{"id":13440,"date":"2017-02-03T03:59:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T03:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffreyhdean.local\/sculpture-portfolio\/wood-sculpture\/"},"modified":"2019-11-25T09:29:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T18:29:17","slug":"wood-sculpture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/wood-sculpture\/","title":{"rendered":"Wood Sculpture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13440\" class=\"elementor elementor-13440\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36e8b980 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36e8b980\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dfcb4ff\" data-id=\"7dfcb4ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59215de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"59215de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b782f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b782f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wood sculptures and carvings<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a83b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16a83b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here are examples of my wood sculptures.<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58059c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58059c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Click an image to learn, the story behind the work, and see more images of the finished piece and the process of creating it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52a202cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52a202cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2689d451\" data-id=\"2689d451\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc06e71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"3fc06e71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"jig1\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-26a7c31114d501131a2dd3512ac8185e jig-preset-20 jig-source-wp-gallery\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig1-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/fishing-bear-with-sun\/\" title=\"This large relief of fishing bear with the sun shining from behind was made in 1994 for a couple with a house in Blowing Rock, NC. It hangs over the stone mantle above a fireplace.\n&lt;br&gt;\nThe house is sided with wormy chestnut bark shingles like so many others in the area. These are a reminder of the chestnut trees that were once prolific in the North Carolina mountains before the blight. There was a pile of leftover shingles in the shed and I was able to use them for the texture on the bear.\n&lt;br&gt;\nMaple, heat colored steel and wormy chestnut bark.\n8\u2019 H x 6\u2019 W\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fishing-bear-with-sun-2-full-181x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing Bear with Sun\" width=\"144\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Fishing Bear with Sun<br\/>This large relief of fishing bear with the sun shining from behind was made in 1994 for a couple with a house in Blowing Rock, NC. It hangs over the stone mantle above a fireplace.\n<br>\nThe house is sided with wormy chestnut bark shingles like so many others in the area. These are a reminder of the chestnut trees that were once prolific in the North Carolina mountains before the blight. There was a pile of leftover shingles in the shed and I was able to use them for the texture on the bear.\n<br>\nMaple, heat colored steel and wormy chestnut bark.\n8\u2019 H x 6\u2019 W<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/mountain-man-with-raven\/\" title=\"Fireplace mantle and pierced cherry relief of hiking mountain man and raven. In 1991 I was asked to make a wall piece for the chimney wall in this Linville, NC home. My first impression when seeing the beautiful stone work was that sure didn\u2019t want to cover it up. \n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\nI gazed at it for a while and began to see an appropriate picture in the stone work. I made a full sized rubbing of the wall to map the grout lines in the masonry. Back in the studio, I overlaid it with a grid and reduced it to an 8.5&quot; x 14&quot; piece of paper on which I could do my design. \n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\nAfter approval, I scoured the woods and fields along the mountain roads near our home in the Banner Elk, NC area and found a standing dead cherry tree. I cut it up preserving the forked branches. With a homemade chainsaw lumbering jig, I cut it into forked boards and had them planed and kiln dried.\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\nI drew the design on the original rubbing, marked the joints and cut out patterns which were glued to the forked boards and cut out with a jigsaw. The joints were mitered and spline grooves cut. Parts were then clamped end to end, drilled and pegged to lock the splines in place. All the edges were then sanded to a refined shape and oiled before fastening to the masonry.