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 cornwall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cornwall. Show all posts
Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Revisiting the Green Man - a mysterious image from the past

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The Green Man is a face that can be seen in many old churches and stately homes throughout northern Europe. The face has several basic forms...
Tuesday, 1 October 2013

St Petroc's in Bodmin, Cornwall: Deformed hands, magic trees, hidden beauty and a spire blown up by lightning

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St Petroc's is the largest church in Cornwall apart from Truro cathedral. Bodmin, the town in which this church stands, was the capi...
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Saturday, 28 September 2013

Some ancient stone carvings and structures in Cornwall: mysterious stone chambers, circles, pavements and labyrinths

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Although my trip to Cornwall included visiting a few churches to look at the carvings and stories within them, these weren't the only ca...
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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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