North Idaho Carver

 A good way to use small pieces of cottonwood bark is to carve small houses. These are carved on both sides and I wood burned the wood board...

There is an interesting history of this carving, it had been carved with primitive tools such as sea shells, shark teeth, and bones. It is 6...

This ornament was carved from Cottonwood bark. It is about 6 inches long. The back is slightly carved inward. I dry painted the top edges o...

I carved this Santa in Cottonwood bark. It is 10 inches tall and 3 inches wide. This is the first time I tried painting something in bark. I...

This Native Indian was carved from a 10 inch piece of Cottonwood bark.With the grain of the bark it has light and dark lines. When taking a...

This is the finished scene with the bark house and tree I started at West Glacier. I used Cottonwood bark for the base. The back of the hou...

When I saw the night light in Woodcarving Illustrated I knew I had to carve a small house with a light. The house is 3 1/2 inches tall. The ...

When I was growing up we had an outhouse like many families without running water in the house. Many had two seats. Now you see a lot of por...

One of the classes at the NW Carving Academy in Ellensburg, Washington was taught by Jeff Harness. I am very happy the way this Native Amer...

This carving is a stylistic red fox out of cottonwood bark. The fox is 7 inches long. The finish is hand rubbed Tru-Oil, which is a blend o...

Every year my wife sets up this village for the holidays.It was in desperate need of some trees. I carved these trees in cotton wood bark. I...

The holiday season has come upon us. Thanksgiving is just a few days away.  Thanksgiving Day is traditionally a day for families and friend...

This is a Halloween carving in cottonwood bark. It is 5 inches tall. The back has been relieved to fit a tea candle inside. A flap of mat b...

I've been working hard at carving the face in bark. I was thrilled to win a best of division at the Spokane carving show.

This log house is carved in cottonwood bark. It is 6 inches tall. I wanted the roof to look like sod so I glued a piece of bark on top so t...

This wood spirit  is carved in cottonwood bark and is 13 inches tall.

I added a gadget so people from other countries can translate my words to their language. I'm glad that Blogger added this for us since ...

This votive holder is carved out of cottonwood bark. The tree is 8 inches tall and 3 1/4 inches at the bottom branches. The base is 9 inches...

I carved a couple of houses out of a small pieces of cottonwood bark left over from some other projects. Both are about 2 1/2 inches tall, 3...

I'm starting with a story, The Lore of the Cottonwood Tree. There is a quiet small valley with a small river winding though. The 100 plu...