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, 31 March 2014

Teaching carving for a stag do at my studio

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On Saturday, four folks on a stag do came to my studio to do some carving. It was a lovely sunny day and it felt great to be back doing s...
Friday, 28 March 2014

Last Day as Environmental Officer for Boiling Wells in St Werburghs, Bristol

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Tuesday was my last day working as Environmental Officer at Boiling Wells in St Werburghs. I've been working there regularly in differen...
Saturday, 8 March 2014

An atmospheric photo of my workshop

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My friend Joe Williams  is a talented photographer and got this shot of my workshop a few days ago. I really like it.
Friday, 28 February 2014

Sculptures that contrast carved areas with uncarved surfaces; The Idea emerging from the Uncarved Block

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One of the most charged moments in producing many carvings, particularly when whittling a shape from a piece of rough timber, is the mome...
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Friday, 14 February 2014

More extreme wood workshops for Touchwood Enterprises!

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The last two days have been spent in Dorset, working with my friends at Touchwood Enterprises to deliver a bench and run carving workshops a...
Friday, 7 February 2014

Ancient Egyptian wood carving and stone carving tools

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Whilst looking around the museum in Bristol , I saw these ancient carving tools on display and thought it might be nice to share them wit...
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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...
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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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