The Art of Woodcarving: The 2022 Woodcarving and Arts Festival
By: Christy Means-Stephens | Category: Recreation/Leisure | Issue: May 2022
The art and utilitarian skill of wood carving is one of the oldest, most time-honored crafts in the world. It is an ability that has numerous benefits – producing an object for use, creating beautiful works of art, and having a marketable skill. Wood crafting also has many mind and spirit benefits; it is a calming, stress reducing activity, harnesses creativity, provides a meditative state, and connects the artisan to nature.