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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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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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"RARE BREED'
presented by James Barr This is a second carving sent by James Barr, an experienced carver who displays in Branson, Mo. This is carved in Catalpa, stained but left natural, and is 8x8x32 inches tall jldmbarr@bbwi.net
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"ENTWINED'
presented by Andrew Edhouse Andrew is a 36 yr. old novice carver from Australia. He carved this piece from Australian Redwood using a chain saw for the beginning and finishing with hand tools. His carvings are quite large and feature dolphins and other sea life. Enjoy.. edhouse@netspace.net.au
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"ANGEL"
presented by Lena (Maria) Hansson Lena sent us this cherubic sculpture from Sweden. It is carved in Limewood, known as Basswood in the US lena_lmh@hotmail.com
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"MINIATURE CANADA GOOSE"
presented by Kay Hayden Kay Hayden of Vancouver, WA is sharing another of her fine carvings. willhayden33@comcast.net
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"FLUTE #15"
presented by Richard Mazza Richard is a woodcarver from Puyallup, Washington. This is his 15th flute. It is carved from Birds eye Maple, the fetish is carved from ebony. It is enhanced with woodburning
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"UNNAMED"
presented by Mikhail Kushnikov Mikhail Kushnikov sent us this carving from the Republic of Belarus. He is a member of the Int. Assn. of Designers & Assn. of Artists of Russia. Note the fine detail of the folds. mkush@bk.ru
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"EAGLE IN FLIGHT" presented by Bill Martindale Bill sent this from Pembina Valley, Manitoba Canada. It is carved on MDF (med. density fiberboard) and painted with Bronze and Copper latex model paint to resemble an engraving. It was then sealed with latex shellac. I think he successfully obtained the desired effect. |
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Created by BMiller.....updated Nov 2011 |