\n\nThis was the project that inspired the first version of my &lt;a id=&quot;description-link-id&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.jhddevelopment.dev\/workshop\/sawing-curved-logs\/&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sawing Curved Logs&lt;\/a&gt;.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mountain-man-with-raven-02-full-167x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Man with Raven\" width=\"133\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Mountain Man with Raven<br\/>Fireplace mantle and pierced cherry relief of hiking mountain man and raven. In 1991 I was asked to make a wall piece for the chimney wall in this Linville, NC home. My first impression when seeing the beautiful stone work was that sure didn\u2019t want to cover it up. \n<p><\/p>\nI gazed at it for a while and began to see an appropriate picture in the stone work. I made a full sized rubbing of the wall to map the grout lines in the masonry. Back in the studio, I overlaid it with a grid and reduced it to an 8.5\" x 14\" piece of paper on which I could do my design. \n<p><\/p>\nAfter approval, I scoured the woods and fields along the mountain roads near our home in the Banner Elk, NC area and found a standing dead cherry tree. I cut it up preserving the forked branches. With a homemade chainsaw lumbering jig, I cut it into forked boards and had them planed and kiln dried.\n<p><\/p>\nI drew the design on the original rubbing, marked the joints and cut out patterns which were glued to the forked boards and cut out with a jigsaw. The joints were mitered and spline grooves cut. Parts were then clamped end to end, drilled and pegged to lock the splines in place. All the edges were then sanded to a refined shape and oiled before fastening to the masonry.\n\nThis was the project that inspired the first version of my <a id=\"description-link-id\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.jhddevelopment.dev\/workshop\/sawing-curved-logs\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sawing Curved Logs<\/a>.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/fishing-bear-and-raven\/\" title=\"Fishing bear and raven in an Appalachian rhododendron thicket. Engraved steel with heat colors. Maple.\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\nI made two versions of this relief. The design and the first copy were made on a deadline for a commission at Linville Ridge in North Carolina. It came together quite spontaneously. This photo is of the second one which I made for the owner of a lumber mill in Butler, TN.\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\nThe design was drawn with some beautiful maple burl slabs in mind. The steel was cut with a plasma cutter and the edges flame finished for a natural melted edge. Then each piece was colored with oxidation colors or heat colors. The black on the bear and raven is a burned oil patina. The waterfall at the bottom is hammered into an S-curve that flows down over the wall or base.\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n7.5&#039; H x 5.5&#039; W x 12&quot; D\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/untitled-212-full-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing Bear and Raven\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Fishing Bear and Raven<br\/>Fishing bear and raven in an Appalachian rhododendron thicket. Engraved steel with heat colors. Maple.\n<p><\/p>\nI made two versions of this relief. The design and the first copy were made on a deadline for a commission at Linville Ridge in North Carolina. It came together quite spontaneously. This photo is of the second one which I made for the owner of a lumber mill in Butler, TN.\n<p><\/p>\nThe design was drawn with some beautiful maple burl slabs in mind. The steel was cut with a plasma cutter and the edges flame finished for a natural melted edge. Then each piece was colored with oxidation colors or heat colors. The black on the bear and raven is a burned oil patina. The waterfall at the bottom is hammered into an S-curve that flows down over the wall or base.\n<p><\/p>\n7.5&#039; H x 5.5&#039; W x 12\" D<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/fishing-bear-and-raven\/\" title=\"Fishing bear and raven in an Appalachian rhododendron thicket. Engraved steel with heat colors. Maple.\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\nI made two versions of this relief. The design and the first copy were made on a deadline for a commission at Linville Ridge in North Carolina. It came together quite spontaneously. This photo is of the second one which I made for the owner of a lumber mill in Butler, TN.\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\nThe design was drawn with some beautiful maple burl slabs in mind. The steel was cut with a plasma cutter and the edges flame finished for a natural melted edge. Then each piece was colored with oxidation colors or heat colors. The black on the bear and raven is a burned oil patina. The waterfall at the bottom is hammered into an S-curve that flows down over the wall or base.