Joel Bird Biography
Joel Bird is a British presenter and garden designer on Channel 4’s ‘The Great Garden Revolution’ & previously the garden designer/expert on BBC2’s ‘Your Garden Made Perfect’. He is also an artist, designer/maker, author and musician. He is author of ‘The Table Maker’ and ‘The Book of Shed’. In his spare time he follows his passions in life, painting and composing.
Joel Bird Age
Joel was born in 1976, Liverpool, England.
Joel Bird Height
Bird stand at a height of 5 feet and 7 inches tall.
Joel Bird Education
Joel went on to study at Liverpool John Moores University.
Joel Bird Nationality
Bird is a British Nationality.
Joel Bird Parents
Joel seems to keep his personal and professional life apart, because of that, he has not disclosed the parents’ names.
Joel Bird Siblings
Joel lives a low profile life, due to that, he has not revealed her siblings’ details.
Joel Bird Wife
Bird is married to his wife Sara.
Joel Bird Children
Joel and his wife Sara have two children namely; Juniper and Finch.
Joel Bird TV & Radio
Joel Bird is the presenter of Channel 4’s ‘The Great Garden Revolution’, the garden designer/expert for BBC2’s ‘Your Garden Made Perfect.’ He won Channel 4’s Shed of the year and returned as a judge for the following series. He has also presented a garden feature on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. He has appeared on a host of live TV and radio shows which include BBC Breakfast and BBC4’s ‘Saturday Live’ with Revered Richard Cole talking about the philosophy of craft. He is also participates regularly in speaking engagements including Grand Designs Live, The Garden Show Ireland and The Garden Media Guild Award
Joel Bird Books
Bird is the author of ‘The Table Maker’ and ‘The Book of Shed.’ His books are part meditation and part guide book; his ethos is to show the reader how to make something with their own hands, while at the same time explaining how the philosophies and traditions of craft can help us reconnect to the world and understand a little more about what it means to be human. Joel Bird is currently writing fiction, due for publication 2023.
Joel Bird Garden Design & Shed Design
Joel Bird won Channel 4’s shed of the year in 2014, since then he has designed and built over 100 bespoke wooden buildings from large professional recording studios, to small efficiently designed writers sheds. He is currently the garden designer/expert on BBC2’s ‘Your Garden Made Perfect’. His garden designs focus on low cost ingenious solutions, creating pockets of joy in the humblest of spaces.
Joel Bird Art
Bird’s work has been shortlisted twice for the John Moore’s Painting prize, past winners include David Hockney, Mary Martin and Peter Doig. Solo shows include galleries in London, Liverpool and Philadelphia. His writing and his carpentry has helped to influence his unique style.”‘I imagine my paintings are a distilled visual poem. I am expressing interconnection & that all things are part of the great eternal process of return”. The shapes and lines within my work are an attempt to make stable the various forms that emerge as I work. I am a carpenter, and I imagine them to be like the grain lines within a tree trunk that will adjust to accommodate the intersecting branch in the form of a knot
Joel Bird Vintage Festival
Joel is a modern folk artist inspired by graveyards, sea shanties and spaghetti western ride outs. He tells bitter sweet stories about the human condition some place between melancholia and Morricone. Joel Bird has supported Elvis Costello on his UK tour and toured America with his own band, he has also written soundtracks for TV, film & theatre productions.
Joel Bird Vintage Music
Bird is a vintage dancer, he dresses in vintage clothing and he runs his own vintage festival ‘The Margate Swing Festival’. His love of jazz lead him on a path towards 1930-50’s culture, he dances a mixture of vintage styles often referred to as swing dancing, they include Lindy Hop, Charleston, Blues, Shag and Balboa. He has written articles and featured in publications such as ‘The Guardian’ talking about vintage style and culture. His festival is a celebration of all things vintage, with live jazz music, a wild swim, vintage style and of course dancing.
Joel Bird Salary
Joel earns an estimated annual salary of USD 70,000.
Joel Bird Net Worth
Joel’s net worth is estimated to be USD 5 million.
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