Local Norwegian carver Christen Dokk Smith will teach participants to carve in the Viking style. In this workshop you will be working with low relief viking design in hardwood, based on carvings from the Viking era (approximately 850 CE). There will be a strong teaching focus on repetitive details and accurate knife/tool handling. This is a 7 hour workshop, suitable for carvers with some low relief carving experience. Please bring a bag lunch.
Cost:
$125 (+$8.11 registration fee)
Registration:
There is space for 8 participants. Pre-registration is required, online through Eventbrite.
Christen Dokk Smith was born and raised in Norway. He completed a four year apprenticeship in woodcarving at the Viking ship museum in Oslo, during which he was trained in the classical European way of carving, focusing on Viking, Medieval, Baroque and Rococo, and learned the art of making high precision replicas for the museum. In 2011, Christen attended the City and Guild of London Art School on scholarship, where he could focus on his passion – sculptures. After graduating, Christen moved to Tofino to learn from the First Nation carvers and pursue an artistic career. He has done several commissions for the Viking ship museum, university in Oslo, churches, and for individuals.
Carving on the Edge Festival is a celebration of the West coast carver held each year on the beautiful West coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The festival showcases traditional and contemporary West coast wood carving with exhibits, forums, feasts, family programs and demonstrations.
