The Master Carvers Association
The oldest association of wood and stonecarvers in the UK, the Master Carvers Association stands for the highest quality of work: professionally executed and delivered on time.
The MCA
The Master Carvers Association boasts a membership of over 40, about half being individual carvers and the rest employing a number of apprentices and trained crafts people.
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The MCA is affiliated with the Heritage Crafts Association
Featured members
Paul Ferguson
Paul employs a small group of highly skilled craftsmen offering a complete service in the fields of wood carving and gilding.
Tom Ball
Lead woodcarving tutor at City & Guilds London Art School.
Nina Bilby
I am an award-winning sculptor, teacher, and mentor and have been creating beautiful objects for over thirty years.
Fergus Wessel
Fergus Wessel is one of the country’s leading letter cutters. He runs Stoneletters, a creative stone carving studio based near Oxford.
Conrad Lindley-Thompson
Conrad Lindley-Thompson carves and sculpts ornament, figures, and complex shapes for films, architects and interior designers.
Tim Crawley
Tim Crawley is a stone carver, sculptor and designer and has been fortunate to have worked on many of England’s most famous buildings.
Videos
The Spirit of Letter Carving
An interview with Fergus Wessel
Ben Harms Music Stand
The Master Carvers’ Association Celebrates the Tercentenary of Chippendale’s Birth.
Agrell Architectural Carving
Master Carver, Ian Agrell, discusses the philosophy behind Agrell Architectural Carving.