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WHITTLE FOLK EGGS  are caricatures carved into a basswood hen egg that shows the head, arms and trunk to right below the belt line.  The subject being displayed in this photo essay is a “motorcycle dude”  in that he has his hands on his handlebar mustache.  He has a braided pig tail on the back of his head underneath a bandanna head covering while his pants are held up by his suspenders.  All those little touches adds character to the caricature.  Each is carved using only a knife in the Whittle-Carving style of the WOOD BEE CARVER. Read the rest of this entry »