Ieuan Rees Explained

Ieuan Rees
Birth Date:1941 (approximately)
Birth Place:Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Alma Mater:Royal College of Art
Occupation:Stone cutter

Ieuan (pronounced "YIGH-un")[1] Rees (born about 1941) is a veteran stone cutter, artist, teacher and YouTube personality from Ammanford, Wales.[2] [3]

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Education and early life

Ieuan Rees has designed stone carvings for The Vicar of Dibley TV series, for opening titles in other UK comedies and has designed works for public buildings including the Senedd in Cardiff, Wales.

Recent fame

Ieuan Rees's most recent claim to fame is via the "Best Unintentional ASMR" channel on YouTube. This YouTube video came about due to a project from "Artisan Media" in 2012. They had intended on video taping artists at work and selling the videos, however, he was "too niche" so they uploaded it to YouTube and abandoned the project, as did Rees himself.[3] It would be eventually picked up by a YouTube channel known as "Best Unintentional ASMR" where it would go on to gather more than 5.6 million views,[4] spawn a "GoFundMe" campaign, and get him interviewed by the BBC,[5] The South Wales Guardian and Inside Edition.

Works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: amos . dan . 2013-04-06 . Ieuan Welsh Boys Name Baby Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity . 2023-10-15 . Welsh Boys Names . en-US.
  2. News: South Wales Guardian. Ammanford stone carver becomes YouTube star. 30 January 2020 .
  3. News: 78-Year-Old Stone Carver Had No Idea He Was an ASMR Star With 2.2 Million Views. Inside Edition. 30 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Unintentional ASMR Welsh Stone Carver (Tapping Gently & Sharing Wisdom) . YouTube . 12 January 2023.
  5. News: BBC. ASMR: Stone carver Ieuan Rees is unwitting YouTube hit. 30 January 2020.