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Large waves!

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Well here are the photos of my latest carving. I am using a beautiful piece of hard Tetbury limestone from Veizeys Quarry. It has some very interesting fossils running through it, I have found a piece of coral, some beautiful shells and loads of Gastropods! Having The Gloucester Geological Conservation Trust at ...

What I carved at Highnam.

Monday, April 26th, 2010

What a brilliant weekend. We arrived at 8:30 on Saturday, once we had got settled, carving commenced. There were 6 of us with differing skill levels, we all had a ft cubed piece of Fishhill limetone from Broadway in the Cotswolds. It was very shelly and quite difficult to carve! This year ...

Highnam Court Spring Fair.

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

I will be taking part in the mini stone carving event set in the beautiful surroundings of Highnam Court, Gloucestershire, on the 24th and 25th April 2010. This is the clay model I will be working from! [nggallery id=71] The carvings will be auctioned off on Sunday afternoon in aid of Gloucester Cathedral ...

Open Workshop weekends.

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

On the first May Bank Holiday, 1st, 2nd and 3rd May, we are holding an open workshop weekend. There will be a chance to watch real craftsmen at work. And have a go!! 10am-5pm everyday. For more details, give me a ring 07795 495170 or email me carrie@catseyecarving.co.uk Obviously I am open all ...

Carving of a Siren on the Rocks

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Some of you may have seen this carving as a work in progress during last Summer, well here she is! She is carved from Portland limestone and stands just over 2ft high by 7" square. The wave forms that have become a theme in my carvings are something that I am going ...