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Hi everyone, If you’ve checked your email lately, you may have read the note from my father, Dennis Gordon, stating that he is taking over the site. There really isn’t much that can be added to his email, but I’d like to discuss what’s happened in my own words and recap a few events that got us to this point. This website took about eight months to develop, at a great expense of not only my money but hundreds of hours of my time, plus the time of several software d... Read More
for 2009, May everyone have a year filled with many wonderful unexpected surprises! May all your carvings be masterpieces; may your knives gouges and chisels never get dull; and all your your finishing work be just as you want it to be the first time! Denis ... Read More
Hi, I got to attend a two day caricature seminar with Marv Kaisersatt on Sept. 9 and 10 at Chipping Away in Kitchener, Ontario. The subject was " Head design and carving". Had a really good time with Marv and a 7 other students. There is a wealth of knowledge buried in his book in cartoon form. Listening to him in person unlocks this previously overlooked stuff. For instance, the last page contains a cartoon panel which lays out the step by step process for desi... Read More
Wow. Has it really been three months since I was last able to write? Sheeeeeesh. Well, things have been quiet on the carving front for me this last summer. I DO have a couple of projects that I will write about in the next few days, but I really haven't had much time (or energy, to be honest) to keep up with my carving. And that is going to have to change. I miss it too much. So: I'... Read More
Personally, I would say I am an artist who also happens to be a capable craftsman. To me craftsmanship is taking something and making it fit perfectly where it should go while art is taking something that shouldn't fit and making it work regardless. The following are excerpted from my free ebook on woodcarving "the state of woodcarving in America today" Chap.9 Art vs. Craft... You can read the whole chapter here http://www.carvinginnyc.com/sowc%20chapter%209.htm .................................. Read More
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