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!

Friday, 1 March 2013

Teaching woodcarving- Some thoughts about courses and tutorials in Bristol and beyond

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About a month ago I was reading one of Chris Pye's interesting e-bulletins (you can go to his website by clicking on this link ). He...
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Sunday, 24 February 2013

Bristol Festival of Stone, 31st May to the 9th June 2013

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I will be doing some carving in Bath limestone at this festival of stonecarving, which is to be held on the harbourside in Bristol. Althou...

Baddesley Clinton, a moated manor house in Warwickshire with decorative woodcarving from the 16th century to the 19th century

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Baddesley Clinton manor probably dates back to the 13th century, when the Forest of Arden was being cleared for farmland.  In 1438,...
Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Rainbows and a roundhouse roof

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I've been working on the roundhouse today and got the last piece of waterproofing plastic on. Before the next stage, I just need to s...
Saturday, 9 February 2013

Work on display at Triodos bank's UK headquarters and in 'Cornucopia' at the Grant Bradley Gallery

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Last week I was invited to a couple of openings to do with art events that I've been involved in. On Thursday, I visited Triodos bank...

A bit more Bristol street art...around St Werburghs

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Here's some more street art seen on my wanderings in Bristol. These pieces come from around an area called St Werburghs: The pie...
Friday, 8 February 2013

Some closer shots of the Grinling Gibbons Overmantle in Bristol Library

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I dropped into the library yesterday to do some more research on the figurehead for the 'Matthew' and took the opportunity to get a ...
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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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