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North of Boston, Calvo Studio is dedicated to the fine art of hand carved woodcarving and sculpture. We design in both contemporary and classical styles. Our skills are varied: wood carved architectural ornament and decoration, hand-carved custom furniture ornament, carved ornamental pipe organ screens/shades, wood carved fireplace mantels and custom carved entry doors. The studio also does elegant hand carved lettering for dedication donor or commemorative plaques as well. Our Sculpture Studio also designs and creates figurative or abstract sculpture in wood or bronze and well as mixed medias. All work is custom to suit the client's need and we take pride in impeccable artistic penmanship of the highest caliber.
Calvo Studio's Client list includes Harvard University, Trinity College Chapel, Peabody Essex Museum, Holy Cross College, Wellesley College, Boston Architectural Center, Yale University, Andover Phillips Academy, The Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Statue of Liberty Museum, USS Constitution Museum, Harvard University Sanders Theatre,
Loomis Chaffee School, Andover Pipe Organ Company, Harvard University Memorial Hall, Fessenden School, Roxbury Latin School, Mattel Toy Company, The Lawrence History Center and Museum, Harvard University Murr Athletic Center, St. Paul's School Observatory, The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA), and other notable private residences to name only a few.Please call the studio with your questions and ideas. We will design to your request and specifications or we can work on conceptual ideas to present to your clients in any architectural or artistic style. Your company can rely on our forty-five years of professional wood carving, sculpture and design experience with absolute confidence.
" Whenever a historic restoration or new building project requires hand-carved architectural wood work, I call on Calvo Studio of Gloucester, Massachusetts to produce this work. David Calvo is versatile, artistic and also business-like and is able to coordinate his work with that of others on a project. His woodcarving is the finest available in this area. "
Robert G. Neiley, A.I.A. ••• Robert G. Neiley Architects, Boston, MA
Calvo Wood Carving School has been teaching students for thirty-five years with great success. Students have come from all over the country and as far as South Korea to take classes with David Calvo. His training is unique and he teaches the fundamentals of woodcarving with a natural ability to speak in a clear and concise manner. He will teach you a systematic new way to approach your wood carving projects. In addition, he trains you like an athlete by using muscle memory exercises for your hands. David states with confidence, that his wood carving classes are like a "Shakespearean Play", meaning the workshops are completely laid out in a very calculated and succinct manner for the student's success within the five-day timeframe. Consider joining us to learn how to embrace your creativity. You'll enjoy yourself. The school also offers Woodworking Workshops, Spoon Making Classes as well as Blacksmithing Your Own Carving Tools. Click the woodcarving school tab in the index bar for more information.