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WELCOME TO THE GUEST ARTIST GALLERY
ARTIST: A person who does anything very well, with a feeling for form, effect etc.
I'm very pleased to welcome to my website some
very fine Wood Carvers and Wood Burners . I think after viewing their work you will agree. These
folks are from all over the United States and Canada add their own individual expertis and charm to their work.
Website links and email addresses are included if you would like to contact the artians.
Kathy Robbins
ARTISTS
LORA S. IRISH ~ NEDRA DENISON ~ MELVIN SERNA ~ ELMER GUNDERSON ~ CAROL GIERMAN ~ JERRY
GOAR ~ KENNETH SANDERS ~ BILLIE SANDERS ~
NANCY GRAVELOT ~ CHRISTINA WHITE ~ DAVE DUNLAP ~ KAREN DUNLAP ~ RANDY ROBBINS~ EDWARD J. HIGGS
~ TERRY ROBBINS
IMAGES IN THIS GALLERY ARE IN CLICKABLE FORMAT FOR A LARGER VIEW.
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| "PIXIE QUEEN" LORA S. IRISH, ARTIST |
Lora S. Irish
Lora S. Irish and her husband, Michael, are the owners of Classic Carving Patterns, www.CarvingPatterns.com an online wood carving teaching website and Fine Art Dog Prints, www.MuttArt.com. Currently Lora has ten wood carving pattern books in publication throught Fox Chapel Publishing.
Two new manuscripts are in the works and should be released by Spring 2007. Lora is also a free lance oil/acrylic artist
and the main care taker of five wonderful American shorthair domestic felines, i.e. barn cats; Mittens, Lyger, Mouse,
Bumble Bee and Fuzzy Butt.
"Pixie Queen" ã NFS Wood
Burning on Birch Plywood 8 Inches Wide by 11 Inches Tall
Lora S. Irish, Artist
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| "CHIEF JOSEPH" NEDRA DENSION, ARTIST |
Nedra Denison
Nedra Denison, has been doing Pyrography since 1999, but her interest in art started as a child with her
medium of choice being oil painting. She continued painting until she suffered some personal/health challenges due to
stress from her job in 1992. She was unable to work and had lost her inspiration to paint. It was not until eight
years later, that her husband, Alan, a woodcarver, got her interested in wood carving and Nedra rediscovered her lost interest
in art but found that it had taken on a totally different meaning. Nedra's interest in wood burning started when she
was taking a wood carving class in 1999 at the Texas Woodcarvers Guild Spring Rally. She was sitting next to a group
of people who were wood burning and the smell was irresistible. The fascination immediately became a determination to
learn wood burning. So, armed with a new burner Nedra set out to teach herself the art of pyrography. Little did
she know that pyrography would be the therapy she needed to become productive again. Nedra has published three Pyrography
books and teaches pyrography to students of all skill levels.
Nedra Denison, Pyrographic Artist, Author and Instructor
Woodburning tools, supplies, wood, tagua nuts.
"Chief Joseph" ã $850.00 burned on a 12" Basswood Plaque
Nedra Denison, Artist
Nedra, has a fine article published in the Fall 2006 issue of Carving Magazine entitled 'Woodburning Techniques
Pyrography 101' It's well worth the read! Congratulations Nedra!
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| "WIZARD" MELVIN SERNA, ARTIST |
Melvin Serna
Melvin Serna, born and raised in New Mexico, in the Four Corners area. I took up
carving about ten years ago. I started out carving Santa Clauses for my wife and then it became an obsession.
I like carving Old World Santa's, Wizard's and just started doing Relief carving. The carvings that I sell are all original.
I'm currently accepting wood carving commissions. Mel also has his own website in the planning stages
where you'll be able to see more of his work.