\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n7.5&#039; H x 5.5&#039; W x 12&quot; D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fishing-Bear-Fine-new-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing Bear and Raven\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Fishing Bear and Raven<br\/>Fishing bear and raven in an Appalachian rhododendron thicket. Engraved steel with heat colors. Maple.\n<p><\/p>\nI made two versions of this relief. The design and the first copy were made on a deadline for a commission at Linville Ridge in North Carolina. It came together quite spontaneously. This photo is of the second one which I made for the owner of a lumber mill in Butler, TN.\n<p><\/p>\nThe design was drawn with some beautiful maple burl slabs in mind. The steel was cut with a plasma cutter and the edges flame finished for a natural melted edge. Then each piece was colored with oxidation colors or heat colors. The black on the bear and raven is a burned oil patina. The waterfall at the bottom is hammered into an S-curve that flows down over the wall or base.\n<p><\/p>\n7.5&#039; H x 5.5&#039; W x 12\" D<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/sicilian-street-vendor\/\" title=\"In 1984, I accompanied my grandmother on a trip to Italy and Sicily. This relief was cast from a black walnut carving I made after a sketch I did one evening as the vendors were going home from the market.\r\n&lt;br&gt;\r\n&lt;br&gt;\r\n\r\n9.25&quot; W x 13.5&quot; H\r\n&lt;br&gt;\r\nStained Hydrocal\r\n&lt;br&gt;\r\nOpen edition\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sicilian-street-vendor-2-01-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sicilian Street Vendor 2\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Sicilian Street Vendor 2<br\/>In 1984, I accompanied my grandmother on a trip to Italy and Sicily. This relief was cast from a black walnut carving I made after a sketch I did one evening as the vendors were going home from the market.\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n9.25\" W x 13.5\" H\r\n<br>\r\nStained Hydrocal\r\n<br>\r\nOpen edition<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/sneaking-on-by\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sneaking-on-by-1-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Sneaking On By\" width=\"311\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Sneaking On By<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/rising-phoenix\/\" title=\"In 1984 I was among six sculptors commissioned to make a sculpture for the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. We could choose the location and I made this yellow cedar carving of a rising phoenix for the entry to the Great Hall. It stands 10\u2019 tall with it\u2019s steel base.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/uaf-phoenix-4-140x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rising Phoenix\" width=\"112\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Rising Phoenix<br\/>In 1984 I was among six sculptors commissioned to make a sculpture for the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. We could choose the location and I made this yellow cedar carving of a rising phoenix for the entry to the Great Hall. It stands 10\u2019 tall with it\u2019s steel base.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/at-the-breathing-hole-2\/\" title=\"A lone polar bear and an arctic fox watch stealthily as a seal rises under it&#039;s breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.\n&lt;br&gt;\nEngraved steel with heat colors, cottonwood.\n&lt;br&gt;\nLimited edition of 6\n&lt;br&gt;\n48&quot;~ W x 48&quot;~ H x 2&quot; D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/at-the-breathing-hole-2-01-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"At the Breathing Hole 2\" width=\"256\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">At the Breathing Hole 2<br\/>A lone polar bear and an arctic fox watch stealthily as a seal rises under it&#039;s breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.\n<br>\nEngraved steel with heat colors, cottonwood.\n<br>\nLimited edition of 6\n<br>\n48\"~ W x 48\"~ H x 2\" D<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/three-graces-seaside\/\" title=\"The Three Graces enjoying a much needed visit to the seaside in this black cherry and burly birch wood sculpture.\n&lt;br&gt;\nThis carving was originally meant to be used as an inkle loom. The holes were drilled for dowells to wrap the warp around. In the end, the three chatting weavers became the Three Graces.\n&lt;br&gt;\nBlack cherry and burly birch.\n&lt;br&gt;38 H x 25 W x 8 in\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/three-graces-at-the-seaside-01-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Three Graces at the Seaside\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Three Graces at the Seaside<br\/>The Three Graces enjoying a much needed visit to the seaside in this black cherry and burly birch wood sculpture.