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
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Olivia O'Connor Carving
23 hours ago
About 2 years ago I had a minor brainwave and I still can’t believe it took me years to realise that I can split out a lot of the body before moving onto the drawknife, I used to just use a drawknife and it took me sooooo much longer. Needless to say I was left feeling stupid and pleased.
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Hi Olivia ha yes our brains work in mysterous ways keep up your beautiful work , hope to come vistit you and look at your Rocking Horse Sample once our Resrictions are eased as im stuck here in Pakenham .
Experience is a great teacher
Have no idea what you are talking about but you do fabulous work Olivia 👍🏻
Olivia O'Connor Carving
2 weeks ago
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Such amazing work!!!! Fingers crosses for the finals and beyond!! 😘
Olivia. You deserve the best result for your magnificent creation. Wishing you the very every success.
Good luck Olivia, this price is just amazing 🌟
Good luck Olivia, what a stunning piece of artwork 😍
Your Hippocampus is magnificent 🤞🏻
Good luck Olivia O'Connor Carving such a wonderful piece
Love
Just beautiful!!
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Olivia O'Connor Carving
2 weeks ago
Ohhhh the colour in this Golden Wattle 😍😍
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Magnificent colors in the wood. Stop teasing. Let’s see the whole next time please!
Patiently waiting for the reveal 🧐
Olivia O'Connor Carving
2 weeks ago
Something new...
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Stunning but then that describes all of your work Olivia.
That’s amazing Olivia
Amazing!! Would love to see the entire carving 😍
Olivia O'Connor Carving Olivia O'Connor Carving is in Gippsland, Victoria.
3 weeks ago
Q: Why will these 2 will be on their quietest behaviour at 8.45am this Saturday morning?
A: Because I’m doing a radio-phone interview with ABC Gippsland.
If you’re lucky enough to live in Gippsland tune in, everyone else can stream it and try to hear dogs in the background at:
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They look rather chuffed at being interviewed 😂
I heard you!! Miss you all as neighbours.
Good luck for your interview
Olivia O'Connor Carving
4 weeks ago
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I do love a dapple grey is my fav or Appalooso, Palomino, Lipizanner
I'm a sucker for a bay 🤩
My horse was a really dark bay, almost black, he’ll always be my favorite. But the unusual colours always draw my attention
Grey.
Buckskin is my all time favourite horse colour!
Liver chesnut tobanio.
Blue roan appaloosa
Beautiful
Depends which one I’m looking at.
Love the dapple grey.
Palomino
Grey
Grey
They all have great unique beauty
Chestnut
Palomino
Appaloosas and buckskins
Dapple or paloose
Dapple Grey😍
Dapple grey
Palomino xx
Palomino and coloureds 💕
Mines greys
Any colored horse is the perfect one.
Bay
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Olivia O'Connor Carving
1 month ago
Quick and lazy Saturday morning scribbles helping me warm up for a weekend of carving, saddle stitching and restoring.
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Gorgeous Olivia, Dave just got so many new wood work tools for his birthday, he may have more than you !! 😳🤣🤣
Beautiful!!!
Such a lovely talent you have, Olivia!
Olivia O'Connor Carving
1 month ago
Giving my creative mind a change of scenery before I finish Peter the rocking horse. This is not a photo of Peter 😂
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I would like a table with those feet
Looks like a new creature?
Looks interesting 🧐🤓😊
Chicken legs?
Olivia O'Connor Carving
2 months ago
Another sleepy baby hare, snoozing her way into the world.
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Oh you sure super talented Olivia
Sweet talisman for newborn baby ❤️
Hi Olivia I sent you a message on messenger a little while ago and haven't had a response, what is the best way to contact you?
Oh Olivia it is adorable 😘
Olivia O'Connor Carving
2 months ago
Wednesday is leg day...and also lots-of-clamps day!
Progress on Peter 🐎🐎🐎
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Where's my morning hay & oat latte?!!
Olivia O'Connor Carving
2 months ago
Ahhh that’s some sympathetic restoration - my favourite type!
I’m saving the original paint and patching the missing chipped parts. It’s slow and patient work but really does give the best results and maintains all that gorgeous character.
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Painstaking work but satisfying.
Olivia O'Connor Carving
3 months ago
1 leg done, 3 to go for Peter the wooden horse.
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Olivia O'Connor Carving
3 months ago
I’ve been enjoying carving these sleepy little hares lately, so much so I may even start dreaming about them...😴🐇❤️
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So beautiful Olivia
Gorgeous!
Olivia O'Connor Carving
3 months ago
Ruby’s been caught reading how I got into carving and rocking horses in the current issue of The Australian Woodworker Magazine.
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Oh so great and funny too.
Go you! Will grab a copy x
Olivia O'Connor Carving
3 months ago
Who doesn’t love the rosy rump of a bay horse?!
Mr. Woopy you sure are looking fine!
Once I’ve carved, it takes approx 20 layers of paint and close to week to get this finish 😱😊 🐎 🎨 🎨🎨
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He looks like chocolate!
Stunning. Any more photos? X