Joyce Volmut merely has to look out the windows of her in-home studio for feathered-and-beaked inspirations for the wood bird figurines she will show this weekend at the Kaw Valley Woodcarvers’ 33rd ...

A few times a year, a workshop at the Guilford Handcraft Center turns into a place where Geppetto, the woodcarver, would be happy. Here, a half-dozen students arrive eager to turn simple blocks of ...

The Wendell Gilley Museum is offering two classes on Saturday, Feb. 21, in the museum’s new Haertel Classroom.

When staff members at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary set out to replace the stuffed birds of prey that have hung for more than two decades from the ceiling of its Visitors Center, they knew it wouldn’t be ...

For this Bubbler Talk, we set out to solve a mystery. Laurel Heebsh has been hiking Milwaukee County’s Oak Leaf Trail since the start of the pandemic when something caught her eye, and she decided to ...

Warren Brown first carved when he was about 8 years old. With a butter knife, he sculpted a squirrel out of soap. A retired Navy veteran, contractor and small businessman, the 74-year-old has been ...

Tree stumps can be a bit of an eyesore, but this homeowner saw potential for making one of his old trees into a beautiful piece of art for backyard birds.

NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia veteran has turned to wood carving to make sure other veterans know they're not alone this holiday season, or any other time of the year. Retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant ...

Carving a duck out of wood may not be everyone's idea of a good time, but wood carvers are hopeful that their beloved hobby seems to be attracting more women and young people. "I imagine that a lot of ...

Wood carving is somewhat of a lost art these days, but birds were often the subject of amazingly realistic carvings. The artistic and colorful patterns of the red-naped sapsucker make it appear like a ...

Mar. 16—During the cold Minnesota months, you can often find Karl Beck embracing the legacy left by his father, artist Charlie Beck. In addition to his vibrant paintings, Charlie practiced woodcarving ...

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