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!

Thursday, 26 October 2017

Carving a kestrel and a nuthatch for 'Woodland Arts'

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'Woodland Arts' was a small, two day exhibition held on a piece of woodland next to the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol duri...
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Wednesday, 9 August 2017

Building a shelter/gazebo at the allotment garden using reclaimed materials

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Recently, work slowed up a bit. It's a natural part of the cycle of being a self employed maker but can certainly be stressful - wond...
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Thursday, 3 August 2017

When you wish upon a tree... the curious tradition of wishing trees in Britain and Ireland

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Uley is a small village on the edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire. It is overlooked by a large Iron Age hill fort named Uley Bury...
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Tuesday, 4 July 2017

Bristol street art 2016-2017

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When I'm out and about, pedalling around Bristol on my bike, there's always a lot of great street art to see. Here's a few p...
Friday, 23 June 2017

One-handed woodcarving - a few thoughts about tools and techniques that could help people with the use of one hand only

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Recently, someone contacted me with a very interesting question. This person had suffered a stroke a year ago and was now confined to a whee...
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Friday, 16 June 2017

Carving the 'Jackie Collins Inspirational Woman of the Year' award 2017

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Last year, I was commissioned to  make this award for the Penny Brohn UK cancer charity. It was a real pleasure to be asked to do t...
Sunday, 28 May 2017

Seventeenth century carvings, filming locations and stories of ghosts at Chavenage house in Gloucestershire

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Chavenage House is situated near Tetbury in the Cotswolds . It may seem familiar to some readers, as it's been used as a filming l...
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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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