Over the past several months I was repeatedly asked “When are you going to start selling carvings again?” Well, with a lot of hesitation I did just that earlier this week. Boy! I was not prepared for the response that that generated. Right now the shop looks more like a packing operation than any woodcarving…
Month: June 2024
Spotted Horse – Finished
This carving is not much different than several I’ve carved before but I think it turned out pretty nice. He has sort of a regal look about him and his robe conveys what’s no doubt upper most on his mind. Comments welcome.
Custer
I’ve done this one in smaller versions in the past so thought I would try a larger one. Also, it gave me a change to add a couple extra details, one that I wasn’t aware of. When doing some research for this one I noted that in some photos of him there appeared to be…
“MEDIC!”
Originally published on June 12, 2014 Here’s a little quickie I finished yesterday. While I’ve done this character a couple of times in the past this time I made his situation just a little more intense. The arrow is a piece of 1/8″dowel with plastic feathers and a hammered copper arrowhead. To accommodate the arrowhead…
A Good Trade
Back in the 1800’s when this Rockie Mountain Rendezvous occured, this Mountain man managed to swap a few beaver pelts for a pretty nice blanket. It will no doubt come in handy on cold winter nights high in the mountains. I think Beaded Blanket strips are one of the most colorful items associated with Native…
The Captain’s Coat
Originally published on May 31, 2014 I don’t know if you all have been following the “Turn” series presently showing on the AMC channel about General Washington’s spy network, it sure sparked my interest. I had just recently read BrianKilmead’s book “The Secret Six” which was also about these same events but seeing the many…
“You Don’t Know Jack!”
Actually, you probably do after all the posts lately about him. Here is the other, larger head of Mr. Palance mounted as a bust. I changed the color of his neckerchief a bit by adding some iridescent light green to the black. I also painted the back of his vest with iridescent burnt orange to…
Spotted Horse
Believe it or not, here is a NEW carving I’ve been working on! And yes….it’s been a struggle to find the time to get this far! Springtime around here seems to be nothing but chores, and this year you can add close calls from a couple of Tornadoes into the mix! Thankfully, with the advent of…
Iron Shirt – Finished!
Originally published on April 7, 2014 Here he is….all painted up and ready to make his debut! I had my doubts for a while as to whether he would turn out as nice as I originally planned but glad to say he made the grade. The colors really set him off and the feathers and…
Iron Shirt
Originally published on March 18, 2014 Here’s the beginning of a new Native American bust. The plan is to have him not only wearing a highly decorated coat but also a Conquistador’s breast armor underneath. Sounds interesting? I started the head this past Saturday while at a regional Carve-In we held down at the local…