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Glacial Wood Products teamed up with master wood carver Konstantinos Papadakis to create a wall of wood icons that will be featured in a Rochester, Minn., church.
Papadakis, of Minneapolis, began carving wood at the age of 9, and has had his work featured in churches, homes, offices and buildings around the world. His latest project is to create an iconostasis, which is a wall of icons separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church. Glacial Wood's Dick Johnson is working with Papadakis on the creation, which is expected to be completed in summer 2011.
“[Glacial Wood Products] does what I ask them to do. You see I’m an old man with an old tradition. I like the old traditional way. I like things to be done the correct way. Glacial Wood Products communicates well with me and they do what I’m asking for. They do my job well,” said Papadakis.
Once the wood carving project is completed, photographs will be displayed on Glacial Wood's website and Papadakis' website.
You've heard of food porn (those cooking shows you only watch when you're starving), well, for me this is wood porn.
Patrick Damiaens is the only fulltime ornamentist (the carving of ornaments in wood) in Belgium and the Netherlands who is devoted to Liége style ornaments for interieur and Liege style furniture (XVIIIe century style).
Because of the European quality standards, the originality of the drawings and the performance, Damiaens says his profession appeals to the imagination of many, including Belgian magazines and newspapers and even the Belgian Royal family.
The fabrication of Liege style woodcarving for the interior and the reproduction of Liége style furniture is done only in Belgium, and is known for its design and look, the drawings, and the carving. Damiaens says the work is not commercial, since the number of pieces of furniture produced on a yearly basis may be two or three. The main reason for fabrication is to satisfy the highest standards of craftsmanship and to keep and old tradition and art alive. For more information, see Patrick Damiaens.
