Every once in a while a project comes along that cannot easily be explained with words. So I am going to let the photographs explain better than any feeble attempt at words to share this amazing reproduction fireplace experience. Several months ago, Moby Marks of Richard Marks Restorations here in Charleston, South Carolina, invited me to join them on […]
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Carving Grace…
I recently had several weeks that I could devote to a very unique carving project. Bob Van Dyke, of the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking generously gave me a large block of mahogany (8″ x 10″ x 21″) that a friend had given him. It must have come from a large beam because there was evidence of small nail holes, […]
Learn to carve the Amazing Acanthus Leaf
I will be teaching a weekend class on how to carve the Amazing Acanthus Leaf at Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking, March 4 & 5. This class is open to all experience levels – from brand-new carvers to those who have carved for many years. We will cover a lot in this class, starting from […]
A Glance at Stone Carving
I recently finished a commission to carve a marble memorial stone for the historic Magnolia Cemetery here in Charleston, SC. The carving was in Colorado Yule marble – a beautiful, white marble with subtle grey and brown veins and it carves wonderfully. If you ever have a chance, you must go visit a town in […]
Looking back at 2016…
2016 was an amazing year! It was active with teaching at a variety of different schools around the country, keeping up with filming and adding a new instructional video each week to my online school, and finishing writing a book on Carving the Acanthus Leaf. Yes, it was a crazy, busy, but incredible year. I love to […]
New instructional videos available through Lie-Nielsen Toolworks
I now have 4 different instructional videos through Lie-Nielsen Toolworks. Over the past few years I have spent several weeks in lovely Warren, Maine filming instructional videos. That part of the country is amazing and I am trying to set up our schedule so my husband and I can spend July and August (or more) in […]