Archive for November, 2011

Charity quilts bring in $600 for Japan Relief: Quilt 3

In March, after the devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan, members of the Woodcarving Illustrated, Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts, and Pyrography Online message boards banded together to help. Within a few months, members from around the world had contributed dozens of carved, scrolled, or woodburned 4″ by 4″ squares. […]

by November 23, 2011 0 comments Features

Charity quilts bring in $600 for Japan Relief: Quilt 2

In March, after the devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan, members of the Woodcarving Illustrated, Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts, and Pyrography Online message boards banded together to help. Within a few months, members from around the world had contributed dozens of carved, scrolled, or woodburned 4″ by 4″ squares. […]

by November 22, 2011 0 comments Features

Charity quilts bring in $600 for Japan Relief: Quilt 1

In March, after the devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan, members of the Woodcarving Illustrated, Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts, and Pyrography Online message boards banded together to help. Within a few months, members from around the world had contributed dozens of carved, scrolled, or woodburned 4″ by 4″ squares. […]

by November 21, 2011 0 comments Features
Build a Dancing Santa

Build a Dancing Santa

Turn the crank to make this carving. While this Santa carving is nice by itself, the simple mechanism that turns it into an automaton makes it fun for people of all ages. Just turn the crank, and the simple mechanism rotates the santa and lifts him into the air. Scroll […]

by November 18, 2011 0 comments Videos

Selling Handmade Work with Etsy

A successful and economical way for artists to get exposure for their work is through community-based websites, such as Etsy. In contrast to the regional limitations and high entry costs of craft shows, community-based websites have broad reach and fees are typically set up on a commission basis. In 2005, […]

by November 17, 2011 0 comments Techniques

Maximize sales on Etsy with Good Photography

Successful Etsy shop owners cite good photography as the number one way to increase online sales. Join Woodcarving Illustrated studio photographer Scott Kriner in a series of free videos as he explains how to take professional-grade photographs of your work using a point-and-click camera in your home. The series of […]

by November 17, 2011 0 comments Techniques
2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Best of Contest Winners

2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Best of Contest Winners

People’s Choice Best In Contest Jerry Mifflin took home two well-deserved awards for his Lake Norman Survival Mantel: People’s Choice Best of Contest and People’s Choice in the relief carving category. “The concept for my mantel was an underwater scene depicting the natural food chain in a bass fishing lake,” […]

by November 9, 2011 0 comments Best Carving Design Contest Archive
2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Walking Sticks and Canes Category Winners

2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Walking Sticks and Canes Category Winners

People’s Choice Janice Sloan’s footed canes were inspired by visits to medical supply houses and assisted living facilities. “Those businesses were always overrun with three-footed canes, but they were so dull and uninteresting that I began to imagine what a real footed cane might look like,” Janice said. “These two […]

by November 8, 2011 0 comments Best Carving Design Contest Archive
2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Stylized Category Winners

2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Stylized Category Winners

People’s Choice Henry Neiblum created a fun carving that blurs the line between a caricature and a stylized piece. The smooth flowing lines of All Mine! imply movement and convey emotion—a classic technique in stylized carvings. This movement and emotion set the stage for the funny scene. “He’s an ordinary […]

by November 7, 2011 0 comments Best Carving Design Contest Archive
2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Santa Category Winners

2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Santa Category Winners

People’s Choice and Editor’s Choice The editors agreed with the readers that John A. Guillozet’s Bell Santa is the top entry in the category. The editors liked the overall composition of John’s carving and felt that the elements were carved and painted well. John used knives and gouges to carve […]

by November 6, 2011 0 comments Best Carving Design Contest Archive