https://vimeo.com/885043861/ This single episode livestream shows how to draw and carve the traditional Byzantine style of carving. Click on the links below to view the printable PDF template for Carving a Byzantine Design, list of tools used in this project, and a photo of the finished carving. Template & Tool [...]
https://vimeo.com/880722115/ This single episode livestream shows how to carve a Christmas wreath with decorative Christmas ornament balls and a ribbon. Click on the links below to view the printable PDF template for Carving a Christmas Ornament Wreath, list of tools used in this project, and a photo of the finished [...]
https://vimeo.com/880709300 This third episode shows how complete the entire design. Fruit Save
https://vimeo.com/880349001 This second episode shows how begin detailing the curling leaves. Fruit Save
https://vimeo.com/875790655/ This first episode shows how to trace the original design to discover the "flow" of the carving, how to draw some of the leaves, and how to rough out the basic shape of the acanthus leaf design. Click on the links below to view a template, tool list, photo [...]
https://vimeo.com/871276577/ This livestream shows how to draw using perspective techniques of vanishing points and "eye of sight". I also show how to carve a 3-dimensional box and sphere in very shallow relief, using several tricks to making it appear much deeper. Click on the link below to view the printable [...]
https://vimeo.com/862209174/ This livestream experiments with a variety of background textures using punches and gouges and just about anything found in the workshop. Fruit Save
https://vimeo.com/866581170/ This livestream shows how to carve a whelk sea shell in both shallow relief and fully 3-dimensional. Click on the link below to view the printable PDF template for Carving a Whelk Seashell, list of tools used in this projects, and a photo of the finished carving. Template, Tool [...]
https://vimeo.com/861851485/ This second episode shows how to put an antique finish on the frame to bring out the contrast between the background and the carving, and to accentuate the depth of the carving. Fruit Save
https://vimeo.com/857340741/ This very long first episode livestream shows how to design and how to carve a flowing and twisting Art Nouveau picture frame. Click on the links below to view a printable template, tool list and photo of the finished carving. Template, Tool List of an Art Nouveau Picture Frame [...]