admin | September 4, 2010
These sculptures are carved by Hans Joachim Cantor ( האנס יואכים קנטור ) from Tel Aviv, Israel. Hans Joachim Cantor was born in 1964 in Germany. In 1980 he immigrated to Israel. Hans began practicing carving without any background or school early. He taught himself to sculpt through observation, perseverance and strength of will. Artist [...]
admin | August 17, 2010
These sculptures are carved by Nikolai Bondar ( Николай Бондарь ) from Kiev, Ukraine. Artist statement: “ I started woodcarving, because it is a source of pleasure, not profit. I do not remember when I begin to cut wood and I do not know when I will give up.” Tree species which are used for [...]
admin | August 1, 2010
These wood carvings are done by Boris Ivanov from Narva, Estonia. Boris Ivanov was born in 1968. He said about his work: “In 1990 I started the wood carving, probably by the will of the soul, learned everything myself and continue to learn today.” In 2002 he had solo exhibition in Narva Art galeree. And [...]
admin | July 11, 2010
These sculptures, furniture and relief carving are made by Patrick Burke from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States. Patrick Burke became the first non-European to train in Ortisei village of about 4,000 people nestled in the Alps of northern Italy. Ortisei is world-renowned for its rich history of professional wood sculptors — about 150 full-timers, plus hundreds [...]
admin | June 30, 2010
These wooden sculptures are carved by Lawrence Schneider from Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA. Lawrence Schneider became a full-time sculptor in 2005 at age 70. Prior to this he where developing his skills of direct carving over 30 years creating wood sculptures. He is entirely self-trained in art. He has a BS degree in engineering and [...]
