GALLERY I......

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:

presented by Will Hayden

The Haydens in Vancouver, WA keep busy carving.  Will carved these "Little Guys" in Basswood and finished them with acrylic paint.

presented by Kay Hayden 

This life size owl woodcarving in Tupelo--finished in acrylics-- was sent to us from Vancouver, WA.  The whole presentation, with the branch stand, is about 3 feet tall.

presented by Martin Bezzina Wettinger

This carving in Basswood was sent from the Island of Malta.  Mr. Wettinger has been carving for 10 years.

ilbottegintasanmartin@onvol.net 

presented by Troy Jones

This relief carving won a third place ribbon at the International Congress of Woodcarving and was sent to us by Troy Jones of Kentucky.

jejones38@yahoo.com

"MOTHER EARTH'S DAUGHTER" ~ "KEEPER OF THE MEDICINE WHEEL" ~ "THE MEDICINE MAN" ~ "EGYPTIAN COBRA GODDESS" 

presented by Julia Ives 

Julia Ives does her carving in Embudo, New Mexico.  The figure on the left is approximately 7 feet tall. That figure and the one on the right are carved from High Altitude Pine.  Figures 2, 3, & 4 are between 2 and 3ft tall and are carved from Red Cedar.  She used Danish Oil, Trewax, Solar-Lux Wood Stains and a wood burner to finish the figures.  Julia used red oil paint to finish the vase atop figure 1. 

ivesjulia@gmail.com            

presented by Roy Lou

Roy Lou is sending his carving from the Chinese woodcarving town of Dongyang City.  This is carved from Camphor and then polished.  The size is 50x30x18 cm

northlin@gmail.com

"QUAIL"

presented by Troy Jones

This is another fine relief carving by Troy Jones who lives in Kentucky.  This carving was done for the president of Quails Unlimited.

jejones38@yahoo.com

presented by Ernie Gerald

Ernie is a beginner carver and sent this piece from Longview, WA.  He is concentrating on carving canes. 

elgbowler@comcast.net

presented by Lavonne Jackson

This is a diamond willow cane sporting a snake on the handle.  The fangs are carved from horn.  Lavonne is sharing this from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where she also carves abstract figures.

wackywillowproducts@yahoo.ca

presented by Kay Hayden

Kay Hayden of Vancouver, WA is sharing another of her fine carvings.  You can see her Hummingbird below.

willhayden33@comcast.net 

presented by Juan

This carving was sent for your enjoyment from China by the carver's son.  It is carved from aromatic camphor wood.  The carving was done by a well known Chinese wood sculptor who is now in his 70's but who still enjoys carving.

jaying1984@hotmail.com 

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

presented by Sig Mann

Sig is sharing another of his carvings from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.  This lynx is carved in Tupelo, the base and rocks are carved from Basswood.

shakajo@shaw.ca

"Diamond Willow Cane w/Eagle Handle"

presented by Ernie Gerald

Ernie recently returned from wintering in Rio Grande Valley, Texas where he began carving.  He's living in Longview, WA and sent us his walking sticks; one with a Pileated Woodpecker handle, the other with an Eagle Head Handle.  He says he wants to specialize in walking sticks & canes.

elgbowler@comcast.net

presented by David Suelzle

David is a self-taught carver who resides in Olympia, WA.  He carves only in hardwood and uses a combination of materials.  All of his carvings are large, this salmon being slightly larger than 2 ft long. 

360.956.1607

presented by Kay Hayden

This fine hummingbird was sent for your enjoyment from Vancouver, WA.  Kay carves miniature & full size songbirds, shore birds, & waterfowl.

willhayden33@comcast.net 

presented by Nedra Denison

nedraspyrography@aol.com

presented by Richard Mazza

Richard Mazza of Puyallup, WA is sharing another flute with everyone.  It is carved of old growth Alaska White Cedar, the buffalo is bleached curly maple, the horns are of taga nut, the beads are made of Ahoa from Hawaii.  The flute is a double (drone) in the key of "a".  The buffalo of  white curly maple represents one of the 9 remaining white buffalo in existence.

r.nmazza@q.com 

presented by James Barr

Mr. Barr is an experienced carver who made these Santas for a show in Branson, MO.  He lives in Branson and Savannah.  These are 4' to 5' tall, carved from Catalpa Wood, stained and then painted with acrylics or with wood dyes.  They are all hand carved.

jldmbarr@bbwi.net

presented by Christopher Williams

Williams started carving golf balls and wanted something different than the usual faces.  This is one of his unusual carvings.

pwillichristopher@gmail.com

presented by Peter Vaice

This carving was sent to us from Big Bear Valley, California by Peter Vaice, a retired engineer--now a carver.  It was carved from Northern Basswood, detailed, then painted with acrylics.  It is mounted on an Oak base

vaice1@aol.com

NATIVE AMERICAN STYLE FLUTE (lower)

presented by Richard Mazza

The upper flute is carved from Empress of China Wood, woodburning is of Monument Valley, AZ. rattle is of the Hopi Tribe and baskets are of the "Tohono O'odham Nation" & Hopi Nations; it is tuned to F^# Major.  The lower flute is carved from old growth Alaskan White Cedar, tuned to the key of F^#.  Richard sent these for our enjoyment from Puyallup, WA.

