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Belen, New Mexico
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MEMBER SINCE: 01/25/2010
LAST LOGIN: 12/17/2010 14:10:11

Rick Schneck

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.

All Types
Relief
In the Round
Faces
Indians
Kachinas
Found Wood

All Types
Relief
In the Round
Faces
Indians
Kachinas
Found Wood

What anyone else does and how

The Belen Wood Wackers
1 to 3 pm Thursdays
Belen comunity center

Backpacking

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blog
http://www.newmexicowoodcarver.blogspot.com/

01/25/2010 10:32:13









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02/06/2010 19:10:33

OK Rick... I THIRDed the motion to get a little action going on the site.. we really need to get something going.. I have returned to whence I came.. "a whittler" in the last few years..and do very liite big ? carvings.. Hope this will work..


Will Hayden


in Vancouver WA



01/26/2010 08:56:50

Visit My Blog


http://www.newmexicowoodcarver.blogspot.com/


 



01/25/2010 23:00:04

Hi Rick,


just joined, how u feeling? hope better!!  we are moving to westlaco from harlingen and pharr.  Haven't had a chance to set up my full account here yet. set up new website at http://CarvingsByDon/tripod.com




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