Great projects begin with great designs and this was an incredible design from noted illustrator John Pattison. This is our second collaboration for Warped Wing Brewery. We also did the Baltic Argonaut project in 2015. John did the design work for this mythical beast and helped at many critical design decisions on this massive 5′ […]
The following are examples of the hundreds of these carvings representing the gift givers of Christmas. Each one has a deep history to the region and is based on these legends. St Nicholas is most commonly known, but Julesnisse is from the Norway region. Belsnickles are German based. Interestingly many of these legends have a […]
Several years ago I made the snowman below as a gift. One year it got misplaced and was assumed lost. Another year went by and I realized it would never be found. Another year or two went by when I got around to remaking it. I did not remember that there was a photo of […]
This is a carving of St Patrick based on Stained Glass window.
After the Toxic Brew Greenman show the propmaster for an upcoming movie contacted me to carve some figures for “A Kind of Murder”. This movie was filmed slightly south of here in Cincinnati, Ohio and starred Jessica Biel. Apparently the murder was a woodcarver who was not very good and made some sinister figures. Unfortunately […]
umI just purchased a set of German food carving tools  and started in on pumpkins. Here are a few that I have done. Frankenstein’s Monster ( Lon Chaney Style) Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi Style) Jack Skellington
Here are a few of my 2015 Santa  carvings in work.  If you are interested in purchasing a Santa Carving this year  or want to go to the Santa Show this year please send me an email.  The show will be in Middletown Ohio in November.
I had made a red gecko that was on my studio wall for several months with no interested customers. The prevailing advise was that it was the wrong color and should be green. The only way to change the color is to paint over it with opaque thick layers of paint. One key signature of […]
This is a large Beer Trade sign made for Warped Wing Brewery in  Dayton Ohio.  This a 24×36 inch sign made from basswood. All credit for the design work goes to their team.  I also got to tap the cask at the opening.