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Carving

Carving is the act of creating sculpture by the use of tools to remove portions of a solid material. Common solid materials are stone and wood.

I am in my studio carving a piece of stone that rests on a work table.
Sometimes there are very practical considerations when carving. This video explores one of those practical sides.
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Harmon-Meek exhibition folder cover showing stone sculpture "Odyssey"
I'm excited about my upcoming exhibition "Apprentice Turned Master" at Harmon-Meek Gallery featuring my work, along with Lorrie Goulet's.
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Carol Griffin WSA Instructor Page
In March of 2023, I'm going to teach a wood carving workshop at Woodstock School of Art in Woodstock, New York. Hope to see you there!
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Stone carving of a Hubbard squash
This behind-the-scenes video takes the viewer through all the stages of creating my newest piece, "Hubbard Squash."
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I discuss four chisels (their purpose, why I use them, etc.) that I'm working with currently. I also show close-ups as I carve with them.
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Robin working on bun - 1
My friend and fellow sculptor Robin Antar graciously agreed to appear on my blog. She's a fantastic sculptor and a wonderful person as well.
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Stars and galaxies in outer space
I wonder what it will be like to carve in the earth made new, as described in Revelation 21. In this post I ruminate on what might be in the future.
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Black walnut sculpture left profile
A suggestion from the Internet helped me to achieve a beautiful natural sheen on my newest sculpture, "Enfold", in black walnut wood.
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More Stone Grain
You've seen stone grain patterns in the previous blog post. Here's another example featuring a mango and leaf carved from alabaster.
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Stone Grain
You all know wood has grain, right? But did you know that stone can also have grain patterns? Check out this short video and you'll see an example.
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