We offer the following links to inspire and educate. None of these links were paid for and their inclusion does not imply endorsement.

Articles and other media featuring Agrell Architectural Carving:

• Merritt Acquires Renowned Agrell Architecural Carving—www.traditional-building.com
• Woodwork for Religious Buildings —www.traditional-building.com
• Architectural Organ Case Earns Palladio Award for Duncan Stroik—www.traditional-building.com
• Merritt Acquires Renowned Agrell Architectural Carving —www.ecclesiasticalandheritageworld.co.uk
• Six Fears and Myths About the Woodcarving Industry (Page 1 PDF) (Page 2 PDF) —www.ecclesiasticalandheritageworld.co.uk
• Gothic Wood Carving Projects (PDF) —www.ecclesiasticalandheritageworld.co.uk
• Agrell Architectural Carving: Bespoke Architectural Carving —www.ecclesiasticalandheritageworld.co.uk
• Master Carvers: Carving Out an Enviable Reputation—www.ecclesiasticalandheritageworld.co.uk
• Working With Ornamental Mouldings—Ecclesiastical and Heritage World (PDF)
• Why Ecclesiastical Carving is Important to the Work I Do —Ecclesiastical and Heritage World (PDF)
• How We Helped Create a Modern-Day Masterpiece—Ecclesiastical and Heritage World (PDF)
• Design Process is the Most Important Part of Woodcarving —Ecclesiastical and Heritage World (PDF)
• Watch: Time-lapse video showing the installation of the organ case for the Cathedral of Saint Paul, Minnesota
• Carving an Award-Winning Organ Case in Saint Paul, Minnesota—Church Building & Heritage Review (PDF)
• Against The Grain: Lessons From My Father’s Workshop—www.popularmechanics.com
• Pictorial tour of the Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City
• Ornament for Worship: The Craft of Wood Carving—www.sacredarchitecture.org
• Re-Carving History—www.traditional-building.com
• Glamorous Gesture in London—www.architecturaldigest.com
• The Restoration of Bishop Sherlock’s Room, Fulham Palace, London—www.aschb.org.uk (Association for Studies in the Conservation of Historic Buildings)
• Ecclesiastical Woodcarving: Still Possible Today—www.newliturgicalmovement.org
• Watch: Advertising campaign for Glenmorangie featuring Ian Agrell
• Utah.gov on the woodcarving and plasterwork at the Governor’s Mansion

Recommended books and publications:

• Dover Publications is a fabulous resource for classical design books.
• Ecclesiastical and Heritage World—www.ecclesiasticalandheritageworld.co.uk
• Traditional Building Magazine—www.traditional-building.com
• Period Homes Magazine—www.period-homes.com
• The Building Conservation—www.buildingconservation.com
• Church Building & Heritage Review—www.churchbuilding.co.uk
• Architectural Digest—www.architecturaldigest.com
• The Heritage Directory—www.theheritagedirectory.co.uk
• The World of Interiors—www.worldofinteriors.co.uk

Organizations and societies that support, educate, and advocate for classical architecture and woodcarving:

• Ornapedia, a free online library of decorative arts—www.ornapedia.org
• The Institute for Sacred Architecture—www.sacredarchitecture.org
• Sacred Liturgy & Liturgical Arts—www.newliturgicalmovement.org
• Institute of Classical Architecture—www.classicist.org
• Association for Studies in the Conservation of Historic Buildings—www.aschb.org.uk
• The Georgian Group—www.georgiangroup.org.uk
• ICON (The Institute of Conservation)—www.icon.org.uk

Learn how to carve:

• Throughout the year, Master Carver Ian Agrell teaches woodcarving classes that focus on the art of classical hand-carving
• Check out our list of recommended woodcarving books
• You’ll find decent woodcarving tools at Woodcraft Supply
• Search for articles written by Ian Agrell for www.finewoodworking.com