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Church Carvings, a talk by Richard Colbran
November 27, 2019 /0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Phil PalmerAt our 16th Nov meeting Richard gave a talk and slide presentation about Church Carvings and how they originated. Information about creatures from faraway lands was passed on by travellers in the form of verbal descriptions sometimes enhanced by a sketch. Monks compiled these drawings into books known as bestiaries, which illustrated strange creatures both […]
19th October – A talk of two halves ….
October 24, 2019 /0 Comments/in Speakers, Workshop /by Phil Palmer19th OCTOBER 2019 – A TALK OF TWO HALVES … JOHN TALKS ABOUT CARVING PETER CROUCH’s HEAD. In a recent challenge John was contacted by a TV production company and with a couple of weeks notice asked to carve the head of […]
19th October 2019 – John Adamson talks about Inspiration .
October 24, 2019 /0 Comments/in Speakers, Workshop /by Phil PalmerCathedral of the Peak – A club outing
August 25, 2019 in Out and About /by Phil PalmerAnnual Showcase – 20th October 2018
October 6, 2018 in Annual Showcase /by Phil PalmerWe had our usual great selection of carvings by our members. The mayor of Rochdale came round and was very impressed. He said that carving was one of the skills that was being lost and only kept alive by such clubs as ours. Below are some of our stalwarts with their work
September Workshop – Bone Carving by Nick Pantelides
October 6, 2018 in Speakers /by Phil PalmerToday we had a presentation and a variety of topics from one of our long-standing members – Nick Pantelides Nick’s morning session wasa discussion on carving in other media such as Bone, Alabaster, Soapstone, Ivory, animal horn and Antler. Bones need a lot of preparation to ensure all the marrow is removed. this includes first […]
19th May 2018 – Richard Colbran talked about Relief Carving
May 24, 2018 in Speakers /by Phil PalmerRichard is a long standing member of the club with a wealth of experience. He brought in a number of his relief carvings and gave us a talk relief carving. He discussed a number of tricks and tips around adding dramatic shadow, the difficulty of perspective in high relief carving and thinking about the grain […]
Data Protection
May 24, 2018 in Announcement /by Phil PalmerThe Club takes the handling of our club members personal information seriously.? In line with the new Data Protection regulations (GDPR) the club has reviewed it’s policy.? To view the new policy please click here –>?Data-Protection-Policy
Towneley Hall Woodland & Heritage Festival
September 21, 2017 in Out and About /by Phil PalmerInteresting links
Here are some interesting links for you! Enjoy your stay :)Pages
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