tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525461965645261532.post279881939652555868..comments2024-03-27T09:30:02.429-07:00Comments on Carvings with Stories: a blog about woodcarving: Sculptures that contrast carved areas with uncarved surfaces; The Idea emerging from the Uncarved BlockAlistairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16375556738066106681noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525461965645261532.post-88052451020510287602014-03-01T09:43:10.637-08:002014-03-01T09:43:10.637-08:00All the recent storm weather must have uncovered s...All the recent storm weather must have uncovered some great fossil specimens and brought up incredible pieces of drift wood along the coasts, or both in the case of the ancient forest stumps that have been revealed in Wales, looking like prehistoric mangrove swamps. I wonder what will be done with those - apparently they're pine and oak wood...Beach-Combing Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020396792408524201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525461965645261532.post-2866551388041155782014-03-01T08:04:58.086-08:002014-03-01T08:04:58.086-08:00Glad you like them. I like the geological analogy;...Glad you like them. I like the geological analogy; with some of my previous carving work, there's definitely been a feeling that the design is being 'excavated' from the material. Sometimes the process excavates surprises too, like a hidden rotten old knot or, more happily, some particularly beautiful grain patterning. When I see carefully-prepared fossil specimens, some seem pretty much like carvings in their own right, with the delicacy and care that has obviously gone into removing the stone.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16375556738066106681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525461965645261532.post-86710325107487447642014-02-28T22:41:28.200-08:002014-02-28T22:41:28.200-08:00Great carvings!...The process of discovery reminds...Great carvings!...The process of discovery reminds me a bit of finding a geode, and suddenly seeing what the rough exterior is hiding. Except, of course, the fact that carvings emerge from the mass, whereas you have to 'intrude' to find out what's inside the unopened rock.Beach-Combing Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020396792408524201noreply@blogger.com