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Woodcarvings from Val Gardena

The wood art tradition has a long history in Val Gardena, Italy. The tradition of woodcarving dates back to the XVII century, when farmers started producing wood toys and utensils during the long winter season. The peasants than used to sell the items at spring markets.

Time passed by and woodcarvers improved their abilities and skills, they began manufacturing high quality wooden works, which with the time got more and more value. In the XVIII century the art of wood carving became the most important economic activity in the valley. The masters started to sell their masterpieces all over the world.

Nowadays there are a lot of wood craftsmen in Val Gardena. They are specialized in the realization of wooden products, both sacred art and secular art. The artists product especially: wooden toys, dolls, rocking horses, wooden Nativity scene figurines, crucifixes, wood sculptures of animal figures, wood carvings of angels, saints, Madonna, Jesus Christ, secular characters, wood cuckoo clocks, bas-reliefs, etc.

Thanks to the great workmanship of the wood artisans, in Val Gardena were opened two art schools specialized in wood arts. Students have been learning the manufacturing of wood for a long time, becoming famous wood artisans known all over the world thanks to their unique high quality pieces characterised by a high artistic value.

Woodcarvings

DP-woodcarvings.com is a famous online shop that sells sculptures and art works entirely made of wood, realized by renown local wood carvers. In the wood laboratory of Demetz Patrick, in Val Gardena, Italy, expert wood carvers make high quality handicraft wood art works.

Our online catalogue shows a wide range of sculptures and statues like collectible figures, secular characters, wood carvings of the Madonna, saints, angels, crucifixes, animals, bas-reliefs, nativity sets, cuckoo clocks, wall decorations, chess and chess boards, entirely hand carved statues, ANRI figures and many other wooden items. Bare in mind that personalized sculptures are offered as well.