wood carving
noun
: the art of fashioning or ornamenting objects of wood by cutting with a sharp handheld implement
also
: an object of wood so fashioned or ornamented
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Guests also should take the chance to try their hand at some traditional Hawaiian activities, of which there are so many throughout the week, like wood carving, lei making, hula, ukulele, and canoe paddling.
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
Wood Carving Show More than 50 participants will display and sell their creative wood carvings at the 42nd Artistic Creations in Wood Carving exhibit.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
Each room is different, but design elements include stunning stained glass and elaborate wood carvings.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024
Not just subtle phalluses—say, the titular structure in Thimphu’s Clock Tower Square—but graphic and cartoonish wood carvings in tourist shops; detailed paintings around doorways; a fire-engine red cement statue standing four feet tall.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2023
The ethical womenswear designer and Lagos Fashion Week finalist collaborates with female artisans on a line of demure prints in contemporary loose cuts, and curates a selection of Rwandan handicrafts, from sweetgrass baskets to wood carvings from the rural Nyanza district, south of Kigali.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2023
That means that this artifact predates Stonehenge by about 2,000 years—the oldest wood carving ever discovered in England.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2023
Others were skilled in various traditional crafts, including pottery making, weaving, basketry and wood carving.
—Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2023
Artists came up with their own designs, and our national bird appeared on weathervanes, pottery, wood carvings and plaques.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
Wood Carving Show More than 50 participants will display and sell their creative wood carvings at the 42nd Artistic Creations in Wood Carving exhibit.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
Each room is different, but design elements include stunning stained glass and elaborate wood carvings.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024
Not just subtle phalluses—say, the titular structure in Thimphu’s Clock Tower Square—but graphic and cartoonish wood carvings in tourist shops; detailed paintings around doorways; a fire-engine red cement statue standing four feet tall.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2023
The ethical womenswear designer and Lagos Fashion Week finalist collaborates with female artisans on a line of demure prints in contemporary loose cuts, and curates a selection of Rwandan handicrafts, from sweetgrass baskets to wood carvings from the rural Nyanza district, south of Kigali.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2023
That means that this artifact predates Stonehenge by about 2,000 years—the oldest wood carving ever discovered in England.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2023
Others were skilled in various traditional crafts, including pottery making, weaving, basketry and wood carving.
—Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2023
Artists came up with their own designs, and our national bird appeared on weathervanes, pottery, wood carvings and plaques.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
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“Wood carving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood%20carving. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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