JANET BOLYARD

Janet was inspired to art and wood carving at a very early age and has been nonstop since. A hobby turned to profession of antique restoration, commission work, instructor, author and business owner. Over the years she has studied with many renown wood workers from all over the country. This knowledge has led her to many styles of wood carving i.e. low and deep relief, carving in-the-round, stylized, chip carving, wildlife and caricature to realism. Along the way, Janet picked up woodworking skills in wood turning, scroll, pyrography; and now furniture making with her husband.

Janet has been published by Chip Chat magazine in her earlier years of carving.  For the past several years, Janet has had the pleasure of writing many articles for Woodcarving Illustrated, The Whittling Magazine and her book on “Complete Guide to Soap Carving”, all published by Fox Chapel Publishing.  

“My motivation to continue these unique crafts, are to create projects to make people smile, appreciate, and be exclusively its own”.