"Wizard" ã NFS
10 Inches Tall by 3 Inches Diameter
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| "LADY" ELMER GUNERSON, ARTIST |
Elmer Gunderson
Elmer Gunerson, was born and raised in Prince George British Columbia. I work with many of
the local woods such as cottonwood, fir, spruce, cedar, as well as exotic woods using both human figures and wildlife for
my subjects. Faces, human and animal, young and old, have always fascinated me. There is so much in a face; the
life one has led, or the possibilities of a life yet to come. I strive with each carving to capture not only the personalities
but their experiences of life as well. The greatest gift carving has given me is in some small way to inspire others
to experience nature on an intimate level. I hope it touches you as it moves me. It is my addiction to create
fine art from the products of our natural forests. My work ranges from small bark carvings for gifts to larger sculpture's
for private and corporate collections. My pieces can be found in gardens to galleries, from Canada to Europe and Asia.
"Lady" ã 100cm (39.37 Inches) Tall by
40cm (15.75 Inches) Wide by 40cm (15.75 Inches) Diameter,
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| "GIRAFFES" CAROL GIERMANN, ARTIST |
Carol Giermann
Carol Giermann, started carving on her own in 1988. After carving a few questionable
looking critters out of found wood, I took a beginners course to help me learn to use a knife properly. During the first
class, the instructor stressed the importance of wearing a glove for protection. Also during that class a guy cut himself
so badly he was rushed to the hospital for stitches. The next week, everyone had gloves. In 1992, after
developing a serious love of animal carving, I took a three-day course with a woman I think is the best animal carver in the
U.S. and who has been recognized as one of the best by the International carving community: Desiree Hajny. It was fun
and very informative! Since then, I have created my own style, mostly using power tools with hand-carved details.
I still have that love of animal carving and have only carved one unrelated relief - a saguaro in bloom. Carol's "Giraffes"
won a Blue Ribbon in the Found Wood Category at the Mesa Desert Woodcarving Show & Sale in 2005. Carol
is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Prescott Wood Bee Carvers
"Giraffes" ã NFS Pear
Wood, Carol Giermann, Artist
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| "TOTEM" JERRY GOAR, ARTIST |
Jerry Goar
Jerry Goar, HAVE KNIVES - WILL CARVE is his motto. Jerry has been a wood
carver for twenty-five plus years having joined the California Carvers Guild when living in Huntington Beach. He moved
to Prescott in 2000 and became a member of the Prescott Wood Bee Carvers. His carving interests are mini-carousel horses/animals,
walking sticks and canes from aspen wood, Christmas characters large and small and yam carvings. Club activities with
children such as soap carving and school demonstations as well as helping new carvers are his passion. Jerry is the
current President of the Prescott Wood Bee Carvers. One of Jerry's Mini-Carousel Horses is in the Prescott Wood
Bee Carvers gallery on this site.
"Totem" ã NFS
Jerry Goar, Artist
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| "THE WATERFALL" KENNETH SANDERS, ARTIST |
Kenneth Sanders
Kenneth Sanders, is a self-taught wood carver. He started carving in 1988, which
Kenneth gives much credit to his wife 'Billie' for getting him interested in bark carving. While Kenneths's carving
was more off than on during 1988 until he retired in 2003. Kenneth has taught wood carving to help Boy Scouts earn their
Merit Badges. Teaching wood carving at the District Boy Scouts summer camp has been another activity of Kenneth's.
"The Waterfall" ã Private
Collection, 10 Inches Wide by 14 Inches Tall by 4 Inches Thick, Kansas Plains Cottonwood Bark, Kenneth Sanders, Artist
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| "TREE MANSION" BILLIE SANDERS, ARTIST |
BILLIE SANDERS
Billie Sanders, wife of carver Kenneth Sanders is a carver in her own right. Billie
taught school until 2004 and upon retirement began learning how to carve wood. She carved her first piece that same
year. Billie carves two pieces a year now.
"Tree Mansion" ã Private
Collection, 7 Inches Wide by 24 Inches Tall by 4 Inches Thick, Kansas Plains Cottonwood Bark.
