J. L. Gaither
artist
artist
A few of my wood carvings
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Just thought you might enjoy seeing some of my wood carvings.
Although I do occasionally sell my carvings, usually on a commission basis, these are merely examples of the type and kind of work I have done all my life.
These are all my original designs.
Although I do occasionally sell my carvings, usually on a commission basis, these are merely examples of the type and kind of work I have done all my life.
These are all my original designs.
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It might be my pride but, early on I developed a sincere passion for carving figures from a single piece of wood. No glue, no power tools. I found it necessary to learn knife making in order to create the blades, chisels and gouges necessary to carve the intricacies of various flowers. The "sweetheart rose" is my favorite.
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I carve my hummingbirds from one piece of wood.
The finished wings of my hummingbirds so thin that light shows through them, resulting in a fine, yet fragile, finished piece. It is very easy to break the wings in the course of carving and finishing the piece.You can see the glue line in the left wing.
I paint or apply gold leaf to the finished hummingbirds and attach a loop of fine monofilament for use as a Christmas tree ornament.
The finished wings of my hummingbirds so thin that light shows through them, resulting in a fine, yet fragile, finished piece. It is very easy to break the wings in the course of carving and finishing the piece.You can see the glue line in the left wing.
I paint or apply gold leaf to the finished hummingbirds and attach a loop of fine monofilament for use as a Christmas tree ornament.
A few of my carvings and tools on my art bench.
The 'sweetheart rose' is my favorite flower to carve.I take my designs from living rosebuds. (Difficult to improve on nature.) Each new design is an entirely new set of challenges. Because I cut the petals to the same thickness as those of a live rose, this is a very fragile piece. I carve my flowers from one piece of wood which makes it rather difficult and terribly time-consuming to accomplish. My flowers are life-size renderings and, when held up to the light, the light will come through the petals.
I carved this 'oak bow' from a 150-year old plank which was left over from the restoration of a historical landmark home in Chapel Hill, NC. A nice accent piece on the wall, it is 10-3/4" tall and 8-1/2" wide. A deep-relief piece, 1-5/8" thick.
"Pooh & honeypot" was carved from a an oak plank taken from a discarded freight pallet. He stands 6-1/2" tall. A deep-relief piece, 7/8" thick.
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"gnome" was carved from a 4" x 4" piece of oak I salvaged from a discarded freight pallet. He stands 8-3/4" tall.
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Copyright J.L. Gaither 2007
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