This is what the brochure will, provisionally, say:

"Relief carving can be used for creating 'pictures' in its own right or as a means of decorating furniture.

Chris' arguably unsurpassed book "Relief Carving – A Practical Introduction" was derived from the content of this workshop. Students use the book as a guide to woodcarving techniques.

Step by step students design and complete a project in low and then high relief, learning how to use carving tools for lining in, grounding out, setting in, modelling and surface finishing - straight from the cutting edge.

The result is a student with a repertoire of transferable carving skills who can go on to carve with a sense of confidence.

Besides essential techniques of carving, students will also learn fundamental skills of sharpening carving tools and maintaining sharpness."

I'd like to add the following, based on previous courses:

This  fish  course works! As a way of getting into carving, I have not been able to improve it, despite having taught it to over 200 students.
Individual carvers are different, so I never get bored repeating the course and, with individual successes and challenges, I always learn something new..
The course follows my Relief Carving book closely and I do strongly advise you to read this in parallel as we go along: the essentials of relief carving. If you have digested the work, you will know a large amount of what I do about this type of carving in particular, and a really great start to carving in general.

Questions: please eMail me.

This is what the brochure says:

"This is an excellent opportunity for those with some carving experience to show a little of their own artistry.

You will be tutored through an intermediate design of your choosing. It is best that you email Chris after your registration with the concept for approval. He will guide you with information on the scope of the project to be carved.

This course expands what students have achieved in Introduction to Relief Carving by having them design and carve their own, larger high relief carving.
The work consolidates and reinforces all that students have learned in the way of skills and techniques and allows them to explore relief design according to their own interests.

Students must have either completed Introduction to Relief Carving or have an equivalent grasp of woodcarving tools and skills, with some carving experience.
Besides the tools required for Introduction to Relief Carving, there is a small additional list of tools which it is advisable to have for this course and future carving.

You will need to have reference material relevant to the subject you are interested in from which to develop the design for your carving. You will require some images of the elements you intend to carve. If you were to carve a squirrel for instance, please come with some photos of a squirrel."

I'd like to add the following, based on previous courses:

It sounds more serious than it is! The introductory course in the previous week lays all the foundation but, really, you are doing what I tell you - in particular in the matter of design.
Here, though, 'design' - how it 'works', how to think like a carver - is pushed to the front.
The project will be bigger and follows the guidelines in my book.

I have asked that students complete the beginners course, or at least can demonstrate some level of carving, because I want to keep the class at the same pace and level and not have to start at the beginning with stray individuals.
If you have no experience of carving you'll be out of step. If you are not sure about your competence, just drop me a line.

So, a great course to consolidate what you have learned; relaxed and good fun.

Questions: please eMail me.

Class Booking and Information:

Course listings are posted on the Rosewood Studio website, where you sign up.

All other information:
other courses, accommodation etc, and to make a course booking, is to be had from the director of Rosewood Studio

Please apply to Ted Brown by emailing ted@rosewoodstudio.com
and not to me, Chris Pye.

Thank you - See you there!