Mary May – Woodcarver
School is OPEN
My Online Woodcarving School is now officially OPEN! Click on the link above, or to the right to go to the site. I am offering a 3 day no-risk trial period, so have fun! Come Join US.
New Video on Carving a Classic Shell and Acanthus Design
Last night I added another video to my online woodcarving school. It contains about 2 hours of the process of carving a very classic design of a shell in the center and acanthus leaves scrolling on either side. This particular one will be placed on top of a square mirror as a sort of “crown”. This design is just one [...]
Shell Niches Finished and Delivered
I just finished 3 large shell niches and handed them off to the client last Friday. It’s always an odd emotional experience sending off a creation after having it in my shop for so long. These shells are very unique in that instead of just a scroll in the center of the shell, there is [...]
New Maple Leaf Video
I recently added another video to my online carving school. It is a very sweet carving of an incised maple leaf – also referred to as intaglio. This project is great for if you just want a nice design in a flat board – such as a jewelry box. Instead of lowering the whole background [...]
New Grand-Kitty
Have you ever heard of a cat just having 1 kitten? What would you call that? Certainly not a litter. Maybe a lit. Or a little. I was on the road returning from Berea, KY when my husband, Stephen, calls and tells me I’m a grandma! Our little stray cat (we call her squeek) who [...]
Woodcarving Retreat in Berea, KY
Ahhh… spring time in Kentucky. The wildflowers blooming, the subtle shades of green as the trees slowly release their new leaves. The pleasant, cool crisp nights, the balmy days. And carving in the midst of that. Is this heaven? Maybe… I am just finishing up 2 great carving classes at Kelley Mehler’s School of Woodworking [...]
More Dragon Videos…
Chapters 3 and 4 of “Carving a Dragon with Acanthus Leaves” video has just been added to the video school site. These chapters start going through the process of carving the acanthus leaf design. It’s strange going through the experience of carving this all over again (in the editing process). I am figuring out the [...]
How to Finish a Carved Surface
I recently received a question from a SAPFM (Society of American Period Furniture Makers) member, Frank Duff: “Hi Mary, I’ve been carving legs for a Phila High Chest for over a year now and I’m now in the final smoothing stage prior to starting to glue things together. I have not used sandpaper yet! I’ve [...]
Dragon Carving Video on Video School
I recently received a photo of the finished carving of the dragon and acanthus leaf that I carved several months ago. My client, Smokey (ironic for wanting a dragon carved?) wanted to do the finishing and he made a beautiful frame of walnut with bloodwood inlay. The backing for the carving is also bloodwood. He mentioned he [...]
Lie-Nielson and Master of the Building Arts Show
I spent today at the American College of the Building Arts with Lie-Nielsen Tools and Blue Spruce Toolworks. Today was just a warm-up, but tomorrow is really the big day where the college will be hosting their Masters of the Building Arts Festival. We (Lie-Nielsen, Blue Spruce and I) will be up on the [...]
New Video on Carving the Linenfold Panel
I just finished another video for the online woodcarving school. It first covers the technique of lowering down the outside edges and preparing the wood for carving (this is done in a sort of slide show of photos and written instruction because I was not able to video this process) – covering the process of [...]
SCHOOL is OPEN – Watch a sample of how to carve the ball and claw foot below.
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