The carving process itself is irreversible and definite. It is very different from clay-modelling where you can add, take off, twist, press and stretch as long as you want. The range of possible carved objects is very wide, comprising both utilitarian craft and pure art: from wooden nut-bowls, candelabra or children's toys to life-size statues, abstract compositions, large wall-panels, or a dream if you like!

The carving process is a very lengthy one if compared to that of painting. A landscape can be done in one long week-end while a wood-carving (of similar standing) may need work spread over twenty, forty, fifty week-ends or much longer. Few people realise this.

The carving itself can be done according to a drawing or a model (maquette), or it can be sheer improvisation, letting the block or piece of wood, and your imagination, determine the form of the sculpture.

The road from Stone Age, 50000 B.C. to 2003 A.D is very long and varied, as far as the cultural development of mankind is concerned. I can read the handwriting of the ancient stone-carver in his toolmarks in the stone and imagine the sweat and blood in his life, but also taste the honey.