The two large oak bears shown below were carved from logs from the same huge old oak tree! These were completed in the fall of 2008 and were my largest projects so far! The first bear shown is in my front yard. He is 7 and a half feet tall. But now I have a new challenge.


I received two HUGE oak logs in the fall of 2009. The shorter and wider one is 6 ft tall and almost 4 ft across. The taller one in the back is 10 ft tall. They make my bear look small. The first one was just completed and is a moose (see pictures below). The taller one will be a collection with an eagle on top and I think maybe a mountain lion on rocks below, but ideas are being developed! I hope to start it in the spring of 2011.

Update: the moose is carved and on the loose !!

Oak Logs Before Carving

Finished Bear Carvings