I am doing a demonstration of a Greenman for International Association of Woodcarvers as their guest.

Saturday, July 10, at 3 pm. I will be the guest on the IAW hosted by Blake Lundsford. They have recorded this show and all of the guests that have been featured. Here is their Youtube channel to subscribe Click here International Association of Woodcarvers. I will be sharing some of my woodcarving journey and doing a demonstration on a Greenman. The information is below.

The show is on Zoom below is the room code and password is “carving”. You will be admitted at 3pm EST. I am honored to be asked and excited for the opportunity

See you Saturday!

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Christmas Carving

I have big carving goals at Christmas, but never seem to get all those projects done.  I have spent increased time in the shop and got a few done.  A sunflower for my daughter and a mountain man, personalized for my father-in-law. I have also tried my hand at some more spoon carving.  It is hard than I thought, but I am determined to keep at it, as wooden spoons are pretty cool. Here are some pics.

 

Bloody Fingers Woodcarving Co.

Our woodcarving group had an all-day carve a last weekend. We carved from 10-4.  We did a Christmas ornament from a DVD by Mark Gargac, a great carver.  Always a great time carving with some amazing friends, and good food.  We also worked on some of other projects too. Love this group.

Finished Native America Woodcarving with Fox head covering and feather

I added some more to this sculpture from my last post.  Added the feather, hat, and the breastplate.  The great thing about woodcarving is not just the end result. But the peace, joy, and creativity as one is carving.

Spent two nights in the studio for this

I had some time the last couple nights to get in the studio to do some carving.  I did the eyes differently than I usually do using Jeff Phare’s teaching in his “Carving Eyes” book. It think I prefer his way. I know I made them a little to wide and not exactly centered, but had fun just the same.

Enjoying myself, and the art of wood sculpting are more important the the finished product.  Not that I don’t want to improve, I do. But I also want to enjoy the peace this artistic expression brings me.

Coming out of the Butternut

I enjoy carving butternut.  I have been gifted some.  I wanted this guy to come out of the butternut and have his eyes closed.  I did not do a great job on the lips.

Working on these guys.

I have two projects going right now. One is in red cedar, which I love, and wish we had more this far south in Michigan.  The other is cottonwood bark from Canada.  Only had a couple hours this week to carve. Need to carve more to continue to get better. Tried a different way to do the nose. Also cut the eyes on the cedar with a V and a knife, which is new I usually have just used a knife.

My Two Last Carvings

I had fun doing these two guys. One older, one younger. Tried to do some extras with both of them. 

September Project Compeleted

In this guy I tried to put what I have learned into practice.  Taking my time and studying the pic more than I carve.  It was a fun one to do. I love this bark from Canada. I started working on this in the middle of September. I am a pastor of a larger and active multi-site church (Compelled Church), so I have little windows of time to carve.  I do love carving. I am not sure if I am going to put any finish on this or not.

This guy looks a little like Genghis Khan

I will be working more on the neck and clothing collar.