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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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The Blue Heron |
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I'm finding myself striving to capture more and more movement in my antler carvings. Maybe a moment in time that can tell a story. For those of us that have been fortunate enough to view the blue heron stalking its prey through the shallows, one can relate to the elegance of this beautiful bird in action. The antler used to create the blue heron has only had the border of the antler stained slightly to enhance the scene within. The shades of white, brown and gray are natural hues. To enter my imagination and understand my line of thinking when I carve you have to take everything into consideration. This isn't just a carving. Let us not forget the moose that wore this antler for an entire season, lets give some thought to the antler's growth, what it was exposed to, who found it, and the fact that it found its way into my hands to become what it is now...
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The Lighthouse |
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Have you ever wanted to transport yourself somewhere in a second, to feel, to hear and to touch certain things, and you couldn't. I may have carved this piece just because of those reasons. I had a vision of a lighthouse in my mind that I needed to get out. As small as this carving is, try to appreciate the immeasurable mass of thought and feeling within it. A lighthouse towers high above ocean washed boulders posing as a monument acting as though one to be contented with. Surrounding rocks battle the forces of nature along with the man made structure itself. The rock base this antler carving is on signifies foundation and the applied blue epoxy represents the water of unseen natural forces.
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The Next Adventure |
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When I think about the forest it sometimes becomes overwhelming for me to concentrate on any one thing. There’s so much life, the vastness of it all, and how it affects us individually and as a whole. I was excited to be given the opportunity to carve an antler that was to be presented as a retirement gift for a local hero. He was a councilor at the College of New Caledonia. Hero is the only word that comes to mind, from the stories I listened to about him. Ralph was not only a councilor but, a trapper and a guide. Apparently an amazing cook too! Here is a man who has touched the forest, been touched by the forest and is one with the forest. Given two photos, one of Ralph and one of his cabins, I went to my shed and look over my collection of moose antlers. Treasures offered by the animals that live in our forest. I was trying to vision or feel a scene within one of them. It was a strange moment choosing an antler as I felt the presence of a man who worked in a professional setting for many years but had also been exposed to a life that at times I dream of having. I wanted to capture Ralph’s “next adventure”, the one to which he’d be retiring. His portrait was carved in the brow tine to appear as though looking over his alternate world. This is Ralph’s cabin nestled in the forest. The birdhouse was added as a compliment to Ralph’s wife Judy and her love of birds. I was provided with information that Ralph enjoyed canoeing and so added a canoe by the shore. I carved the beaver lodge because I feel that it’s symbolic of a trapper. The base for this carving represents two sloping hills with a tree line creating a valley. The cabin is situated in a deep valley surrounded by the forest. When we retire from years of something familiar, I believe we need something to look forward to, as the familiar will be put in our past. Here is Ralph’s new life and next adventure nestled deep in a forest valley where day to day living is just that, living.
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The Owl |
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This owl has been carved from a section of mule deer antler. The majority of this carving has been done with the use of dentistry bits. Because of this carving, I continue to use dentistry bits in my larger work to try to capture every detail that brings the scenes inside my mind to life.
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