Carved to outlive us all.
Wood Artists in Botswana
When you pick me, Alexander Grabovetskiy, to carve wood for you, it's more than just a job; it's about building a friendship. I like to give back to my customers. Happy customers can tell their friends about me, and we all know how helpful that is for wood carving!
If you decide to collaborate with me, you will see how dedicated I am to quality. I feel proud of each thing I create and make sure every project shows my commitment. When you put your money into top-notch work, you can count on me to keep delivering great results.
So many happy customers from all over enjoy my services and talk about their good times. When future clients see those happy reviews, they feel sure about their choices. Just picture—if your friend praises my work, wouldn’t you want to be included too?
After many years in this field, I have gained a lot of knowledge from my many successful projects. I really understand wood carving. So why not pick someone who is known as a reliable artisan?
Let’s be truthful: everyone enjoys a touch of charm! I believe that being nice is just as vital as skill. When we join forces, you’ll see I’m friendly and easy to work with—plus, people say my jokes are just as solid as my carvings!
Don’t wait because amazing wood carvings are wanted by many! If you delay, you could miss the opportunity to have a one-of-a-kind piece made for you. After all, who wants to say, “I wish I had gotten that carving when I had the chance!”
Finally, let’s enjoy our common love for art and making things. When you order a piece from me, we work together creatively. Together, we’ll make something that not only looks great in your home but also shares your story.
In the studio
From first sketch to installed carving.
Every commission for Botswana, and for clients worldwide, follows the same path: from the first conversation to the finished piece, set in place.
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We talk it through
Every commission begins with a conversation: your drawings, photographs, or a rough idea, and the room the piece will live in.
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Drawing & estimate
I draw the ornament to scale and send a clear estimate and timeline. No wood is cut until the design and the price are agreed.
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The carving
At the bench, in the living tradition of the old masters.
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Crated & delivered
The finished carving is sealed, crated, and shipped ready to install, matched seamlessly to existing millwork when it must join older work.
A standard machines cannot reach.
Serving Botswana architects, designers, and churches, with carved work in private estates and museums worldwide.
Forty years at the bench
Four decades of architectural and ornamental commissions for clients worldwide.
Woodcarver of the Year
Named International Woodcarver of the Year in 2012 by the Woodworkers Institute.
One of the best wood carvers in the world.NewsCenter Maine (NBC), 2021
Wood Artists in Botswana
Do you take wood artists commissions in Botswana?+
Yes. I create architectural and ornamental carving for clients in Botswana and around the world, crated and shipped ready to install. Most commissions begin with a short conversation about your project, drawings, or reference images.
What kinds of wood carving do you make?+
Baroque and Rococo ornament, architectural carving (capitals, corbels, friezes, mantels, panels and doors), pipe-organ cases and shades, Grinling-Gibbons-style foliage, figural reliefs, mirror and picture frames, and bespoke furniture carving.
How long does a commissioned carving take?+
It depends on size and detail. A single ornament can take a couple of weeks, while a full architectural scheme runs several months. You get a clear timeline with the estimate, before any work begins.
Can you match an existing carving or a historical style?+
Yes. I regularly reproduce or extend historical work and match existing millwork, so a new piece sits seamlessly beside the old, period-correct in tool, profile, and finish.
Do you work with architects and interior designers?+
Constantly. I collaborate from drawings and CAD, provide samples, and carve to spec for residential, ecclesiastical, and commercial projects in Botswana and beyond.
Foliage and lace, cut from a single block.
The same hand that carves for Botswana carves for private estates and museums worldwide.
The work as historical study
Every commission starts as a research project, not just an order. Before a single cut, the work is to study the piece: to trace a motif back to its period and its masters, to understand how the hand that first carved it thought and moved, and to carry a vanishing skill forward into a new piece, the way carvers have worked for centuries.
A carving from this studio is, for that reason, one of a kind: an interpretation of a historical style, never a copy stamped from a pattern. The grain of the wood, the line of the leaf, the depth of the undercut all record a study and a hand, and no two are ever the same. The studio doesn’t sell a mass-produced object. It delivers a finished carving with the scholarship, the design, and a lifetime of skill behind it. Every piece also keeps a little of a centuries-old art from being lost.
Commission carved work.
Tell me about your project: a single ornament or a full architectural scheme.
Discuss Your Vision