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!

Wednesday, 15 March 2017

Ancient and modern woodworking on the Somerset Levels

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The Avalon Marshes are three nature reserves (Shapwick Heath, Westhay Moor and Ham Wall) on the Somerset Levels , not far from Glastonbury...
Tuesday, 7 February 2017

Exploring Bristol with Hazen Audel: craftsman and presenter of 'Primal Survivor' on the National Geographic channel

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Hazen Audel was in Bristol doing some work connected to the show that he presents, called ' Primal Survivor '.  As well as his te...
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Wednesday, 1 February 2017

A drum stool with a difference! Making carved wooden drums as seats

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The story of this project begins last summer... I had been invited to make some carvings for Gwalia farm near Machynlleth in North Wales,...
Monday, 2 January 2017

Carving a scene featuring a canoe from the North American pioneer days

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This picture, slightly larger than an A4 sheet of paper in size, was commissioned as a gift. The recipient loves his canoe and so the per...
Thursday, 15 December 2016

'Starman', a portrait of David Bowie carved in wood

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They are strange, the routes that lead into some projects.  I had signed up to have a stall at the St Werburghs Community Centre C...
Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Repairing damaged African sculptures, made from wood which has been made to look like ebony

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Occasionally I'm asked to repair or restore a damaged sculpture. They have needed repair due to a range of reasons, ranging from we...
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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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