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| "COUGAR" NANCY GRAVELOT, ARTIST |
NANCY GRAVELOT
Nancy Gravelot, started carving in 2002 when my friend talked me into attending a Prescott
Wood Bee Carvers Club meeting. Since then I have tried my hand at carving in the round, wood burning, Cottonwood Bark
carving and power carving using a Dremel tool. I have had the opportunity to take classes with several well known carvers
including Steve Prescott, Sheila Hunter, Wanda Marsh, Skylar Johnson and Jim Willis to name a few. Althought I have
taken classes in West Glacier MT., Branson, MO. and the Rio Grande Valley, TX, my favorite place to attend carving classes
is at the Creede Woodcarvers Rendezvous in Creede, CO. It is held in July every year. The classes are held in
one of the former mines in the main part of town. The cougar was carved in a class at the Woodcarving Rendezvous held
in Branson, MO. Jim Willis was the instructor.
"Cougar" ã NFS 8
Inches Wide by 9" Tall Nancy Gravelot, Artist
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| "OAKTREE" CHRISTINA WHITE, ARTIST |
Christina White
Christina White, says that her Relief "Oaktree" is tung oiled basswood carved with hand
tools only. She also says that her Relief "Oaktree", is a symbol of strength and longevity. Christina states that
"I am pleased with this one."
"Oaktree" ã Relief
$85.00, 5 1/2 Inches Wide by 8 1/2 Inches Tall, Tung Oiled Basswood, Christina White, Artist
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| "HERON" DAVE DUNLAP, ARTIST |
DAVE DUNLAP
Dave started wood carving in approximately 2001 while he and his wife Karen lived in
Colorado. The first thing that really interested him was chip carving. That is what mostly got him started. Everything kind
of grew off of that. Then he started doing some figure work out of basswood. His dolphins won several ribbons, he and Karen
co-carved 2 Hummingbirds that won ribbons too. After that he started carving a little bit of everything! Caricatures, Santa
Claus' , animals, you name it! Dave mailed off some of his carvings to different carving shows, and he always won ribbons.
Dave has varied interest in what he carves, and is always working on something.
"Heron", ã Dave
Dunlap, Artist
Woodworking, Woodcarving, Handcrafted Canes & Walking Sticks, Glass Engraving, and Miscellaneous
work.
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| "BIRD ON A LIMB", KAREN DUNLAP, ARTIST |
KAREN DUNLAP
Karen Dunlap, wife of Dave Dunlap is a very talented carver in her own right.
Along with co-carving two Hummingbirds with Dave and winning ribbons at shows. Karen's interest is
in bird carving which she also won additional awards. She continued that interest into carving little caricature
birds from basswood eggs. Karen says "it seems to take months to get her carvings done."
"Bird On A Limb", ã Karen Dunlap, Artist
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| TURNED WOOD DISH WITH REMOVABLE LID BY RANDY ROBBINS |
RANDY ROBBINS
Woods Used Ebony, Cherry, BlackWalnut, Co-Cobola with Cherry Inlay
Randy Robbins is my son, and I'm very pleased to show one of his wooden pieces. Randy has
been working with wood for several years. His father and I have many beautiful examples of his fine work in our home.
This is only a hobby for Randy, but one he could turn into a profession easily. As you can tell both his Dad and I are
very proud of our boy.
If you would like to contact Randy about his work you can do it though this web site. Email
Randy at mktrobbins@aol.com
EDWARD J. HIGGS &
TERRY ROBBINS
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| "KALEIDOSCOPE" BY TED HIGGS, BASE BY TERRY ROBBINS |
Wood for the Kaleidoscope Padauk and Oak with marbles used for the base.
Edward J. Higgs is a fine Marquetry and woodturner who lives in Chelmsford, England. Marquetry
has been a hobby and passion of Edward's for many years. Edward has developed an interest in
Kaleidoscope's and wanted to build his own. This special edition was lovingly made by Edward the second from
a solid block of Padauk, a hardwood from Africa.
Terry Robbins made the base of Oak and Marbles for the Kaleidoscope to rest upon.
Kaleidoscopes were invented in 1816 by David Brewster a Scottish inventor. Charles Bush
was a very popular United States maker during the 1870's for his parlor kaleidoscope.
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