Carvings with Stories: a blog about woodcarving

My name is Alistair Park and I'm a professional carver who is based in Bristol, England. I've been carving for over twenty-eight years and I also enjoy teaching my skills to people of all ages. You'll find posts here about all kinds of things to do with carving; the work that I do, the people that I meet and the things that I see which inspire me. Please feel free to comment on anything of interest, it'd be great to hear from you!

Showing posts with label boxwood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label boxwood. Show all posts
Tuesday, 10 May 2016

Wood carving at the 'Really Classical Relay', accompanied by historical instruments such as the viol da gamba and Baroque oboe.

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Last weekend, the Bristol Music Club played host to the ' Really Classical Relay ' and I was invited to demonstrate wood carving th...
Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Making a carved wooden brooch with a celtic design, to be worn as a kiltpin

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A kiltpin is traditionally worn pinned to one corner of the front of a kilt. It's not supposed to go through both of the layers of mater...
Friday, 8 March 2013

Wooden stamps for Steve Carter of Saint Werburghs Pottery, to use for embossing ceramics

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I've just finished some stamps for a friend of mine, who will use them to emboss designs into clay.  Steve Carter is a very experience...
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Alistair
I have been carving regularly since 1994, although I remember having a knife taken off me at school when I was about 10 years old- some places are more suited to practising whittling than others!
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