Carving: Exploring Textures and Colors

This demonstration will cover adding textures and color to your work, where you can find inspiration, and how to successfully use a variety of tools to achieve a carved and textured surface. This will include ways to highlight the natural beauty of the wood or how to add additional textures to the piece through the use of various power tools and handtools. We’ll touch a little bit on different methods of adding color, such as milk paint and acrylics, and different finishes depending on what you are hoping to achieve with your work.

• Finding inspiration
• Form and layout on your work
• Embellishing pieces through a variety of techniques
• Tool selection and proper tool use