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The interest in art has been in my family for generations. Oil and watercolor painting, sculpture, stained glass, are but a few of the art forms enjoyed and mastered. After trying many different types of art unsuccessfully, I tried woodcarving in 1988. The use of wood and the ability to produce art objects in 3 dimensions just felt right for me. From the beginning projects I was able to quickly advance within this art form. My various woodcarving subjects have utilized the Native Americans as a subject for carvings as they depict emotion and reflect interest from early history. Other woodcarving subjects have been from a natural theme. Trees, animals, trees, leaves and interesting items that I can see within in found wood and driftwood. I find that bark, weathered wood like fence posts, burls and such, add interesting aspects to each woodcarving.
Recently I have progressed into the Hopi art form of Katchinas. These figures when carved from cottonwood tree roots by Native Americans represent deities from the underworld of their religion. The cottonwood root represents the constant reliance on water from the earth to their crops in a harsh environment.
I make no attempt to duplicate these religious objects, but follow the concept into more contemporary art piece. I often carve them from a piece of New Mexico Cedar Fence Post, leaving a portion of the post as a base.
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I have returned to whence I came.. "a whittler" in the last few years..and do very liite big ? carvings.. Hope this will work..