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Last year’s project at Marc Adams School of Woodworking

May 11, 2015 by David

I was invited to teach for my third year in a row at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin, Indiana.   It is quite an honor as it is the best school of its kind in America and draws students of all walks of life, and from all corners of the country.  Its always a great pleasure to teach here.

I have been teaching 3-D wood sculpture classes, and knife making workshops, alongside some of the finest woodworkers and craftspeople in North America here.  My students have been interested in last year’s project so I thought I would post the project progression pictures here plus drawings for an alternate open winged version of the sculpture.

Raven Sculpture views
Raven Sculpture views
Raven Sculpture Step one
Beginning the Raven sculpture

 

step 2 Raven sculpture
step 2 Raven sculpture
step 3 Raven sculpture
step 3 Raven sculpture
step 4 Raven sculpture
step 4 Raven sculpture
step 3 Raven sculpture
step 5 Raven sculpture
step 6 Raven Sculpture
step 6 Raven Sculpture
step 7 Raven sculpture
step 7 Raven sculpture
Raven Sculpture
Raven Sculpture

 

drawings for an alternate wings open version of the Raven sculpture
drawings for an alternate, wings open, version of the Raven sculpture
open wing Raven version
open wing Raven version

Filed Under: News, Process, Teaching Tagged With: carving, Marc Adams, Raven, sculpture woodworking, wood carve

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