Well, we had some doubt about the show considering it’s move to Wilmington, OH and the change in dates, however, for us at least, things worked out better than expected. I managed to Ace the competition events I entered and our sales were better than any previous show. Granted, attendance was down a bit and…
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The Breed – August 30, 2016
This will be my “Silent Auction” piece for the Dayton Woodcarving Show coming up this weekend. With the walnut base it’s about 11″ tall. He’s off the reservation and cooling his moccasins somewhere on the beach from the reflection on his glasses. I’ve always wanted to do a good pair of mirrored sunglasses and I…
Big Bear – Part 2 – August 22, 2016
Here’s the last one I’ll be able to finish before the trip to Ohio for the 2016 Dayton Ohio Artistry in Wood show. Big Bear stands at just under 18″ with the oak base so he’s a pretty impressive Drummer heading off to the big Pow Wow. I did a lot of paint mixing…
Buffalo Girl -Part 3 – July 30, 2016
All done and she turned out great. I was kind of bleary eyed painting all the beading but it really sets off the piece as does the Buffalo skull. I decided not to paint the upper part of the dress the darker color as it would have detracted from the overall piece. I…
Rendezvous Bound – Part 2 – June 22, 2016
Spent yesterday afternoon painting the hat. Instead of a single feather thought a group of them would look better and add a little pzazz to the piece. The Turkey feather turned out so nice I’m thinking of changing the name of the piece. The Blue feather is from a Blue Jay and the Red one…
Seasons Past – May 15, 2016
Just a reminder. When you see the Blog post dated from a previous year, as shown above, it means that the shown carving was done back then. Thanks! – I put the final finish to this one early this morning. I think he turned out really nice….one of my best efforts. As I mentioned earlier,…
Bright Star – May 12, 2016
I finished this one yesterday. Thought I might get the nameplate in time for the photo but it didn’t show. Lots of beading on her and also added beaded leggings for this one to add a little more interest. It took a while to come up with the beading patterns but I think she turned…
Bad News For Billy
It’s Friday the 13th so I should have expected something would happen. Unfortunately, it happened to the Billy Little Fox video series. I had hoped to get the first segment posted on Thursday but a combination of badI memory chip, camera problems, and a new computer’s refusal to accept the recorded material resulted in the…
Rooster Cogburn – August, 2015
This has got to be one of the best I’ve done so it certainly deserves the “Classic” designation as an example of my best work. I had a little doubt about the collar but it turned out that that was one of the easiest parts to carve. I did reinforce the tips with some…
Rooster – August, 2015
I think I have the submission for the John Wayne museum to consider. While “The Searcher” was nice I think this one, once painted, will be the real standout. Can’t wait to see him in color. -Comments welcome.