| Below this caption is a small Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) set-up a top a Chestmut cabinet which holds mailing suplplies and small change for stamps. I designed and crafted the cabinet using old Chestnut wood re-claimed from an 1800's structural beams. The Chickadee stands in a "curiosity posture" |
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| "Winter Cardinals" Depicts a pair of Common Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) The birds are fluff up , as it is common during cold spells. The berries are handmade from wood and the leaves hand-formed from copper sheet. |
The Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) is here represented "guarding" a nest, which was built inside a drawer. Access to the drawer is by way of a lost knot on the side panel of the box. I selected the appropriate wooden boards to make this set-up work out. The eggs are hand-crafted as well. The small spices cabinet was designed and handcrafted by me as well. |
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) A relaxed Chickadee sits on a rail-fence post (American Chestnut) One of several Chickadees I have made . |
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus, depicted perched on top of a n old American Chestnut fence post. |
| A Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) A live juvenile of the Species served to provide the sketches that latter became this wooden representation-which is rendered as a confidence decoy. |
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| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) This Chickadee sits on an old piece of Locust fence post. |
| This very large and heavy Canada Goose is made from a block of black walnut that was allowed to air dry 3 years, The block had a natural branch that was integrated into the carving as the head and neck. To reduce the weight the body was hollowed out and a large plank of old pine board was used to cover the bottom. It has been left natural with a wax rubbing. |
| A "goose" made from an old decoy body and a Chestnut head inserted into the body. |
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) This Decoy style Grebe woodcarving was achieved with the assistance of a live model, which was caught and salvaged after an ice storm forced it to land and get stuck on the roadside. It spent a week in our bathtub recovering its energy on a shrimp diet. It was fearless and its vocalizations and behavior fascinating. The Grebe was later successfully released in Lake Moo maw, Virginia Kiln dried White Pine was used to carve this life size copy of the real bird. |