Literary works of art have long been illustrated by two dimensional art through drawings, paintings and photography.  Often classical sculpture has illustrated a larger story through its visual effect that upon seeing the sculpture the story is remembered.  Caricature carver Steve Prescott has introduced a unique way of using caricature carving of inanimate objects to illustrate cowboy poetry.  Steve has collected hats, primarily western hats for a long time and when he read a poem entitled “I Know That Hat” his creative genius came to life to create a caricature illustration for the literary art of cowboy poetry.  In his own words and through photographs Steve illustrates a cowboy poetry poem with his caricature art through HATS. (click on photos to enlarge)

Caricature of Inanimate Objects

 Way back in Mrs. Myers 11^th grade literature class I hated studying poetry considering it too mushy and flowery.  Since then, I have discovered cowboy poetry and I have it.  It’s down to earth, humorous and deals with real life situations.  My favorite cowboy poet is Baxter Black.  His poem, “I Know that Hat,” struck a note with me as a hat lover, as well.  I decided to try a caricature woodcarving that would go with the poem. Read the rest of this entry »