It’s really exciting to see some of the wonderful carvings that students have completed. They area amazing! Members of my online school can add photos of their projects to the Student Gallery. It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner carver or experienced, I love to see the progress – and I’m sure others do also. […]
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Acanthus Leaves – They won’t leaf me alone!
Groan… Sorry about that title – I couldn’t resist. I am on a sort of “retreat” where I am isolated in a hotel room working on the writing part of my book. Really bad puns come out when I spend too much time alone. Don’t worry… I’ll edit them out of the book – at least […]
How to Make a Mirror Image of a Design
Some may accuse me of being a woodcarving purist in many ways. However, I am also practical in that when I have to get a job done, I take advantage of the modern technologies available to make my life a little easier. Let’s say, for example, that I have finished carving a complicated acanthus leaf design and I […]
The Acanthus Leaf – is it a Real Plant??
The acanthus leaf definitely is a real plant originally found in the Mediterranean. I have heard that this plant that inspired so many architects and designers thousands of years ago is considered an invasive plant today – sort of like our thistle in the US – and it even resembles the thistle in appearance. I tried […]
Carving a Cartouche – Full Lesson Available
I recently added the fifth and final episode of Carving a Cartouche for a Philadelphia Highboy to my Online Carving School. This has been one of the longest lessons I have made (only to be out-done by the Dragon and Acanthus Lesson) and totals around 4 hours. Here is a brief introduction video that shows some of […]
Carving Cookie Molds with Roy Underhill!
This past weekend has been so much fun! Traditional Cookie Molds! Late last year, I received an e-mail from someone asking me if I have ever carved Springerle cookie molds. Not wanting to sound ignorant, I quickly googled this mysterious name to see what he was talking about, and a new world of carving opened up! Then the […]