[Woodcarver] Not a "Master Carver?"

[Bill Judt]

Ray and Joe:

Here in North America, we must be careful to make a clear distinction 
between the European trade designation "Master Carver" and the more 
relaxed way we use the term.
Unless one is trained as a master carver according to an accredited 
standard, he/she is NOT a master carver. One might be a GOOD carver, 
even and excellent carver... gifted, talented, professional, etc... but 
not a MASTER CARVER, unless he/she has earned that title. I can 
understand European carvers looking at the way some carvers rate 
themselves or are rated by others and questioning their standards. I 
don't let this type of thing bother me, though. I know how good my work 
is. It is somewhere between the absolutely WORST carving on earth and 
the absolutely BEST.<grinning widely>

This raises the question "What shall we call those North American 
carvers who have show excellence in their craft/art... who stand above 
the crowd? And what is the standard by which we measure their 
abilities?" Your comments and suggestions are welcome.

This is a question I've long pondered. Please note that I do NOT 
consider myself a "Master Carver".

Bill
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
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On Jun 11, 2004, at 8:49 AM, RAY MIGHELLS wrote:

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> Hi Joe;  sounds good to me.  I do know that some classicaly trained 
> carvers kind of look down their nose at excellent carvings done by 
> carvers "not trained".  I agree with you that you do whatever is 
> necessary to achieve the dimension and projection you want.  Carving 
> is still evolving;  you may need to go to college to get a degree,  
> but you don't need to go to college to get an education.  ( 
> subscribing to all the carving magazines is comparable to taking a 
> correspondence course,  although there are some things you can not 
> learn from a book)Regards  Ray Mighells  6760 Rt 417 Killbuck NY 716 
> 945 0098 Please view my work at:  
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