Let’s keep in touch during social distancing by posting pictures of the progress of our carving for all our members to see. We can help our friends to feel less isolated,  more involved and cared for. Let’s be kind and share our art.    MORE

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Our Community & Calendar page has our cub events listed in our calendar and there is a link to all events in the Ontario woodcarvers Association calendar so you will aways know what is happening. Go to Calendar Page

In Uruma, a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, there’s an annual arts festival called The Shimadakara (meaning “island treasure”) that celebrates the artists and crafters of Japan’s southern islands. Each year, people showcase their talents by creating works that are often made from natural materials found in their local environment. One creation in particular stood out during this year’s festivities—a huge dragon sculpture crafted by Japanese artist and designer Ayako.  MORE

Incredibly Patient Artist Hand-Carves a Delicate Chain from Pencil Lead

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“Bird Carving“, “Fish Carving“, “Caricatures“, “Pyrography“, “Bark Carving“, “Relief“, “Interpretive“, “Spoons“, “Chip Carving“, “Decoys“,”Soapstone“and the list goes on.

Most unusual wood sculptures
A famous French painter and sculptor, Edgar Degas, once said “Art is not what you see, but, what you make others see.” And these 20 talented and creativewood carvers will let us see the beauty embedded in the art of woodcarving through their creations. Many of these artists have also carved their mark into the international art scene.

Amazing art woodcarving
We’re really impressed by the amazing sculptors we find everyday out there on the world wide web. Today we assembled out Top 10 Wooden Sculptures, introducing some of our favorite artists doing their magic with wood. Which is your favorite?

15 Master Artists Carrying on the Ancient Tradition of Wood 
Woodworking has a long and rich place in our history. Early humans used it, along with stone, clay, and animal parts, as some of the first materials they mastered. It still remains relevant today, as many objects in our everyday life are crafted from this sturdy form. There are a myriad of ways to manipulate it, one being wood carving, which itself dates back to ancient Egypt. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo contains a statue of a man from possibly 4,000 BC, produced from sycamore. This piece is one of the first in a long tradition of carved wood art.

Worlds longest woodcarving
It took Chinese artist Zheng Chunhui 4 years to enter the Guinness Book of Records for the world’s longest wooden carving. Chunhui is a famous wood carver, and his creation, his magnum opus, is over 40 feet (12 meters) long and made from one single tree trunk.