The resulting creations are examples of fan carving, a folk art that originated in Eastern ... He slices the bird’s wood plumage into thin blades to make the feathers, spreading each one out ...

Stebbing never felt called to work in the traditional art forms of drawing and painting, but wood sculpture seemed a natural fit. He starts each carving ... to portray a bird in flight, a fish ...

The Wendell Gilley Museum has added two new classes to its lineup this year: Woodburning; and Carving and Woodburning a Bird ...

If you've got an interest in wildlife art and woodworking, carving duck decoys could be the perfect pastime. Native Americans knew that birds attract ... and began carving wood duck decoys ...

MORAVIA -- On the Owasco Lake beach behind his house, Steven Fland was carving from wood ... his art he combines his artistic interests with his scientific approach and his passion for birds.

A Michigan master of folk carving whittles white cedar fans and birds of a wooden feather ... SWITCH TO A PUSH KNIFE THAT I'M MISUSING AS A DRAW KNIFE. OH, WELL THIS-- BUT IT WORKS.

(WBAY) - A Waupaca County man has an incredible gift of transforming a piece of wood into a lifelike bird or animal. His detailed carvings have ... high school I had an art teacher that was ...

In fact, every time I make a mistake, I learn from it — so hopefully the next bird is a better bird than this one!” Pass' ...

adding that the competitions also features categories like wood-burning art, and carvings of other types of figures too. For master carver Ken Hussey, decoys of birds were how he got into wood ...

which prohibited people from shooting the birds to sell on the open market. And the art of carving wood decoys followed suit, dwindling after World War II with the introduction of plastic decoys ...

Life-like wooden birds and fish inspired visitors while vendors sold raw goods needed for carving. Organizers say the art form is growing in popularity, with this year's novice class being the ...

Ohio natives and Red Lodge transplants David and Donna Ritter are this year’s featured artists at the Stillwater Art ... The carvings expanded to a wide array of 13 duck species, wood-turned ...