the west coast of Scotland. Angus took up woodturning as a hobby in 1997 and became a professional woodturner in April 1998. He is entirely self-taught but, since becoming professional, he has studied with the renowned professional woodturner, Melvyn Firmager.

Angus uses locally sourced native hardwoods which come from windblown trees. His work incorporates both wet and dry woodturning techniques and the natural shape and grain of each piece of wood influences the forms that Angus produces. For the production of vases and hollow forms, Angus has developed his own range of specialist tools. Angus Clyne’s work is sold in shops and galleries throughout the UK and abroad, and he has a small gallery at this home in Inverness-shire.