{"id":2278,"date":"2012-08-09T07:52:30","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T12:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/?p=2278"},"modified":"2021-09-19T18:52:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T22:52:19","slug":"acanthus-carving-and-not-carving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/acanthus-carving-and-not-carving\/","title":{"rendered":"Acanthus – Carving and Not Carving"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"photo<\/a>Months ago, I had the good fortune to attend Mary May’s class<\/a> “Introduction to Relief Carving.” One of the projects was an Acanthus leaf. It lingered, unfinished, while I did other things. I recently got back to it and completed the carving. Not bad for an “Intro” class.<\/p>\n

Find more in the Acanthus category<\/a> at Mary May’s new online school for Traditional Woodcarving<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"photo<\/a>Shortly after that class, we traveled for a few weeks. Not wanting to carry 40 pounds of gouges, nor having a good place to carve, I took a book instead. Bob Yorburg and Hans Sandom’s “Acanthus Carving and Design” is a delight. Design is emphasized with an abundant collection of drawings. These are then followed by a collection of beautifully carved pieces.<\/p>\n

A legal pad and a pencil substituted for a roll of gouges as I copied many of the drawings. One can gain a very good feel for how many of the curves start rather flat and accelerate to beautiful curls and sweeps. Highly recommended!<\/p>\n