[Woodcarver] What is relief carving?

[Victor Hamburger]

David Andreychek wrote:
> 
> Is carving a figure and then attaching it to a background considered
> relief carving?   The back of the figure is not carved, but flat.

Dave,

Grinling Gibbons carved his deep relief panels in layers, sometimes 2, sometimes
3 layers to get the depth and contrast that he was looking for.  If you consider
his carvings relief carvings, and I can't think of anything else to call them,
then yes, attaching carvings to the back panel would seem to be fair game!  

	Best,	Vic H

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