Grumpy

This carving is a little over 4 inches tall. To me he looks a little disgruntled. 

St. Nick

This Santa was carved from a rough out for my wife. She has a collection of Santa's. He is 10 inches tall and carved from basswood. I wish everyone Merry Christmas. May the holidays be good for you and your family.

 

Santa Ornament

This Santa was carved from a 2 inch square, 6 inches long, it was cut on a diagonal. I used a coffee lid to mark the rounded back and carved it. I then carved the face on the front and left an area of natural wood and the edge to be painted. It gives a nice frame for the carving. I like to carve or wood burn something on the back of my ornaments.

 

Christmas Ornament

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 of the hair and beard with silver acrylic paint. It was then brushed with a satin lacquer for a natural finish.   

Frank

This carving is from one of two roughouts I bought at a fund raiser. I named him Frank after a local carver who said it looked like him, since he walks stooped over. He was fun to carve and I really like the way the face turned out. He is 8 inches tall.

American Goldfinch

I carved two Goldfinch's. One is a ornament that is five inches long and the other is a small Finch that is three inches long. I carved and painted them at the same time.

Chip Carving

This carving is meant to be used to hold a bottle of wine at the dinner table or a place to store little knickknacks. The sides have only two designs. I carved one of the same designs in the wrong spot so I ended up with two instead of four different designs.  It is 6 inches across and 1 3/4 inches tall. It was in a kit so all I had to do is draw in the design and carve.