David Piazzo is one of the active members at my online carving school. We frequently see comments from him on lessons at the school. He seems to be very engaged and enthusiastic. The following is from a recent email from David, describing how he safeguards his tools for convenient storage and travel. David agreed to […]
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More about my Acanthus Book
The great thing about writing a book these days is that the technology available is amazing! I make videos. A LOT of videos. With my online carving school, I add a video each week. And that’s adds up to a LOT (as of today, almost 4 terabytes stored) So, since I have had over 2-1/2 years […]
New Class Schedule for 2015
I have next year’s class schedule pretty much locked in. It’s going to be a very busy year. Here is the link to the page on my website. Or you can choose the “classes” menu above. You would need to sign up and register at the particular school. The class scheduled for February 4 – 8 at the […]
New Help for my Online School
For the past 2-1/2 years, there have basically been two people involved in making my online school happen. Me (Mary May) – what I do: Filming while I carve (cameras on a tri-pod, me rambling on as I carve) Editing video Adding new videos to the site weekly Writing and sending monthly newsletters Writing and sending weekly […]
In Memoriam – Dilek Barlas
Sad news about a dear friend and fellow woodcarver – he will be missed. Dilek Barlas, a GNHW member who was very active in the Period Furniture sub-group, died Christmas Eve as a result of a heart attack. He was 65. Dilek spent his work-days as an engineer and semiconductor entrepreneur, but his passion off hours was […]
I’m writing my first book!
Last year, during the Lie-Nielsen open house in Warren, Maine, I sat and talked with John Hoffman of Lost Art Press – over a few beers. In our conversation I mentioned to him that one day I would like to write a book on woodcarving. I had thrown this idea around with several people over […]