Bears get into the Swing of Kids
Carved two ash stumps into bears holding up the cottage hammock. This could’ve been the hottest days I’ve carved at ever; 28 C each day! Located at a beautiful lake near Southampton.
Bear Benches at their new Home
Bears go travelling! After a 500km trip to eastern Ontario, near Cloyne, the Bear Benches got setup. After a 6 hour U-Haul adventure, we setup the carvings during a torrential downpour. We ‘beared it’ and all is good. On to the next adventure. Customers feedback: “Thanks Gerald for the fabulous benches. You outdid yourself. Thank […]
Bear Benches for Backyards
The Bear Benches are Done! Four bear benches for a past client. Stay tune for the posts showing the process of delivery and setup at the customers cottage. http://staging.cancarve.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210625_125800.mp4
It’s for the Birds
It’s spring time and the birds are here! This 7 foot carving in a 20″ diameter white pine log shows all 4 family members represented as birds of their choice. The birds are a raven, cedar wax-wing, teel and a kestrel http://staging.cancarve.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210406_074624.mp4
Snow Carving in the Front Yard
My carving wood is buried under lots of snow, therefore, it’s time to explore the world of snow carving. It’s fun! Middle of February is when the ‘good carving snow’ appears. Last week made a polar bear, then a penguin, with the little one. This week with two good dumps of snow, I carved a […]
The Bears of Tiverton, Ontario
These hungry bears are working hard to reach their sweet spot; the bee hive! This was carved in an emerald ash borer killed 16 foot white ash stump at Ken Jackson Construction near Tiverton, Mother bear watches as her two adventurous cubs reach for the bee hive out on a limb. Carving completed in October […]
‘Award Winning’ Sand Sculpture
In early August I participated in the annual Sauble Beach Sandfest Sand Sculpturing Contest. I can now claim to be ‘award winning’ with my couch potato guy watching TV. It was a very physical day piling and compacting a LOT of sand. Enjoyed the sun, sand and the smiles from beach walkers passing by. No […]
The ‘King’ of Tiverton, Ontario
The old King of Tiverton, in front of the King’s Pearl Pub & Eatery, is being retired for my newly carved King. This new Aragorn King is carved in a local cedar log and has appropriate King bling for all to admire. The pictures show some of the different angles of the King while the […]
The Southampton Squirrel
This is a truly satisfied squirrel of Southampton. The property owner near the Southampton golf course was forced to remove a white ash due to the emerald ash borer damage. A portion of the tree trunk was used to carve this happy squirrel on top of a ‘large’ acorn. The bottom of the carving has […]
Pileated Wood Pecker – Large!
Custom Carving of a Pileated Wood Pecker (3ft tall) with internal mount.