Greenwood Fest Instructor: Dave Fisher

I have a few more of these introductions – I’ve lost track of time again & again lately & now the opening of registration for our event is coming up tomorrow. so a barrage of instructor profiles. This one’s easy – Dave Fisher.

If life were a horror movie, we’d find out at the end that Dave is actually Satan. He just is too nice, too helpful, patient, talented – to be for real. So I keep thinking there must be a shoe to drop in the end. But, this ain’t no movie. Dave is actually just the best there is. His bowl carving is head & shoulders above any others I know of today; certainly in this country. His finish, the forms and shapes, and of course, the carved decoration. Each bowl is a new look at the form. His inscribed carvings knock people over…

Don’t take my word for it – look at his bowls:

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When he’s not carving, Dave is a school teacher, so he knows how to present this work very effectively. We had a class with him last July and it was a big hit. Before the Greenwood Fest, he’ll be teaching a 2-day class in hewing and carving the bowls – then will be doing that work & more during the festival. He will present a a short (3 hour) session in letter-carving. He does these with a stupid little jack knife…