The last 2 weeks have been an incredible journey of teaching and exploring in an amazing part of the country that I have never visited – the wilds of Alaska (not referring to the students). The Woodworkers Guild of Anchorage invited me to teach a class on carving the ball and claw foot and acanthus […]
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Students and Classes
Recently I have had a variety of teaching opportunities – both in classroom settings, and students coming to my workshop in Charleston. Since I haven’t posted about them, I’ll just cover them in one post (since I’m so far behind in this). George Edwards and his wife enjoyed several days having the Charleston experience, and George spent some of […]
My carving journey…
It has been over 20 years since I fell in love with European decorative carving. I was absolutely mesmerized by the carvings that I saw while traveling in Europe – the cathedrals and castles, the stone carvings on the outsides of buildings, the wooden carved details on the insides of the cathedrals. I was the […]
And More Wood Carving Classes…
I just returned from teaching a 5-day Fundamentals of Woodcarving at Marc Adams School of Woodworking and then a 2-day SAPFM (Society of American Period Furniture Makers) class on carving the acanthus leaf. Here are some great photos of very motivated students, and some beautiful carvings as a result.
Marc Adams Class – Classic European Carving
I am teaching a class at Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Indianapolis, Indiana September 16 – 20 on “Classic European Carving”. There are still a few spaces available, and even if you have never picked up a carving gouge, you can take this class. Here is the class description: “This class will cover the […]
Popular Woodworking Course Goes “Live”
The class on carving this classical design is online now through Popular Woodworking: https://www.shopwoodworking.com/classical-carving-with-mary-may The cost is $75, and it is about 2-1/2 hours of video with an introduction video which includes the tool sharpening process, a video on carving the acanthus leaf and also one on carving the shell. You can watch it as […]