Featured Magazine Carving

Happy news! I just started a new carving that will be featured in the Fall edition of a Fox Chapel magazine. They are the publishers of both Woodcarving Illustrated and Scrollsaw Woodcarving & Crafts.

My carvings have been previously featured in both magazines, and now they've asked me to do a full tutorial on the special techniques I use to get three layers of depth in a blank that is only one quarter inch thick.

I'm honored and delighted to have the opportunity to share the how-to with more folks. Tutorials from previous carvings can be found on this blog, but they don't show the secret technique for creating the depth. You'll have to wait for the magazine for that.

Be sure to subscribe to the RSS feed for this blog to be notified when the magazine comes out and to get other tricks and tips for my carvings.

Top Pick for Holiday Gifts

I'm very excited to tell you that Heartwood Art carvings got Top Pick in Holiday Gifts That Don't Suck list on Examiner.com!

The author of the column, Judith Yates, also runs the Bohemian Nashville! MeetUp group, which includes a diverse membership of performing and visual artists. It's a great way to meet other artists in the 'hood and they also host/list upcoming shows in which members participate.

Invitation for Full Feature Tutorial

I've just received an invitation to do a full-featured spread for Fox Chapel Publishing, which produces Woodcarving Illustrated and Scrollsaw, Woodcarving & Crafts magazines. The feature will be a 3-5 page tutorial on carving trees, much like the tutorials you've seen posted on this blog.

I've also been invited to be posted in a tutorial segment of the premier Russian carving magazine. I'll post links for that when they become available.

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Follow My Carving - Gnarly Tree - It's Finished

To celebrate Heartwood Art carvings being featured in upcoming issue of Woodcarving Illustrated the "Follow My Carving" series was created to give you a an insider’s view on how the art is made.



The carving is complete and mounted in a custom frame that was provided by Connie Weaver, owner of S & S Framing. The deep colors of the frame nicely offset the light honey-tone of the wood.

I hope you have enjoyed this Follow My Carving series. Feel free to contact me directly with your comments or post them here on the blog. You can see a full animation of close-ups by visiting the 2009 Gallery. The carving is now available for sale.