The faces carved into this two by two inch square block of basswood three inches tall is to be a part of a friendship cane. Each face was carved using a Murray 529 Knife pictured in the photograph. The Whittle-Carving style of the WOOD BEE CARVER demonstrates what can be done using only a knife. The monochrome finish is a mixture of Raw Sienna artist oil paint mixed with Boiled Linseed Oil followed by an application of the brushing lacquer Deft. Read the rest of this entry »
Rick Eskins, a member of the Ashland Kentucky Carving Club has over a period of time shared photographs of his carving journey. Every carver carves in their own style even when taking a class or using a rough out. The end result carries the signature style of the carver rather than of the teacher or teacher’s original project. Read the rest of this entry »
Caricature Carver Steve Prescott was gracious in granting me permission to show photographs of his recent carvings. (click on photograph to enlarge.) Using these photographs as a visual instructor one can learn from the instruction of “reading between the lines.” Read the rest of this entry »
Will Hayden was elected into the Caricature Carvers of America in 1996 and has been an Emeritus Member since 2002. Even though he has been in failing health with great difficulty in breathing, yet he is still able to do some carving in his very unique style. In 2011 he carved several of his caricature men and pictured here are a few of his most recent carvings along with a family gathering at Christmas 2011. The tallest figure is five inches and the shorter ones are four inches tall.
Study each photograph in the galley below to capture Will’s style of caricature carving that has been his signature throughout his long carving journey. (clip on each photo to enlarge) Thank you Will for your generosity of spirit given to the carving community both in your carving, cartoons and teaching throughout your career. Read the rest of this entry »
Don Stephenson, my good friend whom I call the “Idea Monster” is a carver as well as an artist with pen and paper, camera and wood burning. Don has given me many carving ideas through his artist gift of drawing. He is turning many of those original drawing ideas into his own carving projects some of which make up the gallery presented here. Read the rest of this entry »
Steve Prescott is a founding member of the Caricature Carvers of America and has been gracious in sharing some photographs of his recent carvings with the visitors of this blog. Pictured above are two caricature cowboy carvings for our viewing as well as subjects for this tutorial for “adding the extras” to a caricature carving. The first two photographs are of a cowboy with minimum cowboy outfit and accessories. The other two photographs show a cowboy with extras in detail added. (click on photos to enlarge for better view) Read the rest of this entry »
The beginning of a New Year signals a clean slate of opportunities and possibilities for having a “Carveful” New Year. Like a block of wood awaits the heart and hand of creativity to unlock its secrets, so the New Year awaits the carver to carve out a new niche for creativity. That will only happen as hand is put to the carving tool to guide its sharpness into the wood to shape it. Carving is learning by doing and the only way one grows in the carving experience is to carve. “Would be carvers would be carvers if they would carve wood,” has been the WOOD BEE CARVER’S motto born out of the experience of carving for over forty years.
None of us are getting any younger and we lament for not starting to carve earlier in life. Well, today is the rest of our lives, and to make the best of the life we have left, today and every day is the best time to carve more to open up the secrets hidden in the carving experience. Read the rest of this entry »