Various Carved Critters …

Animals are fun to carve ... and I'll give anything a go.

Here's just a small taste of some that I have carved over the years ...

...from dolphins ...

... Turtle carrying a load ...

... lots of dogs (of all shapes & sizes) ...

... from the real dog (his name is Habib) ...

... to the carving of the dog ...

... & frogs ...

... to a textured unicorn in oak ... carved in England ... 2007 ...

... 'Dream Catcher' carved at 'Bear Hollow', Illanois, USA ... 4th place ... 2007 ...

... 'Big Blue Kissing Frog' carved at the Faznacarving event in Holland ... 2007 ...

... & a gorilla ...

The ‘Fancy Dress Set’ … 2002

By 2002 I had started dressing up my 'Girls' ... playing with color and experimenting with the carving of ruffles and the like ... and through this the 'Fancy Dress Set' was born especially for a group exhibition at the Jackman Gallery in St Kilda, Australia, in early 2003.

The 'Fancy Dress Set' were to pave the way for many of the Cheesy Chicks that were ... and still are ... to come !!

... 'Whip Girl' ...

... 'The Madam' ...

... 'Dancing Princess' ...

... 'Bug Girl' ...

... 'Jail Bird' ...

Working with Kids …

Kids have great ideas ... they just need to be nurtured.
Although I work with chainsaws a lot I also work with children as in with design concepts and finish (painting and sanding etc). The results are often unexpected and even startling ... but always colorful and full of happy surprises.



These bollard totems (2 are removeable to allow vehicle access) were created in 2002 for the Powys Museum in Welshpool, Wales. The concept is that every year a new bunch of local children paint pictures in the carved windows to a theme. All the paintings over the years will be photographed and documented and thus a local visual diary created. It's a terrific community project that will continue to unfold over the generations.

... same concept as before only this time in parklands in Hawthorn, Australia ...

... bench designed and painted by students of Williamstown High School .. 2006

This colorful bench was designed by kids and painted by kids just for kids ... Tanti Park, Mornington ... 2006

Dragon(ish) things …

In 2009 I was commissioned to carve a Dragonish Thing for an all abilities playground being installed in Keilor. After a bit of discussion and with a few abstract poles thrown in ... this is what evolved.

...More Dragon(ish) Things ...

... Wall plaque carved at 'Chazfest' USA, 2010 ...

This big 'English Tea Drinking Dragon' was carved at the 'English Open' chainsaw carving competition from a beautiful chunk of oak in 2005 ...

... quick carve in Western Red Cedar, Ocean Shores, WA, USA ... 2006 ...

I carved this big red dragon in 2007 at a 'Log Hoggers' event over 3 days in Quincey, Illanois, USA. After a painful fall from the scaffolding on the first day and sticky humid conditions, I managed to win 7th place in a field of 28.

... quick carved in Connetticut ... 2007 ...