Olivia O’Connor

Carving

Olivia O'Connor, woodcarver and artist with sculpture art

THIS IS MY STORY

About

I specialise in handmade rocking horses and rocking horse restoration, I am living and working in South Gippsland, Victoria.

I grew up on a farm on Australia’s Mornington Peninsula. It was the perfect environment to develop a love for natural materials, such as wood and leather, and to appreciate the beauty of the countryside.

A love of working with timber led me to I study Furniture Design and Construction at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, for one year before being accepted into the competitive Prop Making course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. During this three-year specialised degree, I worked with wood, leather, foam-sculpting, model- and mould-making and puppet making.

WHAT I DO

My Work

Wood Carving

Sculpture

Prints / Engravings

Rocking Horses

KEEPING UP WITH O’CONNOR

News

I’ll be at the Heide Makers Market the 2nd Saturday of the month September – December!

www.heidemarket.com
I have the absolute pleasure of carving a trophy for the ALIA Victoria Library and Information Award, to be presented at the State Library of Victoria! I’ll try my best to share the process with you…as you can see it’s a lot of work before anything starts to take a recognisable shape. I’m carving a Leadbeater Possum and Common Pink Heath (fauna and flora emblems of Victoria) out of some beautiful Huon Pine. To work out the shape of the possum, I modelled it from plasticine before I commit to the reductive process of woodcarving and it is making my carving process so much easier. @alia_vic @alianational @library_vic #woodcarving #trophy #victoria ... See MoreSee Less
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About to start work on an exciting carving commission from some beautiful old Huon pine, so to warm up I carved a chunky little frog from some local (and very stringy) Blackwood. Hop hop! #frog #woodcarving #warmup ... See MoreSee Less
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2 weeks ago

Olivia O'Connor Carving
Wonderful sculpture exhibition by @sculptors_victoria is currently running at the beautiful Victorian Artists Society. So many fantastic works, including 2 of mine (Rising Tides and Little Frog. Big Climb) - the seagulls were carved from the offcuts from the frog sculpture…everything kept, nothing wasted! If you’re in Melbourne, do treat yourself to a visit! #sculpture #woodcarving #frog #seagulls #exhibition #melbourne ... See MoreSee Less
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Carving cockatoos/making shavings for the chickens with Ruby 💛🖤 #woodcarving #bossdog #bestdog #woodcarver #cockatoos ... See MoreSee Less
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Welcome to my seagull era!#woodcarving #sculpture #seagull #era ... See MoreSee Less
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LEARN THE CRAFT

Workshops

From 1 day classes where you’ll dip your toe into the world of woodcarving, through to 5 day workshops, making something decorative or learning technical skills. Join me in a workshop, let the creativity flow and the fun begin!