May 28—RED LAKE FALLS, Minn. — Where many people might just see a log — sometimes a very big log — Joe Wavra sees potential. And he's perfected the art of bringing that potential to life, so to speak, ...

There has been a Sasquatch sighting on Manistique Avenue in South Milwaukee. This sighting was not in the woods but in the wood ― specifically carved into a large log. Joel Asplin, a South Milwaukee ...

Monterey >> It’s been a little more than a quarter century since George Kenny began to use wood sculptures as a gimmick to lure customers into his small coffee shop in Allyn, Washington. Now he spends ...

Michael Wolfe wanted to do something to honor his late parents — something that would be unique and serve as a lasting reminder of their love of nature. He looked no further than the backyard of his ...

Two chainsaw artists have been working in Mount Airy to transform dead trees into works of art on the town’s Rails to Trails West. Colin Vale, 33, of Olney, is working to transform an ash tree, killed ...

The great Michelangelo once said of his famous sculpture “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set it free.” Zachary-area artist Burt Fleming, likewise, sees images in wood and fires up a ...

After spending 35 years working on residential and commercial buildings as a stone mason, Chris Pascoe has found a different way to create works of beauty. But in his new full-time career, he’s cast ...

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Take a walk around one of Manchester’s many parks and you’re bound to come across at least one of Karl Macauley’s many wood carvings. The fine artist from Moss Side has been creating realistic and ...

Chain-saw-carving school lesson No. 1: Think delicate -- the hardest part about sculpting wood with a chain saw isn't brute strength, but a light touch. Lesson No. 2: If you plan to make a living at ...