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 fireplace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fireplace. Show all posts
Saturday, 5 March 2016

The King Charles House in Worcester; a warning in a pub and a fleeing king

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On a recent visit to Worcester, I went into the King Charles House on New Street. The timber-framed building looks like an old and historic...
Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Another hidden carved treasure in Bristol: the Canynges fireplace in the Savage's wigwam and the secret meaning of the Judgement of Solomon

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Regular readers of this blog (thank you, by the way!) will know that I'm very interested in older British carvings and the things that t...
Friday, 6 September 2013

King's Weston House, a recently renovated English Baroque mansion in Bristol

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Kings Weston house was built between 1713 and 1719 and was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh in the English Baroque style. It lies to the north-...
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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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