Traditional Tibetan woodcarving is an ancient and unique art that brings together artistry, creativity and spirituality. All monasteries and most homes in Tibet possess these fine works of art. Penpa Tsering is a Master woodcarver trained in this unique art since 12 years old, who participated in the restoration of wooden artifacts inside Potala Palace and Samye Monastery among many others inside Tibet. He also taught woodcraft and carpentry at Norbulingka Institute in India. Penpa is a proud resident of San Francisco Bay Area where he keeps this ancient tradition alive.
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Traditional tibetan woodcarving presentation
1. Traditional Tibetan Woodcarving Project
A proposal from Penpa Tsering in collaboration with Tibetan
Association of Northern California (TANC)
Work Samples
Presentation for
Creative Work Fund
2. Woodcarving process:
Sketching
Sketches of images, symbols and motifs are
hand-drawn by the artists traditionally
All images used in this presentation are authentic work of Master woodcarver Penpa Tsering
3. Woodcarving process:
Paper piercing and tracing -
dusting off the red-earth powder on the sketch
Tiny holes are pierced by hand on the paper along the
outline of the sketch after which the red-earth powder
is applied upon it
4. Woodcarving process:
Tracing image on the wooden panel
Dusting leaves a trace of the image on the
wooden board as the artist rolls up the paper