Wood Carver Bio - Dave Stetson
Dave Stetson (born 1946 in Pittsburg, California) is co-creator and founding member of the Caricature Carvers of America. He served as the first CCA Vice President in 1990 and 1991 and served as president in 1992 and 1993.
He moved to Vermont with his family in 1946, Dave spent his formative years in the country on his grandfather’s farm. He lived in Vermont until 1962 and then, at the end of his junior year in high school, his father moved the whole family to Phoenix, Arizona. Dave teaches woodcarving. Dave is married to Michelle Carville.
In 2020, Dave pioneered online woodcarving workshops, becoming one of the first to offer classes on the Woodcarving Academy.
Dave's Book
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Dave's Videos and Workshop Recordings
Dave's current and future Videos
Name | Type | Teacher | Link |
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Woodcarving Hands | Caricature | Dave Stetson | Link |
Woodcarving Facial Expressions | Caricature | Dave Stetson | Link |
Carving a Head | Caricature | Dave Stetson | Link |
Woodcarving And Painting the Little Hombre | Caricature | Dave Stetson | Link |
Carving a Full Figure | Caricature | Dave Stetson | Link |
Carving a Full Figure - May 2020 Workshop Recording | Caricature | Dave Stetson | Link |
Design and execution of Male Caricature Busts - Workshop Recording | Caricature/Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link |
Woodcarving a standing figure with folded arms - Workshop Recording | Caricature/Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link ### June 2022 #### |
Woodcarving a dancing Fiddler- Workshop Recording | Caricature/Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link### September 2022### |
Woodcarving a Female Head - Workshop Recording | Caricature/Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link ### Nov/Dec 2022### |
Caricatures Facial Planes Study - Workshop Recording | Caricature/Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link ### Feb/March 2023### |
Woodcarving Uncle Sam - Workshop Recording | Caricature/Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link ### May/June 2023### |
Woodcarving Seated Man Workshop Recording | Caricature/Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link ### July 2023### |
Woodcarving the Butterflies and bag Lady & Her Gentleman Friend | Caricature/Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link ### Aug/Sep 2023### |
Woodcarving Heads, Hands & Hair | Caricature/Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link ### Sep/Oct 2023### |
Woodcarving Santa 2021 Workshop | Holiday/Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link ### Sep/Oct 2023### |
Woodcarving a Cowboy Workshop | Caricautre/Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link ### Feb/Mar 2024### |
Woodcarving The Seated Reader | Caricautre/Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link ### Mar/Apr 2024### |
Woodcarving Caricature Expressions Sep 2021 Workshop Recordings | Caricautre/Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link ### Apr 2024### |
Woodcarving the Waving Walker | Caricautre/Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link ### June 2024### |
Heirloom Santa 2022 | Holiday Workshop | Dave Stetson | Link ### Sep/Oct 2024### |