Deborah Feltham
About Me
- Deborah Feltham
- After leaving school in 1980 I attended art college for 3 years at Seven Hills Brisbane. Where I Got a Diploma in Art Majoring in Graphic Design. After 10 years I was married with 2 children so left work to take care of the family, during this time, I was tutored in carving sculpture for 2 years by Donald Powell, a Churchill Scholarship grantee. After learning the basics I pushed myself with more challenging projects. After attempting carving my first human face. I couldn't go back to carving animals. I got stuck on the human form. I was drawn to carving dancers because they have such toned and well developed bodies. To me the dancers can make such beautiful forms with the way they pose their bodies. It just inspires me to try and recreate the beauty, the symmetry and capture the motion. Wood also has a beauty of it's own, your never sure how the grain is going to come out of the piece. I like to take a block of wood and create beauty in the form of a human being.
Gymnast
wood carving in Myrtle
Jazz Dancer back
Wood carving in Myrtle
Jazz Dancer
Wood carving Myrtle
Male Dancer
Other side Carved in Myrtle
Dancing Lady
Carved in Lime Wood
Blog Archive
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Male Dancer
Carved in Myrtle wood
Reclining Nude side
Wood carving Lime Wood
1 comments:
I am also a woodcarver, but have NOWHERE the talent I see in your blog!!! Is it possible for you to post other pix for those of us who love your type of work??
I have a 15 year old grandaughter who is a ballerina and takes constant lessons. I am now considering a cypress knee of 14 inches thinking about turning it upside down and having the pointy top become the POINT toe. i seem to think it will work but need som encouragement--possible a line drawing of what YOU might do?
Thanks for the idea and any other contact you might wish to make to me at bjjohnston@comcast.net Minnesota. USA
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