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!

Monday, 30 January 2012

Four seasons at Boiling Wells, St Werburghs, Bristol

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These pictures show the seasons at the Boiling Wells nature reserve in inner city Bristol, where I work part-time. It is administered by St...

Breamie on the Matthew

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My friend Breamie passed away recently and some of his friends gathered on the Matthew to remember him a week ago. He crewed on her many...
Monday, 23 January 2012

Timber for 'Matthew" figurehead milled

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Last Friday we milled the timber for the new Matthew figurehead at the Ashton Court estate on the edge of Bristol. The tree trunks used are ...
Saturday, 7 January 2012

Liz KrĨma

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The start of this year was sadly marked by the loss of  Liz, who was a very talented ceramicist and a good friend. Liz had previously shown...

Carving workshop

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Today was spent running a woodcarving workshop for the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV). The people attending were all youn...
Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Lettercutting in oak

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I've just finished this lettercutting for a friend's house sign. It's a sort of a 'thank you' for showing my work in an ...
Monday, 19 December 2011

New blog and new project

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Welcome to my new blog! May as well start with a really interesting project... I've been asked to carve a new figurehead for the ...
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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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