Blog entries - November 2007

Meet the Carvers #12: Faith Butterfield

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Last but not least in our Meet the Carvers series, we chat with Faith Butterfield.

BB: What's your day job?
FB: I'm a museum interpreter at Van Cortlandt Manor and also a costume maker.

BB: What kind of carvings are you working on for Blaze 2007?
FB: Snakes, spiders, dinosaurs, the Dead Sea, Celtic knots and flowers.

B [...]

Meet the Carvers #11: Kate Kennard

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As the Meet the Carvers series draws to a close (one left for this year), we catch up with Kate Kennard.

BB: What's your day job?
KK: Museum interpreter right here at Van Cortlandt Manor.

BB: What kind of carvings are you working on for Blaze 2007?
KK: Spiders and Celtic knots for retail.

BB: Are you working on any other Bla [...]

Meet the Carvers #10: Peggy Diaco

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Yes, there are more installments in the Meet the Carvers series - three at least - even though the Blaze is extinguished for '07. Next up, Peggy Diaco.

BB: What's your day job?
PD: Chillin' out and living off the fat of the land in Pennsylvania.

BB: What kind of carvings are you working on for Blaze 2007?
PD: Funny f [...]

Proposals, the Weather Channel, the NYTimes, and more Martha

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The last week of Blaze was, as you may well imagine, a rather busy time for the folks at Historic Hudson Valley.

As you'll recall, Martha Stewart featured the event in a 12-minute segment on her Thursday show that included Michael Natiello carving with her in the studio. You can now view the entire show here.

Then, M [...]