I made a few caricatures from a scrap plank. This one had sad eyes.

This fellow looks like he might be somebody's best bud.

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.

Two faces outlined on swivels so that they can face each other or turn away to express a variety of emotions.

A woman holds her precious dog's head.

An eagle soars about the image of a Native American as a deer stands below.

For my mother, I created a carving of her holding me as a baby.

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.

Did you ever notice that preachers seem to have a lock on particular hairstyles--lots of hair spray?

This young man's image was carved into red cedar.

Two coyotes "sing" on a rocky ledge.