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 environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Revisiting Eggenfelden: my first large woodcarving and the first piece made using chisels, carved and painted over twenty years ago

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In the summer of 1995, an international environmental work camp was held outside Eggenfelden in Bavaria. I was the only British person t...
Monday, 21 March 2016

Making insect hotels as a workshop at Southmead hospital

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Insect hotels are basically compartments filled with things that insects like to hide in; dried plant stems, leaves, rotten wood etc. ...
Wednesday, 7 May 2014

Boiling Wells in St Werburghs, Bristol: Images from 2001 and 2014 - Spot the difference!

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In the late summer of 2001, some photos were taken while work was being done at Boiling Wells. St Werburghs City Farm had just taken the sit...
Friday, 13 December 2013

New Forest of Avon Products Cooperative website!

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After a long process of designing, the new Forest of Avon Products Coop website is online! I've been a member of the coop for about 7...
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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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