r-nmazza@q.com

presented by Bill Dazet

Bill is retired and lives in Louisiana.  He carves one of a kind life-size fish from White Pine or Tupelo that are then detailed and hand painted with metalic acrylics for realism.

cdazet1@cox.net

presented by Joseph Hemingway

This exact copy of a Chippendale Ribbon-back chair from the Gentleman & Cabinet Makers Directory has been sent to us by a fine carver from England.  It is carved in Mahogany with Ash inserts to the seating rails.  The ribbon is carved from one solid piece.  This is the front and back view of this beautiful piece of work

josephhemingway@btconnect.com

presented by Vladimir Rusinov

This is another fine carving from the Ukraine.  Rusinov carved this one from Pear Wood.  It is 24cm x 17cm held in a gold frame.  It is a copy from of one of Ruben's oil paintings 

vrusinov1@yandex.ru

presented by Daniel Billings

This is a fine carving of a quail that was sent from Massachusetts.  Daniel has been carving since he was 7 years old.

eaglecarv@yahoo.com

"Assurance"

presented by Michael Copas 

This carving comes to us from Gatlinburg, TN.  It is carved in Mahogany and is 9' x 40" and weighs over 500 lbs.  It is on a seafood restaurant in Gatlinburg.  Mr. Copas sent us a carving of a large bear grouping earlier.

copasgt@aol.com

presented by Michael Copas

This carving of a Barn Owl was also sent by Michael Copas.  It is carved life size in Pennsylvania white pine from a single piece of wood however it is stylized and not finished in the true colors of a barn owl.

copasgt@aol.com

presented by A.J. Kalika

Pyrographic (wood burned) owl sent in by A.J. Kalika, whose work is shown in many museums and in California Sierra Nevada galleries. 

AJ@fireart.com 

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

presented by Gary Foster

This unending twist carving was sent to us by Gary N. Foster who lives in Kentucky.  It is carved in basswood

gary.foster@insightbb.com 

presented by Vladimir Obidnyk

Here is another fine carving from our friend in the Ukraine.  This stylized figure is done in light Ash wood.  Front and back views shown

denis_obidnyk@yahoo.com

presented by Brian Neufeld

Woodcarving from Saskatoon, Canada carved in Eastern Birch

b.neufeld@shaw.ca

presented by Brian Neufeld

Brian is sharing another of his fine Eastern Birch carvings.  He lives in Saskatoon, Canada

b.neufeld@shaw.ca

presented by Will Hayden 

Will sent these little caricature shelf sitters to us from Vancouver, WA

willhayden33@comcast.net

presented by David Greenway 

David Greenway lives in Port Orchard, WA and was a cabinet maker until he took up woodcarving.  This is his 3rd carving project, the iconic capital, bundled reed column, and overlaid base are all hand carved of mahogany.  It was finished with sanding sealer and lacquer.

carvendive@comcast.net 

presented by Sig Mann

Mr. Mann carves in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada and has sent us his carving of the Kingfisher.  The carving is from Tupelo and is painted with acrylics.

shakajo@shaw.ca

"HENNE" (CHICKEN CALLED "SOFIE") 

 "DER DENKER" (THE THINKER)

presented by Rainald Ammon

These carvings were sent from Rickenbach, Germany.  Herr Ammon carves driftwood from the French Atlantic coast or branches found in the Black Forest, sculpting the fantasy abstract figures according to how the branches grow, then painting with acrylics.  All the pieces are large, 2' to 6' tall 

RuM.Ammon@gmx.de

presented by Stewart Biddle

A 24" Steelhead sent by a fishcarver who has shared with us before.  This fish is mounted on a piece of stained Spalted Maple.

TBiddle@centurytel.net

presented by Sig Mann

 Mr. Mann has sent us a second carving, this one of a female Kestrel attacking a Garter Snake.  The snake and the branch are carved from basswood, the Kestrel is of Tupelo and it is mounted on an Oak base.  They are painted with acrylics.

shakajo@shaw.ca

presented by Butch Post

Another fish carving from Butch Post of West Milford, N.J., a self-taught carver 

a17wildfire@optonline.net

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

"FIRST BORN SON"

presented by James I Smith

This woodcarving is the life size bust of the carver's first born son.  The wood comes from a massive old (100+ yrs) red oak that was downed by a hurricane and deposited on the banks of Cape Fear River.  James has only been carving 1 year 

Smithbldg@aol.com 

presented by Stewart Biddle

This 28 inch Rainbow Trout was carved for an Alaskan guide.

TBiddle@centurytel.net

"IRON ORE MINING SCENE"

presented by Dick Cain

Harking back to his own truck driving in the 50's, Dick carved this mining scene.  It is carved in Red Oak and framed with Black Walnut & Basswood.  Finished in two colors of walnut with a satin poly finish. The piece measures 19" x 19" It is sent from Hibbing, MN

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