[Woodcarver] Question 1, Question 2, Question 3

[Marcia Berkall]

1.  My first instruction, about 11 years ago, was a weekend seminar on 
carving Santas with Rick Butz.  That wonderful weekend was a turning point 
for me since most of the people I met there had taken lessons of one sort 
or another, and I realized that there was a lot to learn. I was getting to 
a point where I wanted to carve more than Santas , but I didn't know how to 
go beyond where I was.  I really wanted to take more lessons. Not long 
after that at an art/craft fair in Camden, Maine, I was drawn to the booth 
of an amazing wood, stone and metal sculptor.  After talking with him a 
while, I asked if he taught carving, and with some hesitation he said, 
"Yes, but only if you are serious about carving".  I had the carving bug 
really bad and knew that I was serious about it.  David Holmes is an 
incredible talent, and in the 5 all-day private lessons that I took with 
him, I can't even begin to tell you how much I learned...and how much more 
convinced I was that I had found my niche in carving.

2.  I started with books, the first being Tangerman's "Whittling and 
Woodcarving"....a good one to start with.  I did a few carvings, then kind 
of dropped it for a few years.  It was a few years after our move from New 
York to Maine that I decided to pick up carving Santas, and got a few 
books...Ron Ransom and Tom Wolf....and in the early 90's went to the 
Adirondacks for the seminar with Rick Butz.  I've taken a few other 
seminars and will continue to do so...there's so much to learn!

3.  I guess I'm another one who started at around age 
40.......young....very young! :)

Marcia (aka Mush)
South China, Maine




Visit Marcia's  Whittlins 'n Wood  web site at:
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