I don’t get an opportunity to carve “in-the-round” very often. And when I do, it’s always an interesting challenge. The thought process and the technique of discovering the shape is a completely different world than relief carving. In relief carving, your main focus will be on overlapping elements, tricking the eye by creating an illusion […]
In Memoriam
I am finally caught up after a few months of scattered and unfocused energy. It has been difficult to concentrate on “normal” things between Thanksgiving (22 people that we fit into a small dining room), Christmas, New Years, the passing away of 2 amazing people in my life – my father-in-law, David May, and my 97 […]
Acanthus Leaf Step-by-Step

Happy New Year! Last spring I taught a class in Rio Grande, Ohio for the SAPFM (Society of American Period Furniture Makers). One of the projects we carved was an acanthus leaf on a flat board in basswood – before carving a similar leaf on the knee of a cabriole leg. The reason we carved this first […]