LEARNING TO CARVE

It has other, vital, skills built into it: the sharpening of tools; the handling of cutting edges; the ability to see in three dimensions, designing with wood in mind, and so on.
But it is a skill and, as such, can be learned, as any other skill.

 
If you start here - leaving the magic and mystery to one side for the moment - then what you want to do is learn woodcarving skills.

Learn woodcarving skills, then apply them to whatever ideas and subjects you like.
You can of course do the two things simultaneously.

Success in any skill depends on a mix of aptitude, knowledge and practice.

Think how you learned to drive a car, type, or play the guitar for example.

Really do this now.

Consider how you learned these or any other skills...

Where did you begin?