Canadian Stone Carving Festival 2023

Canadian Stone Carving Festival 2023 was held in Place d’Armes, old Montreal.  What an amazing location.  36 carvers set out to raise money for the Montreal charity Le Cap over a 20 hour carving period.  We raised $10,700 in all with our sculptures and in my case, letter carving.  

My chosen phrase this year was Where attention goes energy flows.  It was a gentle nod to the theme, Where two rivers meet: – Exploring our roots, culture and what lies beneath the surface.  I created the design using a calligraphic pen and then carved the English side at home before heading to Montreal.  I worked on the french side at the festival itself.

Thank you to all the people who stopped by for a chat and showed an interest in the carvings we were producing.  There was a definite vibe which made the experience all the more exciting and of course a big thank you to all those who purchased our sculptures/letter carving at the Sunday auction.  I have a video here that has the wonderful Notre-Dame Basilica bells ringing and the carvers chipping away:   Carving Festival Carvers & Bells

Congratulations to the winning bidders – a worthy couple. 

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