Thursday 21st - Saturday 23rd September 2023
Sarah will introduce you to the traditional tools used in hand carving a relief design in wood. Various design styles will be discussed, along with how to edit a design to make it suitable for carving. You’ll then be shown a demonstration of the various stages involved in creating a relief design.
You will then have a chance to practice these techniques using the supplied gouges and mallets and get used to working with the wood grain. Once you have become familiar with the carving technique, you will have the opportunity to begin hand-drawing a design of your own or choose from four different designs that Sarah will have a template for. There will be reference material available to aid you in your design work.
Working at your own pace, Sarah will be on hand to guide you through carving your design.
This course is suitable for complete beginners as well as those with some experience in wood carving who wish to improve their skills and have a go at carving a more complex design.
As part of your course, you will get to experience a bespoke garden tour of the beautiful gardens at Highgrove, led by one of His Majesty The King Charles III's experienced guides.
Sarah Goss specialises in providing bespoke hand-carved items ranging from lettering and relief decoration to producing architectural details and gilded frames. After graduating in 2008 from Portsmouth University in Restoration and Decorative Studies, Sarah started her own woodcarving business in 2009, carving both traditional and modern designs.
In 2013, she became an INTBAU Young Practitioner, and in 2014, she took part in the Prince’s Foundation Building Craft Apprenticeship Programme, studying with several master carvers around the country. Since graduating, she has continued to run her own business, now based in Radstock, Somerset. In 2022, she took part in the Sky Arts programme ‘The Prince’s Master Crafters’ as a mentor and continued to produce bespoke woodcarvings as well as provide tuition. Her portfolio can be found at sarahgoss.co.uk
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