2010 Best Carving Design Contest: Junior Carving Division Winners

People’s Choice: Lipizzaner doing a Courbette

By Carolyn Doerr, Eagle River, Wis.

Twelve-year-old Carolyn Doerr earned the people’s choice award in the Junior Category.

Lipizzaner Doing a Courbette

Carolyn designed the pattern herself.

“John Modjewski cut the blank out from my original pattern,” Carolyn explained.

The piece, which is about 8″ tall, was carved from a single block of basswood and Carolyn painted the carving with acrylic paints.

Editor’s Choice: Flat-Plane Pumpkin Farmer

By Jimmy Miller, New Richmond, Wis.

Thirteen-year-old Jimmy Miller carved the farmer and pumpkins from basswood and attached them to a butternut base.

Flat-Plane Pumpkin Farmer

Jimmy has been carving since February 2008.

“I made the carving as a gift for a farmer I work for,” Jimmy said. “I used a Harley Refsal knife and some Flexcut V-tools.” The assembled piece is 4″ tall, 43/4″ wide, and 3″ thick. Jimmy used acrylic paints and then dipped the pieces in boiled linseed oil.

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