This class is an introduction to face carving for the beginning woodcarver with little or no experience doing human faces. It is also usefull to those that are not satisfied with the faces they are currently doing and those just looking for a different way. Students will have the opportunity to follow a methodology in developing a human face using just a knife. The emphasis of the class will be on the process, not the artistic mature of the carving such as expression or anything else.

Each student will carve there own step by step study stick, with each step numbered, which will lead them through the process of "blocking" out a human face on the corner of a 1 1/8 inch square block about 8 inches long. To spread the steps out and include as many steps as possible to provide clarity of the step, I use 2 of these sticks to block out the face - completing the nose and an open mouth with teeth. We will also do eyes, step by step on a smaller, on another such stick. Ears are done on a smaller stick especially prepared for doing ears.

The whole idea is to understand the process and have your every own numbered sequence of steps to follow when you next attempt a human face.

I use techniques which only require a knife so that the student need not purchase any special tools, however for those with V tools and gouges I will demonstrate where these tools are quicker and easier than using the knife.

I can do this as a 2 day class for your club, where we block out the face, and complete the nose and open mouth on day 1 and do the eye and ear study stick on day 2. I also do this class at roundups where it is occassionally a one day class where I do not do the ear stick at all due to time constrants. But in one day it is a very fast paced class, with some material skipped due to time constrants.

Email me at jeodea@aol.com to discuss details and schedule a class for your club.