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Jody Webb's Roses

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Jody Webb finishing up his latest rose carving commission. This will make a one of a kind Valentine surprise for the recipient!

Small Cottonwood Wood Spirit

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Here is a small wood spirit carving I made from a piece of cottonwood bark. The carving is approximately 5 inches tall.

Darth Vader at Carving Class

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You never know what may happen at carving class. Here is a photo of the time Darth Vader came to inspect the progress.

Ludwig Kieninger Carving at Jesuit College Preparatory School

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I wanted to share a carving by Ludwig Kieninger that is at Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas . One of the special features of Jesuit Dallas is that they have an art museum in the school. Hundreds of pieces by well known artist are on display throughout the school. You can even take a docent guided tour . Here you can see the full Kieninger piece hanging on the wall. One unusual thing I noticed is Ludwig signed this piece on the front with his last name spelled out. Usually you would only see the "LK" initials on the front of his carvings. Have you been to the Jesuit Dallas Museum? If so, what did you think of it?

Join us for the 2016 North Texas Wood Carver's Guild Show

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Come out to the Grapevine Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas for the 42nd Annual Rhapsody in Wood North Texas Wood Carver's Guild show. There will be lots of carvers, wood turners, scroll saw artists and more displaying and selling their work. There will be competitions and carving supply vendors. I look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new friends there this Saturday (3/5/2016 10am - 5pm) and Sunday (3/6/2016 10am - 4pm). Visit the official Rhapsody in Wood show page for more details.

Rough Out of Corporal Works of Mercy Relief

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This post is to share some progress on the  Corporal Works of Mercy Relief . If you missed it, you can read the first post here . Removing wood to the background: Cleaning up the edges and starting to rough in the shapes: Forms roughed in: Stay tuned for more to come.

Design for Corporal Works of Mercy Relief

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A few months ago, I was asked to design and carve a relief that represents the corporal works of mercy in the context of Christ's sacrifice on the cross. The traditional corporal works of mercy are feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned and bury the dead. This list finds its roots in Matthew 25:34-46. The idea here was to surround the image of Christ on the cross with images of each corporal work of mercy as it might relate to the Passion narrative. The bread for "feed the hungry" and the cup for "give drink to the thirsty" bring to mind the Lord's Supper. The seamless garment and sandals for "clothe the naked" are those that were stripped from Jesus during his crucifixion. The house depicted for "shelter the homeless" is based on images of the house in Ephesus that tradition claims is the house that John took Mary to live in after Jesus's de