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Everyone wants to enjoy the work of others! Send us a picture of one (or more) of your carvings to add to this gallery. For all levels of carvers including beginners. Tell us about your carving and include your name and permission to use your e-mail address if you want it shown. Send E-mail gif, bmp, or jpg images or snail mail photos. Send pictures or images to the following address or use our e-mail:
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"EARL & SHOES"
presented by Will Hayden Will Hayden lives in Vancouver, WA and has sent us his latest caricature carvings to enjoy. willhayden33@comcast.net |
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"CARDINAL"
presented by Sig Mann Sig has sent us another carving from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. This is a male cardinal carved from Tupelo and finished with acrylics. shakajo@shaw.ca |
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"Дикий вепрь"
"Wild Wild Boar"
presented by Fedor Ballakh The following three carvings were sent from St. Petersburg, Russia. This carving is 13x17x5.5 cm in size. I hope the translations on the names are correct. ballakh2f@gmail.com |
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"Жемчужина"
"Pearl"
presented by Fedor Ballakh Another fine piece from Mr. Ballakh showing his diversified style. The size of this sculpture is 18x13x15 cm. ballakh2f@gmail.com |
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"Бег" "Run" presented by Fedor Ballakh This relief carving is also from Russia. It is 53x83x4 cm. Mr. Ballakh did not say what type of wood these pieces are carved in but says he likes to work with different types. These are obviously 3 different woods. ballakh2f@gmail.com
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"ROYAL FLUSH"
presented by Bill Underwood This unique root sculpture of Ring Neck Pheasants comes to us from New York. Underwood has started to carve more interpretative sculptures and enjoys working with the natural shapes found in root wood. This sculpture is done in Cyprus root. He also sent the images below. wunderwoo@stny.rr.com |
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"GADWALL DRAKE"
presented by Bill Underwood This drake is carved as a solid body in Basswood and won Best in Show at Lancaster, Pa. Underwood strives to make each piece as realistic as possible. “His goal is to capture the spirit of each creature in all his sculptures”. wunderwoo@stny.rr.com
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"CAROLINA WREN"
presented by Bill Underwood Another carving from Bill Underwood from New York. The wren is also carved as a solid piece from Basswood. Bill has been carving about 10 years and likes doing birds, fish & animals. wunderwoo@stny.rr.com |
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"BULL TROUT" presented by Stewart Biddle This is a commissioned carving of a Bull Trout, 25 inches long and carved in Aspen. It was caught in Eastern Washington
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"NORSEMAN STAFF"
presented by Oonagh Oonagh just returned from Brittany to home in Oklahoma and sent these images of a new carving. The staff is 48" long and about 3" in diameter at the top. It is finished with a tinted beeswax finish to enhance the natural beauty of the wood. A long staff is too difficult to show in one piece, hence the sections. Oonagh enjoys carving Celtic ritualistic subjects. oonagh.ur@gmail.com
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"MISSING LUNCH"
presented by J.J. Lynes This carving was commissioned for a cabin in Wisconsin. The carver cut Wisconsin White Pine into planks, planed it, laminated, and glued it in order to carve this large bear. The system used created a lighter form for this large carving. It is life size and hangs attached to an overhanging hemlock log. Unfortunately, the bear missed both swipes at the fish with his paws. Lynes sent this image from Mauston, WI jjlynes@gmail.com
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"HOBO CARICATURE"
presented by Will Hayden Another great caricature from Vancouver, WA carved by Will Hayden willhayden33@comcast.net |
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"KESTREL WITH GARTERSNAKE"
presented by Sig Mann Sig lives in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada and has sent carvings before. This one is done in Tupelo, the gartersnake was done in 3 sections, the base is Walnut and it is all painted with acrylics. shakajo@shaw.ca |
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"DEDICATION TO RUBENS"
presented by Vladimir Rusinov Vladimir sends consistently beautiful work. This carving is done in Walnut and is 56см х 40см х 9см. It is based on a fresco called "Battle of Anghiari" attempted by Leonardo Da Vinci which failed disastrously. A painting was later done by Rubens called Battle of the Standard based on an engraving done by Lorenzo from information on Da Vinci's fresco. Vladimir sends this from the Ukraine
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"THE OLD WEST"
presented by Brian Neufeld Brian sent this from Saskatoon, Canada. It is carved in 2 inch White Birch and finished with sanding sealer and wax b.neufeld@shaw.ca
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"ARCHER"
"CELLIST"
" READY TO FLY"
presented by Fred Zavadil This carver has sent these images for your enjoyment from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. All of his carvings are consistent first place winners. These were 1st, 2nd, and 3rd BEST of SHOW in the Woodcarving Congress Show in Davenport Iowa. All three of these are carved from Basswood and stained. The Cellist was stained after it had the color applied. Fred mixes his own stains from artist oils. fred.zavadil@gmail.com
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"OWL"
presented by Gordon Deyoung Gordon lives in Grants Pass, OR and sent us this fine carving. It is finished with a poly based sealer and is 18"x26". carvedbygordie@q.com |
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"KAUF HEIMISCHEN HONIG"
presented by Sarfaraz Hasan This fine carving arrived from a carver in Saharanpur, India. It was carved for a business in Germany and the literal English translation means "Local Honey for sale by the Beekeeper". Mr. Sayeed assisted with this entry. safindia@rediffmail.com |
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"REDWOOD EAGLE"
presented by Jim Davis This is another carving from Northern California. Jim carves his figures using the roots of the tree and turning it upside down. This shows the piece of Redwood from which he carved the Eagle. carver2@suddenlink.net
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"PORTRAIT OF THE DEAD CHRIST AFTER
MICHELANGELO"
presented by Martin Bezzina Wettinger This carving in Basswood was sent from the Island of Malta. Mr. Wettinger has been carving for 10 years. |
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Created by BMiller.....updated July20l0 |
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