The buzz among some of those studying traditional crafts was that they were not entirely sure that Louis Charpentier was “really” traditional. His roots in rural Quebec carving animal figures for an Ark were unimpeachable. His decades of service as a designer for a plastics manufacturer worried some. But, carving plastic, Carving styrofoam? For some, these placed him beyond the pale.
Flashback Friday – from June of 2019 – One Of A Kind Eagle
There are always variations on old standards. Some are even improvements.
The Fugitive Nature Of Art
Success is not a permanent achievement. We have to continually work at maintaining it.
Meerschaum Pipe – Last on the Card- August 31, 2021
Meerschaum Pipe - Last on the Card- August 31, 2021
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Carved by 19th century Salem Architect and carver Samuel McIntire
The Transom Eagle
I remembered back to my own Navy days. And recalling the old rubric that "if it moves - salute it. If it doesn't paint it,"
Media
Two of the best artists I've known were fluid on the choice of media.
New and Old
We can easily get lost in the weeds talking about tradition in crafts.
Seeing Is Believing
Seeing may be believing, but feel will give you a less biased second opinion.
CAT
I was at my booth at a boat show in Maryland when another maritime carver came to visit. Lordan was the local "yaahd cavaah," as we'd describe it in New England.
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