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!

Tuesday, 17 July 2012

An 'Arty Bench' for the Larmer Tree Festival, at the Larmer Tree Gardens in Wiltshire

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I've just come back from the Larmer Tree music festival, which is held at a beautiful site on the Wiltshire/Dorset border. They approac...
Thursday, 5 July 2012

Final measurements for the Matthew figurehead.

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A few days ago saw me swinging off the front of the Matthew again, getting some vital measurements of the bow profile before beginning to ca...

other work recently....

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I've been working at Lockleaze Youth and Play project in Bristol, improving an area of yard at the back of the project. This included in...

Canadian First Nations woodcarving tools and a beautiful treehouse cabin at Chimo refuge in Quebec

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Hello again! It's been a while since my last post, but quite a lot has been going on. I recently spent a couple of weeks in Canada, main...
Thursday, 19 April 2012

Leigh Woods Centenary Bench

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This solid oak bench was installed in Leigh Woods, near Bristol, in October 2009. It is situated on Stokeleigh Camp (an Iron Age hill fort) ...

Walking sticks

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I 've just completed an interesting commission for someone studying for a product design degree at the University of the West of England...
Monday, 16 April 2012

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This is a short film about Boiling Wells in St Werburghs, Bristol where I work part-time. I hope you enjoy it!
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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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