Wood Carving, Astronomy and RVing

Here are several of my latest pieces. I started wood carving way back in the 60's while working as a camp counselor. I got away from carving in the late 70's. While wintering in the south I thought that if I packed my carving kit I may get back into carving. I rarely painted my carvings until this year. Character carving needs color and paint to make the carving come to life. With some help of a friend, Rose, who spent years restoring dolls, she directed me toward the proper paints, brushes, etc. and I like the results.
I, like many carvers started out with Exacto knifes and a variety of blades. This year I stepped into the Dremel side of carving. The Dremel has help not only reducing my time on the piece but has allowed me to delve deeper into detail than I would with a blade alone.
I have several more pieces in the works. So far, all of my pieces have been and will be gifts. At some point I may find a piece that I may be able to sell. In the mean time, I'm proud to have a number of carvings that are being enjoyed by my friends in a few different states. Each of the pieces are "One of a Kind Wood Carving!"