Comments on: Mary May: A Classical Furniture Carver (with Goats and Chickens, too)

By: revchairmaker

revchairmaker — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:56:14 +0000

Thanks Chris for the great write up on Mary May. It was fascinating to hear of her experiences and know her story. As a member of SAPFM I hope to meet her some time at an event.

Best Wishes,
Jim

By: DocK55

DocK55 — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 11:50:59 +0000

I recently purchased some of Mary’s instructional videos, very concise step by step instructions makes carving ball and claw and shells easy for even a novice. And if you listen carefully you can hear a rooster crowing in the background outside her shop.

By: squarewright

squarewright — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:57:15 +0000

Thanks for the great article on Mary. She is certainly as talented as you revealed in the story. I recently took one of the classes at her studio on James Island and I can highly recommend her as an instructor. She was great to work with, the class was small so the instruction was virtually one-on-one, and she’s very flexible in adapting to the skill level of each student.

Skip

By: Nazair

Nazair — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:20:56 +0000

I usually lurk in the background listening and learning with out comment, but I had to come into the light for this. What a great blog subject, outstanding. Cheers to you both Chris and Mary.

Nazair

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:59:26 +0000

Check out Mary’s site. What a talented artist and a great inspiration to anyone wanting to learn a craft; and she did it on her own terms. One of the reasons I love woodworking is that there are so many facets to it. It’s not all about dovetails. Definitely adding some instruction from her to my bucket list.

By: robert

robert — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:06:45 +0000

What cool story.