Friday, January 23, 2009

WOODSPIRIT BARK CARVINGS

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FOUNDWOOD CARVINGS
Thoughts from Woodcarver Millard Harrell

"Well, after carving Santa's for several month, it is nice to carve something else for a change. Here are two wood spirits I have carved recently for collectors. I'm always happy to oblige collectors that want wood spirits with special themes.

One of the Bark Carvings is a wood spirit with a Kansas Sunflower theme.
The other is a Nordic mythological theme featuring Odin and Thor.

At the top of the Odin and Thor wood spirit is the symbol for Odin's horse with eight legs. Working our way down, we have Odin with the rune symbols, Alpha on the left and Omega on the right side of his helmet.

The Odin rune is embedded in his beard and then on the left, are the very mystical words written in rune symbols, "Kansas Bark". (smile) Odin's son, Thor, is next with his hammer. At the bottom are the rune symbols that spell out his name, "Thor".

You will notice that these wood spirits have a scorched appearance. This is because I harvest almost all of my bark from Cottonwood trees that have been struck by lightening, giving the spirits "special powers". (grin)"









SUNFLOWER WOOD SPIRIT

Bark Carving
Jan. 2009
Sunflower Wood Spirit Bark Carving


In the collection of
Daniel and Shirley Metheny
Lecompton, KS



Sunday, January 11, 2009

ALL 2008 SANTA FACES ARE COMPLETED

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The Final 2008 Santa has been Completed
#1

Every year that I make a new Santa for my Santa Series
the first Santa - the Original - is for my wife,
Onnalee.
which will in time be for our son's,
Kelby Harrell.

The #1 Santa is for our daughter, Gwen Stutler.
























The Santa's this year were not numbered on the back of the carvings,
as #2 through #46 were for ETC in Elkhart, Ks.
Two additional Santa's were carved for Mark Akers - Lexington, SC
One Santa for Neva Anderson - Clay Center, KS
One Santa for Norma Williams - Canton, OH