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 »
Charlie and Doris Leverett hosted a three day Whittle-Carving class in their North East Alabama carving studio July 24, 25 and 26, 2009. Participants gathered for a group photograph are (left to right – front row) Mike Lancaster, Charles and Doris Leverett, Tommy Hartline, and David Wilson, (back row – left to right) Don Mertz, Jason Garrard, George Walker, Chris Stevens, Harry Rutland, Frank Miller and Hugh O’Neal. Read the rest of this entry »
Whittle Folk Monks are carved from a three inch by one inch square block of basswood making the face approximately three quarters of an inch long and a half of an inch wide. The face is proportioned using the Rule of Three for face proportions with one third from hairline to eyebrows, one third from eyebrows to bottom of nose and one third from bottom of nose to bottom of chin. Whittle Folk Monks are carved only with a knife with slicing cuts and hard line cuts creating shadows to enhance the detail and simulate movement. Each face is carved to take on a personality of its own as is depicted in the photographic Face Study below. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by: woodbeecarver in Knives
Randy True of Selma, Indiana is known for his Native American decorative carvings. Recently he has expanded his carving activity to include carving wooden handles of knives using Native American themes. Most of the time he carves on the cherry wooden handles of the Helvie brand of knives. He can custom design a handle and blade cover for the customer as he did for me in the following photographs. He also offers for sale Helvie Knives that he has already carved or he can carve on a knife the customer provides. Read the rest of this entry »
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.
