Caricature carving is a very popular form of wood carving. I carved this in a class and was assisted by an instructor (Pete LeClair). I learned the basics of carving caricature faces.
This caricature was started and completed in a class with Pete LeClair -- an outstanding instructor.
I was trying to learn Scandinavian style woodcarving (from a book) also known as flat-plane carving. This was my first shot at flat-plane carving.
Took a class on Scandinavian woodcarving and was assisted by an instructor (Bill Jaeger) on this one. Improved on the flat-plane technique and the face turned out better. Now if I could only remember how I did it!
Still trying to learn to carve faces using the wood spirit as the subject. If things don't go quite right with a wood spirit, it doesn't make much difference. This is carved out of a birch log with instructor assistance (Mart Lind).
Native Americans have a slightly different bone structure so I decided to try a Native American with the assistance of an instructor (Bob Lawrence).
Tried my hand a second time carving Native American facial features, instructor assisted (Bob Lawrence). My good friend Patty S. is a huge fan of Native Americans so I made this for her when she retired.
I made every mistake I could possibly make carving this poor pilgrim -- it's a good thing he is accustomed to a tough life. Even though there were some big mistakes, I wanted to keep going to learn to carve around mistakes. This was started in a class with Dick Zawacki and finished at home.
The "wood chopper" is fraught with mistakes as well. If anyone asks, I like to say that my carvings are like a fine oil painting painted by one of the masters -- best viewed from a distance and, in my case, the longer the distance the less errors you will see.
The "construction worker" was started in a my first class with Marv Kaisersatt and finished at home.
The "ice chopper" was started in my second class with Marv Kaisersatt and finished at home.
The "biker dude" was instructor assisted (Floyd Rhadigan) and finished at home. I chose to make him a Victory motorcycle dude because the logo was easier to do than the Harley Davidson and Indian logos!!!
This is itchy and scratchy. Of course, the ladies will say "typical male, always scratching his butt".
This is the lobster man. As in the old tradition, he has his pipe upside down when not smoking.
A surgeon who is studying a book called Creative Medicine by Victor Frankenstein.
This is a cowboy that a good freind from church chose this one because it resembled her late husband. I tried to duplicate his likeness as best I could.
Civil War soldier -- he likes to have his picture taken!
A southern gentleman scratching his head.
A pirate who has a sword hidden behind his back -- watch out for him.
A happy wood spirit -- wood spirits are said to bring you luck.
A good 'ol banjo picker from Tennessee made for a friend who retired from WKU. He was instructor assisted (Harold Enlow).
