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driver, a schoolgirl and a social worker have in common?
These are
some of the people who have attended one or more of Zoe's wood
carving courses and produced some awe inspiring work. Each person
works on his or her own individual project, be it a carving in
relief, in the round or sculptural, lettering or furniture
decoration and is taught how to use hand tools correctly and safely
in the relaxed and informal classes.
Other than being aged over 8 years there is no age barrier and
you do not need to be artistic nor to have any woodworking experience
to enjoy woodcarving. Being an ideal family activity, you can share
an interest with your youngsters as well as spending creative
leisure time with them away from home in a relaxed and friendly
environment.
This page shows you some students' first carvings, several of which were made by people who had never
used hand tools before coming to their woodcarving course, and
some carvings made by children. |
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Janet's very first carving was of her small
grandson, made in limewood and finished with wax polish. She
attended several sessions over a couple of years to complete it,
using photographs for reference as she worked. It stands about
8ins high. Janet has continued carving figures based on family
members and is currently carving a relief on the case of a clock
she is making. |
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Carole is very keen on archery and for her first
carving she made a trophy for her club. The wood she used
was appropriately English Yew and she adapted the logo of a well
known beer company for her design, carved it in relief and
finished it with wax polish. |
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"Thanks, Zoe, for a wonderful 3 days in your
workshop. With your expert guidance far more was achieved than I
could dream of. From a log to an archery trophy in memory of my
beloved husband and then another log to a robin with a red
breast." Carole T. |
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popular for carvings in the round, and this one was made
by Ray using Cherry wood and carving directly from the
log. Finished in Danish oil it stands outside. |
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Jacky's family gave her a carving
course for a special birthday present,
details... She carved these
kingfishers in willow leaves and darting out of the
water in relief using a section of Beech and retained
the bark as a border. |
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Fourteen year old
Jessica's first relief carving which she will include in
her GCSE exam portfolio. |
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Chuck began carving his dog, Misch,
at evening class. Made from Lime wood and finished
with wax polish, it is about 11ins long. |
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Gill carving her 'Green
Man' which was stunning when finished. This was her first carving
and she had not used hand tools before, though she is good at
drawing. She is holding the carving in Carver's chops as she works
on the fine detail. The carving is in Lime and is approximately 10 ins square and
carved to a depth of about 2ins. |
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Tim is carving traditional decoration in oak which he
will use for his period property renovation. |
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And to show that age is no barrier to beginning
carving... |
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| Richard and Carey with ten year old
grandson Tidiahn, all of whom had never carved before. Tidiahn first
made a mallet which he used to carve his coiled snake. the markings
on Richard's giraffe were made using a punch and the frills on
Carey's lizard cut using a V tool. |
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Octagenarian Mac polishing his first
carving, ivy leaves carved
in relief, made using Cherry wood. How did he do it?
Click here to see. |
| Carvings made by Children |
| Fourteen year old Jessica came with
her grandmother for a week and made a relief carving of a gorilla.
She has waxed the finished carving and is polishing it with a
duster. It will be included in her GCSE coursework. |
| Our first day at a new school.
Katie, aged 10, printed a photo of herself and her sister in their
new school uniform then carved the picture in relief and gave it to
her mother for Christmas - a lovely surprise. An unforgettable event captured in a wood
carving. |
| When nine year old Ellie came with
her grandmother Rosie she made her own mallet and used it to work on a
homework project on Dartmoor ponies. She drew and cut round the
outlines of the horses and added a stream and tor in the background.
Rosie continued carving some architectural panels for her barn
conversion which she had started previously. |
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Liz aged 13 years old printed a photo
she had taken of one of the family labradors and used it to make a
relief carving which she gave to her mother for her birthday
present. |
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