Category: Sculpture

Sorry for the delay in posting but it’s been really cold around the place and my old bones get kinda creaky running around keeping water pipes from freezing, hauling wood up to the cabin, and building fires in the fireplace to keep warm.  Unfortunately, as the weather isn’t scheduled to change for while things might…

Years ago, I was asked by The Rodeo Association of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame if I would donate a piece for their yearly meeting and auction.  Sure!  So I created this unfortunate Bronc Rider to help them raise funds for their projects.  As a result, Judy and I were invited to attend their…

Here’s a Rodeo Saddle Bronc rider.  You can tell by the missing saddle horn, the short reins, the number on his back and the busted teeth and head bandage.  Not the safest sport.  I know how he feels as I’ve been bucked off our horses a couple of times resulting in two broken wrists.  Not…

It’s 4:00am!  It’s still dark! He’s assigned first watch!  The boss is pissed!  His horse is Black!  There are about 50 horses in the remuda!  He’s got a problem!   Well, the boy’s in the bunkhouse told that new hire that picking that pretty little jet black filly was not the best idea.  I’ll bet he…

It must be close to sunup as the boy’s are back at the bunkhouse, thirsty and ready for a cold one.  This was a fun little piece as it challenged me to create a complete sixpack container with 6 bottles.  To do that I made a trip to the store, bought a sixpack of Coors,…

This is a little carving I did years ago for a friend in the hospital who had a brain seizure.  He totally recovered from it and I’ve always wondered if that little carving may have helped? Comments welcome.

This scene was completed back in 1996.  I believe it was the first multiple group in a setting I made. While the Chuckwagon was kind of toy-ish, I think it was pretty nice for a wainwright just learning the trade.  I even included myself in the setting….that’s me setting on a crate with a jaw…

Here’s a set of Book Ends I carved back in 2016.  I thought it would be fun to put a Cowboy fighting to control his horse through a set books.  I tried to put as much action in the piece as I could and as the picture below shows I think I accomplished that.  Too…

Yes, its been a while since my last post.  Unfortunately, 2 weeks ago, after we had our 3″ snowfall, I was on my way down to the shop and fell flat on my a**, slipping on a patch of driveway ice.  OUCH!  My butt still hurts!  Anyway, setting here shifting around on my Whoopie cushion,…

As I’ve posted all the digital photos I’ve taken over the years, I thought I’d complete the inventory by trying to bring in the carvings that I photographed with my old Pentax SLR camera.  As you can see by the photo below, I’ve got quite a few characters pigeoned holed in that box.  It will…