A sampling of my Wood Carvings some better than others, some old and some new. They are not in any particular order at this time. I became inspired to carve wood after being stationed in Augsburg, Germany in the mid-70's and I am still trying to find my niche in carving, hence the wide variety. All, except the bear, are carved by hand using knives and gouges. The "instructor assisted" carvings were started in a class where an instructor demonstrated the carving technique and then the student carvers in the class did what s/he demonstrated and finished the project at home. I have been doing a lot of caricatures because mistakes are easier to hide and "realistic carving" is an artform that is beyond my skill level at this time.
Tried my hand a second time carving Native American facial features, instructor assisted (Bob Lawrence). My good friend Patty S. is a huge fan of Native Americans so I made this for her when she retired.
My daughter is an avid Harry Potter fan so I carved two wizards for her. The first one has the second wizard's head on a stick.
This guy is not only big but he has a crystal ball and a magic wand -- not someone to mess with! He is instructor assisted (Steve Brown).
Hmmmmm, looks like the big guy isn't happy the little guy has his head is on a stick!
This is a deep relief carving which started with instructor assistance (Randy Walters) and finished a couple of years later at home.
I made this Santa for my daughter. I chose this particular santa because of its size -- I wanted to try my hand with a bigger project. This was started in a class (Jon Nelson) and finished at home.
I made every mistake I could possibly make carving this poor pilgrim -- it's a good thing he is accustomed to a tough life. Even though there were some big mistakes, I wanted to keep going to learn to carve around mistakes. This was started in a class with Dick Zawacki and finished at home.
The "wood chopper" is fraught with mistakes as well. If anyone asks, I like to say that my carvings are like a fine oil painting painted by one of the masters -- best viewed from a distance and, in my case, the longer the distance the less errors you will see.
The "ice chopper" was started in a class with Marv Kaisersatt and finished at home.
The "biker dude" was instructor assisted (Floyd Rhadigan) and finished at home. I chose to make him a Victory motorcycle dude because the logo was easier to do than the Harley Davidson and Indian logos!!!
This caricature was started and completed in a class with Pete LeClair -- an outstanding instructor.
