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These antlers and I have worked together. I imagine a scene and enjoy the rapid firing of scoping my collection of antlers trying to find the right one for what it is I see inside my imagination. These carvings are true one of a kinds that are created through immense channelled emotions and with no time limitations.
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Rock Climber |
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Strange, the images which appear on antlers for me. I've had this particular one for many years. While working on a different carving, the scene of a rock climber became so clear as I admired the surface of this antler. The paddle has a unique structure. The curves look like an overhanging cliff. A lot of thought went into what would be carved in the bottom section or brow tine. Having a close look, one can see that the rock climber is taking a moment to gaze at the overwhelming view. I have been to the tops of some mountains and have had the opportunity to witness the incredible view. When a summit is reached and I look around, all I can think is how small I really am and how precious life is. Did I mention breathtaking?
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Beaver |
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This piece has taken the most amount of time for my imagination to create a scene. Almost 8 years I had this section of mule deer antler and never once could I make anything of it. One day while working on another carving I laid it down beside my workstation as you see it here in the photo and the scene became so vivid. The stump behind the beaver is what gave it away. I could make out the roots of the stump and envisioned the top of the stump being chewed in a pattern the way a beaver would cut it. I saw the other tine of the antler as a leaning tree and began the task of forming the beaver in the base of the leaning tree as though chewing it for it’s lodge somewhere on the lake.
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Misty Morning |
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This is the first carving that had to be completely readjusted. In the planning stage, I could see a bass leaping out of the water. As I began carving this old weathered antler, I realized I was in a bit of trouble when a previously unnoticed crack appeared. This put a stop to the bass and my imagination on high alert. Reviewing the space I still had to work with, a scene of a couple of ducks rising out of the swamp developed. This carving displayed with the proper lighting offers the viewer a moment when the sun is slowly breaking through the morning mist making everything around the swamp come to life.
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I was given this shed antler from a friend's father. While out on his snowmobile, he ran into something and found out that what he hit, was in fact, a recently shed moose antler. A lot of ideas went through my mind before I was sure the carving would become what it has. A fresh antler like this one offers an almost unbearable smell when large cuts were made. A substantial amount of time has gone into creating and preparing the base. Two pieces of wood,3/4" oak and 15/8" walnut, were selected under the scrutiny of Images in Wood. The thickness provided mass for the base that represents the size of whales. The oak, stained blue represents the water that is enhanced by the waving cut and routered edge that was placed across the front of the base. The 3/8" clear acrylic shape of a whale was added to give viewers the feeling of a whale's graceful and majestic glide in water.
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The Airplane |
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This carving of an airplane was done for two close friends of mine. Their daughter was graduating from air mechanics school and it seemed like an appropriate gift. At this time in my carving career I’d never worked on a carving so small that I had to hold onto it by hand. The tip was a section I had saved from another carving called Misty Morning. The airplane is mounted to a metal rod and attached to a piece of mule deer antler. The plane is tilted upward as though flying into the wild blue yonder.
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