Authentic Nautical Accessories, and Custom Furnishings
When I started seriously working as a marine woodcarver, I had a silly idea that I'd be concentrating on transom banners, billet heads, and quarterboards. It took a woman at a New Hampshire show who wanted me to carve a portrait of her husband's boat to show me that it was going to be much …
A Golden Age The gilt-edged age for the ship carver had to have been the 17th and 18th centuries. The figureheads were the least of it. There were gilded coats of arms, allegorical figures, swags, and elaborately carved moldings everywhere.Set sail, wind up in a storm, get into a dust-up with the Dread Pirate Roberts …
I once decided to carve ten eagles from variations on the same basic pattern. The 18th and 19th-century carvers had done it with eagles and figureheads. Small and large variations kept things distinct and interesting. An old favorite pattern would become dated, and the design would get reworked. I could picture the scene in the …
You've all heard the saying that you should keep it simple, stupid? Well, simple is hard to do. There is an urge to complicate. To add details and complexity. "oooh! Look, you can see the little man inside the truck, and he has his hand on the shift! and it's only half an inch long!" …
Friday is now a day off, and I'm having some issues adjusting to three-day weekends. I know, some would love to have that problem. But today, I used about half of that time productively in the shop. I am beginning to adapt! I had batched out a bunch of blanks for cherry spoons, forks, and …
And the number is 184: Carved sign in Portland, Maine carving of a Southport 30 small eagle based on a design used on a paddlewheel steamboat a Boston Pilot schooner on a sea chest Pattern's hanging in my shop All carvings today. The only one that is not mine is the sign. The rest are …
Tool lust is a terrible thing to have.
And the number is, 180: a bunch of hand carved sloops and a schooner A hand carved letter opener Baby Jesus from Louis Charpentier's Nativity scene Boarding plank carving on the USS Constitution. Fantasy ship Wooden flowers All carvings this time around, but not only mine: 1.) The first one is mine. Periodically, I'll carve …
It's true. Sometimes, less is more, or less allows you to develop more in new directions. My shop output has dropped dramatically from a year ago. Most of the decrease is in small items like treen ( wooden kitchenware). Why? I decided to stop doing craft shows. And I discovered that it improved my life …
Craft classes are a great way to expand your art and crafts horizons.
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