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What makes it is the attention to detail
What makes it is the attention to detail

What makes it is the attention to detail

Rural handicrafts

The fine art of woodcarving

A piece of wood, a bright idea and lots of time - these are the ingredients that make up a real masterpiece. Have you ever had the chance to admire artwork by farm woodcarvers or watch them at work?

A piece of wood, a bright idea and lots of time - these are the ingredients that make up a real masterpiece. Have you ever had the chance to admire artwork by farm woodcarvers or watch them at work?

Woodcarving is a traditional craft in South Tyrol that is still very much alive today. Each individual woodcarving proves how creative the handwork with wood can be. In each piece, in addition to a lot of attention to detail and skill, there is also a good portion of dexterity.

 

For carving, a wide range of wood species is suitable, such as pine, chestnut or linden. The longer you spend carving wood, the better your feeling for what each type of wood is most suitable for. Even root wood or old wood can be used for carving. Often, the particular grain also decides which sculpture it becomes in the end. The farmers are inspired by old symbols and figures anchored in the rural tradition. Often these are then reinterpreted and presented in modern form.

 

Woodcarving in South Tyrol

 

In the Gardena Valley, especially statues of saints and nativity figures have been made for centuries in winter as a secondary source of income. A unique experience is the visit to the largest hand-carved Christmas crib in the world, which can be admired every year during Advent in S. Cristina. The first figure of the crib was created in the 1980s in the form of Mary with the baby Jesus. Over the years, various artists from Val Gardena have produced other figures and added them to the crib. Still today, new sculptures are added again and again.

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Wood carvings

Would you like to discover farm wood carvings? The farmers are looking forward to your visit to the workshop on the farm, where you can not only admire the works of art, but also hold them in your hands. You will want to take the unique pieces home with you right away!

Thalerhof
Fam. Kerschbaumer  | Feldthurns  (Eisacktal valley)
Range: sculptures, one-off products, Crucifixes, Madonna statues
Handcrafts
  • Wood carvings
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What else is there?

There are very versatile handicraft raw materials on the farms in South Tyrol. The farmers transform each one into the most beautiful unique pieces. See for yourself.