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Paul Rolfe

Relief Wood Carving

Member Since: 1984

E-mail: pbrwood@nc.rr.com

Web Site: www.rolfewoodcarving.com

Paul Rolfe was born in 1956 in Richmond Virginia and currently resides in Raleigh North Carolina. He started carving in 1974 while studying at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. By 1982, he was known professionally under the company name, Raleigh Carving Co.. During his career, Paul has carved originals for commercially-cast reproductions, signs, portraits, statues and ecclesiastical furnishings for churches, awards, and antique furniture reproductions.

He has taught traditional woodcarving techniques at City of Raleigh art centers, the NCSU Craft Center, and at Klingspor's Woodworking Shop locations across North Carolina. This spring, he is sceduled to teach a portrait carving class at John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown NC.

For the past 21 years Paul has exhibited and demonstrated at the Village of Yesteryear at the North Carolina State Fair.

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