Just for Fun
Occasionally, I get a notion to do something a bit different just for fun.
![Sad Face](/media/com_sppagebuilder/placeholder/233826a67be66a810b23a263230da62e.jpg)
Sad Eyes
I made a few caricatures from a scrap plank. This one had sad eyes.
![Best Bud](/media/com_sppagebuilder/placeholder/bestbud.jpg)
Best Bud
This fellow looks like he might be somebody's best bud.
![Charlie, Muskrat hunter](/media/com_sppagebuilder/placeholder/img_0310.jpg)
Charlie, Muskrat Hunter.
Inspired by a photograph in a magazine that featured a muskrat hunter, I created "Charlie" sitting on a bench smoking his cigarette. Charlie now resides in a special place at Grinders Switch Winery near Centerville, TN.
![Point of View](/media/com_sppagebuilder/placeholder/pointofview_1024-2.jpg)
Point of View
Two faces outlined on swivels so that they can face each other or turn away to express a variety of emotions.
![True Love](/media/com_sppagebuilder/placeholder/truelove.jpg)
True Love
A woman holds her precious dog's head.
![Soaring Eagle](/media/com_sppagebuilder/placeholder/soaring-eagle.jpg)
Soaring Eagle
An eagle soars about the image of a Native American as a deer stands below.
![Mom and Me](/media/com_sppagebuilder/placeholder/momholdingpaul.jpg)
Mother's Love
For my mother, I created a carving of her holding me as a baby.
![Mr. Scates](/media/com_sppagebuilder/placeholder/scates.jpg)
Mr. Scates
While vacationing at my parents' house several years ago, I worked on a rotten piece of walnut. I was working from a photo of a laborer in Nebraska. My Dad saw me working and said, "That's Mr. Scates." After we moved back to Tennessee, I met Mr. Scates' son. The resemblance, by accident, was uncanny. I gave him the carving.
![Preacher](/media/com_sppagebuilder/placeholder/preacher.jpg)
Preacher
Did you ever notice that preachers seem to have a lock on particular hairstyles--lots of hair spray?
![Eyes of Youth](/media/com_sppagebuilder/placeholder/eyesofyouth.jpg)
Eyes of Youth
This young man's image was carved into red cedar.
![Coyote Ledge](/media/com_sppagebuilder/placeholder/wolves.jpg)
Coyote Ledge
Two coyotes "sing" on a rocky ledge.