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, 6 September 2013

Carvings from the last nine hundred years, Bread ovens, Starburst Memorials and grotesques in Bristol Cathedral

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Isn't it funny how one can spend years living next to something incredible and yet never take time to see it properly? Today I vi...
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Saturday, 31 August 2013

Street art in Bristol by Rowdy, Cheo, Andy Council, Brave 1 and someone who is a bit confused

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I haven't put up any images of things painted on walls for a while, but here's a couple of things seen today: I'm pretty ...
Friday, 30 August 2013

A visit from Amigo, carver of signs in limewood

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Amigo came round for a visit to my studio today and brought a couple of his house signs with him: He has been carving since 1989 and ...
Thursday, 22 August 2013

Brading, a historic town in the Isle of Wight. Carvings done with power tools. Punishment, torture and the secret of hewing timbers.

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This town is on the eastern side of the island and is proud of its long history. It has a few surprising things still to be seen... Muc...
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Bowl turning on a pole lathe, jousting, birds of prey and an unlucky king at Carisbrooke Castle.

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Carisbrooke Castle is a very interesting place. It lies just outside Newport, the Isle of Wight's biggest town. There are signs of se...
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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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