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 woodyard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label woodyard. Show all posts
Wednesday, 5 February 2014

Bristol's mayor visits my studio

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A couple of days ago George Ferguson, the mayor of Bristol, visited our workshops to have a look at the work being produced there. He s...
Thursday, 15 August 2013

Teaching woodcarving with the Carpenters' Fellowship and milling oak for the Matthew figurehead

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On Tuesday, I packed my teaching sets of tools and a sleeping bag then headed over to Chelvey woodyard, near Bristol. There was a trainin...
Tuesday, 4 June 2013

The Forest of Avon Products Cooperative at Bower Ashton Woodyard, Bristol

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We had a bit of a get together last Friday at the yard where I have my studio. The purpose was to raise the profile of the Forest of Avo...
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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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