Clown Lite is the title of a clown who is holding a balloon in one hand and a feather in the other to determine which one is lightest or heaviest.  This carving subject has been carved several times with each one a little different and yet still the same as to the overall theme.  The latest version of Clown Lite was being used as a demonstration carving in progress at a recent show.  The carving was still in its early stage of being carved without any indication that it was going to be a clown.  Children who came by to watch were asked if they could guess what the carving would be of a person holding a balloon and a feather trying to figure out which was the  heaviest.  Most of the children would choose the balloon as being the heaviest since it was larger than the feather.  But one young girl about eight years old said, “Neither,  because a balloon is as light as a feather.”  Read the rest of this entry »