Whittle-Carving heads on wooden clothes pins gives a whole new meaning to the term “Pin Head” and yet the novelty of it seems appropriate. The wooden clothes pins were purchased at Hobby Lobby Craft Store and were made in China. The wood is fairly hard which requires a sharp knife that utilizes slicing cuts. The round ball at the top can be carved into a hat, hair or even a small head. The fun part is in the creativity of coming up with a different face for each Pin Head while letting your imagination and knife have a free rein. Read the rest of this entry »
Two more Whittle Doodles have been added to the Whittle Doodle page under “Main Menu” which can be accessed by clicking on “Whittle Doodle IV and VII and More” Whittle Doodles are free hand carvings done only with a knife to show all the fun and imaginative things that can be carved in a block of wood. Doodling with a knife in a block of wood is at the heart of what it means to Whittle-Carve.
These are my entries into the 2009 Caricature Carvers of America mail-in competition August 27 in Converse, Indiana. I have been entering carvings into competition since 1978 both as mail-in and as part of being a carving show participant. It is a good experience that every carver should do as an extension of the carving experience.
While encouraging carvers to both participate in wood carving shows and entering one’s carvings into competition, I often offer some of my thoughts about competition and judging. Read the rest of this entry »
Larry Piety of Berne, Indiana is a carving friend who I would like to introduce to the visitors of this web log. He is an accomplished carver and his wife Jeannie beautifully paints his carvings. Their partnership in the arts has been displayed for years at the FolkWorks GALLERY of Evanston, IL. http://www.folkworks.com/ with their annual Santa Carvings. Read the rest of this entry »
Jim O’Hara of Grove City, Ohio has been a carving friend for many years whose caricature carving have been an inspiriation to me. It is appropriate that he be introduced through this web log as a way of letting others know of his gift of carving. The photographs presented here cover several years at various wood carving shows and entries in the Caricature Carvers of America competition. Read the rest of this entry »