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Mike has been
carving for several years now and has become quit good at it. He has
carved several different projects from busts of Indians, to birds.
Recently Mike has gotten into carving spirit faces on pencils. Don't
ask me how anyone can be so patient as to carve those tiny faces on such a
small surface. You need the touch of a surgeon to do them well.
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Mike's "Worm
Ranch" complete with a worm wrangler! |
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Caricature
Bubba |
Caricature
Fireman |
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Mike's
Hardware Store Relief. |
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Mike's Truck
and Barn Relief. |
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Mike's Santa |
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Mike's Mill
and Bridge. |
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The
above blue bird was carved out of tupelo by Mike at a Bob Gudge
seminar.
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Mike is the current club president taking over from
Bob Deibert who manned that position for the first 18 years of the clubs
existence.
Mike's caricature pilot.
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Mike has carved a
few storks for expecting family members... This one was for his niece's
baby shower. It's an original in basswood.
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Mike carves his
bust at the April 2001 Rex Branson seminar.
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 Mike carved this Indian bust in 1998 during a Jeff Phares seminar
sponsored by the club. The wood is butternut and painted in oils. |
Another
shot of Mikes bluebird. |
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Santa
that Mike carved for the 1999 ornament exchange.
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Mike's
first attempt at chain saw carving. It's a work in progress
and is to be a gift for his in-laws. It's from an elm tree
cut down by his brother. It's an original entitled Arizona Sandtrap.
Look closely to see the golf ball between the cactus and coyote. |
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Mike carved the above handle for one of the friendship
canes we donated to the 2000 Mennonite Relief Sale. |
Mike carved this mountain man mask as part of a Jeff
Phares seminar in 1997. |
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