This original wood carving is inspired by the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. I designed this piece to reflect a feeling of reverence for the sacredness of nature, a religious icon if you will, to the vast beauty of the night sky, and a celebration of the patterns that we find there. In star… Read More Icon of the Great Bear
Carved from butternut wood, the design for this piece is from a small drawing I did a number of years ago of my dog, named Pearl. The title of this blog post, which is also the title of the carving, comes from a familiar parable about a merchant seeking to buy pearls: “Who, when he… Read More Pearl of Great Price
I recently completed a carving in butternut wood of an Irish hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus). According to the Hare Preservation Trust: “The Irish hare . . . is the only species of lagomorph [which includes hares, pikas, and rabbits] native to the island of Ireland. Carbon dating of cave fossils has shown that hares were… Read More Irish Hare Wood Carving
I recently finished a project that involved carving the first of what I hope will be many hand carved wooden bowls. I developed an interest in carving wooden bowls through the process of learning to carve wooden spoons – carving the hollows of the spoons is a very satisfying process for me for some reason.… Read More The Bowl of Remembering