HANDMADE
ROCKING HORSES
GET TO KNOW ME
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.
ROCKING HORSES
CLASSES
Learn to hand carve your own timber rocking horse!
Over the course of 4 days you will learn to use traditional tools and techniques to hand carve your own rocking horse. Whilst being a simplified version of an heirloom rocking horse, your rocking horse will still use all of the same joinery and constructions techniques used in all of my rocking horses. Classes are suitable for beginners, whilst still have room for experienced students to carve a more detailed rocking horse.
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Please do not hesitate to phone or email me to discuss your dream piece, place an order or enquire about a piece on this site. I am always happy to work with your particular specifications.
EMAIL: olivia@oliviaoconnor.com.au
PHONE: 0449 933 043
SOCIAL:
Carving fun with the @flexcut_tools flexible drawknife on the @carbatec YouTube channel this Saturday!
11th Sep, 10.30am Melbourne time!
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Good to see you!
Took a break from sanding and painting rocking horses to play with my wombat woodblock. He looks so at home on this fence post in the sun, will I ever be able to convince him to make more prints?
Hope the sun is shining wherever you are today!
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He is beautiful, do you have pictures of the prints he makes
So beautiful, oh I love him! 🖤
Gorgeous cheeky little guy
He is so cute Olivia
Love him/her!.
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Happy Sunny Sunday! ☀️☀️☀️
It’s time to carve back these leg plates and have this little pony start to look like a bit more like a fat little pony 💕
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Yoga pose or just awfully uncomfortable?
I don’t know what it’s like to carve alone…or without tripping over dogs 😂😂🐕🐾
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I’d take that as a positive!
Make a bird whistle with me!
It’s fun, quick and easy!
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m.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8NyBWA_Sk&t=1s
I finished and delivered this Dapple Grey Mare to her new home last week 🥰🥰🥰
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I have an unsaddled rocking horse, wondering if you could help me out with where to purchase a saddle and bridle?
Hermoso
Lovely work Olivia.
Gorgeous
beautiful
Gorgeous ❤️
Carol Hassell these r nice 😊
Terrific, as usual.
Yes, she is smiling!
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Send summer vibes - and maybe a pair of eyes. It’s a little bit chilly today in the studio as I’m finishing off this little lady. ☀️🐎☀️🐎☀️
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Can only imagine. No doubt rain isn’t far away from you guys. My sister tells me there’s lots of water laying about.
She’s smiling 🥰
It looks young .
Hello Everyone!
Here is a link to a WOODBLOCK CARVING AND PRINTING video I have made. I’d really appreciate it if you had a little watch and even better if you try one yourself!
Good luck, let me know if you have any questions and please tag me in your carving/printing creations - I’d love to see what you do!
Cheerio,
Olivia.
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A sample of what we made!
Haven’t done a woodblock since TAFE. Loved it.
Love you work and your Rocking Horses. Fantastic video, it's brilliant. www.facebook.com/groups/995786943962653
This Saturday (June 12th) I’ll be demonstrating woodblock carving and printing from my workshop straight to your computer! It’s live so you can even ask questions in real time!
It’s via the @carbatec YouTube channel at 10.30am (Melbourne time) and will be fun 🥳
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Protea and friends carving in progress.
Should I paint it?
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Looks awesome! Hard to say, I think you’d make it look awesome either way!!
Wonderful Olivia, I would not paint it but perhaps just rub a little colour into protea flower
Ditto above, lovely as it is.
May be some sort of natural oil ?
Ooooh can't wait to see what you do. 🤔😊
I think no. Xx
Fascinating!
Beautiful!
It's beautiful
No
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LIVE RADIO!
I don’t like the sound of my own voice, so I might let @glenrundellchairmaker and @ruthallenglass do most of the talking 😂😂 as we are on ABC National Radio, Saturday Nightlife Program at 10pm tonight (my bed time!)!
Tune in to hear us in conversation with David Prior as we discuss what it takes to be a maker in this modern age and the importance of good training and well made work.
It’ll be fun!
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This is awesome!!! Everyone hates the sound of their own voice, don’t let it stop you from owning the radio waves
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Little tour of my most recent pony 🥰 ... See MoreSee Less
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I’m 70 yo and I still really want one of your beautiful horses - some of us are lucky enough not to grow up ❤️
Absolutely stunning. I'd love one. 😍
That’s the best one I’ve seen in a very long time!!😉👍
Stunning what is the price please?
beautiful!
Beautiful, as usual!
Beautiful.
Gorgeous
Beautiful
Love the mane so beautiful
Beautiful
Just love it
Kevin Spencer
A price please
Beautiful
Wow beautiful
Michelle Perry
So so beautiful xxx
Just beautiful!
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SHARPENING!
This little collection may not look very impressive but this Saturday I’ll show you how to use these few things to get your carving tools razor sharp!
Tune in via the @carbatec YouTube channel, 10.30am Melbourne time, Saturday 8th May to view live or anytime afterwards 😊
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