In the run up towards teaching carving a basket of flowers I wanted to have another look at this English example from ages ago. It’s an ornament from an English looking glass. I carved a pair of side drapes - leaves and buds - and did a few patches to the leaf tips on this … Continue reading “A Red And Yellow Basket”
Month: September 2015
Every Picture Tells A Story
Just not the whole story. These two photos of the same carved ornament from a high chest of drawers made in Philadelphia c. 1765, were both made by professional photographers more than a decade apart. In the first image the photographer laid the cartouche flat on its back surface, placing the film plane parallel with … Continue reading Every Picture Tells A Story
“A Tisket A Tasket”
On November 14 &15 I’ll be back at the Olde Mill Cabinet Shoppe in York, Pennsylvania to teach the first of two classes devoted to the design, structure, and carving of a basket of flowers cartouche of the type seen on mid-18th century high chests and double-chests made in Philadelphia. Less than a dozen original … Continue reading “A Tisket A Tasket”
In Proportion to the Trouble 