admin | August 1, 2010
These wood carvings are done by Boris Ivanov from Narva, Estonia. Boris Ivanov was born in 1968. He said about his work: “In 1990 I started the wood carving, probably by the will of the soul, learned everything myself and continue to learn today.” In 2002 he had solo exhibition in Narva Art galeree. And [...]
admin | July 11, 2010
These sculptures, furniture and relief carving are made by Patrick Burke from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States. Patrick Burke became the first non-European to train in Ortisei village of about 4,000 people nestled in the Alps of northern Italy. Ortisei is world-renowned for its rich history of professional wood sculptors — about 150 full-timers, plus hundreds [...]
admin | June 30, 2010
These wooden sculptures are carved by Lawrence Schneider from Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA. Lawrence Schneider became a full-time sculptor in 2005 at age 70. Prior to this he where developing his skills of direct carving over 30 years creating wood sculptures. He is entirely self-trained in art. He has a BS degree in engineering and [...]
admin | June 23, 2010
These chainsaw sculptures are carved by Hiromu Kurita ( 弘栗田 ) from Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan . He is the triple winner of Chetwynd International Chainsaw Carving Championship in 2007 ; 2008 and 2009. In 2008 Hiromu Kurita received a fourth place in the “ECHO Chain Saw Carving Championship” held October 3-5 at the Albuquerque [...]
admin | June 21, 2010
These sculptures are made by Howard A. Schroeder from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America. Howard A. Schroeder is a self-taught sculptor and has been sculpting since 1972. He has said about his art: “Creating something unique is important to me. My attempt is to not copy but to initiate. The beauty of [...]
