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 mythology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mythology. Show all posts
Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Visiting Pennant Melangell, an ancient Welsh church in what is an even older sacred site

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'It's difficult to know what it is about this shrine and this valley that appeals so much. Is it the simple story of a good w...
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Friday, 12 June 2015

Large wooden outdoor sculptures at Lake Vyrnwy and Bala in Wales

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 On a recent trip to Wales, I visited Lake Vyrnwy . The lake is actually a reservoir, with a stone dam built in the 1880s holding back t...
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Wednesday, 15 May 2013

An open-air stone sculpture exhibition in Portugal: Sintra Arte Pública lX

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This sculpture exhibition is being staged until the 10th June 2013 at Sintra, a beautiful town to the west of Lisbon in Portugal. The theme ...
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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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