\n<br>\nThis carving was originally meant to be used as an inkle loom. The holes were drilled for dowells to wrap the warp around. In the end, the three chatting weavers became the Three Graces.\n<br>\nBlack cherry and burly birch.\n<br>38 H x 25 W x 8 in<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/alligator-in-swamp\/\" title=\"This Black Alberene soapstone carving of an alligator was a commission for the University of Florida I made in 1998. \r&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\rI had a slab of a cypress tree that was perfect for the base. The holes were filled with black expansion cement giving the feeling of bubbles in a murky swamp. I felt like mounting it on the wall as the effect would have been an underwater view of the alligator swimming towards you. It was very heavy and ended up as a table top piece. \r&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\rIt was stolen not long after it was delivered to the school.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/alligator-in-swamp-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Alligator in Swamp\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Alligator in Swamp<br\/>This Black Alberene soapstone carving of an alligator was a commission for the University of Florida I made in 1998. \r<p><\/p>\rI had a slab of a cypress tree that was perfect for the base. The holes were filled with black expansion cement giving the feeling of bubbles in a murky swamp. I felt like mounting it on the wall as the effect would have been an underwater view of the alligator swimming towards you. It was very heavy and ended up as a table top piece. \r<p><\/p>\rIt was stolen not long after it was delivered to the school.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/blacksmith-and-muse\/\" title=\"With anvil ringing brightly\r&lt;br&gt;\rhear the song of iron sung\r&lt;br&gt;where the muse is born of fire\r&lt;br&gt;\rhere at Mardavhuan\r&lt;br&gt;\r&lt;br&gt;\rThis was one of several blacksmith related pieces bought by a collector in Maryville, TN in the early 90\u2019s. The poem was inspired by his love of blacksmithing. He had a blacksmith museum and called his place Mardavhuan, a compilation of parts of his children\u2019s name.\r&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\rSinged black walnut.\r&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\r24\u201d H x 8\u201d W\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blacksmith-and-muse-2-176x300.jpg\" alt=\"Blacksmith and Muse\" width=\"140\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Blacksmith and Muse<br\/>With anvil ringing brightly\r<br>\rhear the song of iron sung\r<br>where the muse is born of fire\r<br>\rhere at Mardavhuan\r<br>\r<br>\rThis was one of several blacksmith related pieces bought by a collector in Maryville, TN in the early 90\u2019s. The poem was inspired by his love of blacksmithing. He had a blacksmith museum and called his place Mardavhuan, a compilation of parts of his children\u2019s name.\r<p><\/p>\rSinged black walnut.\r<p><\/p>\r24\u201d H x 8\u201d W<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/from-the-ashes\/\" title=\"In the 80\u2019s I carved several phoenix sculptures. This rising phoenix was carved from a piece of a hollow cottonwood log. The flame is from a torn birch root and it is mounted on a birch base. It was carved and burned with a torch for contrast.\r&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\r38\u201d H\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/phoenix-3-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"From the Ashes\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">From the Ashes<br\/>In the 80\u2019s I carved several phoenix sculptures. This rising phoenix was carved from a piece of a hollow cottonwood log. The flame is from a torn birch root and it is mounted on a birch base. It was carved and burned with a torch for contrast.\r<p><\/p>\r38\u201d H<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/rooster-at-dawn\/\" title=\"The crow of a rooster at sunrise. Cherry and spruce burl.\r&lt;p&gt;&lt;p\/&gt;\rThis wood sculpture was made from the naturally broken slab of a hollow North Carolina cherry log and an Alaskan spruce burl that was part of the wood stash we hauled south when I moved from Fairbanks to Tennessee in the mid-80\u2019s. The silhouette reminded me of a rooster\u2019s head and wing.\r&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\rWalnut base.\r&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\rAbout 30\u201d H\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rooster-at-dawn-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rooster at Dawn\" width=\"191\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Rooster at Dawn<br\/>The crow of a rooster at sunrise. Cherry and spruce burl.\r<p><p\/>\rThis wood sculpture was made from the naturally broken slab of a hollow North Carolina cherry log and an Alaskan spruce burl that was part of the wood stash we hauled south when I moved from Fairbanks to Tennessee in the mid-80\u2019s. The silhouette reminded me of a rooster\u2019s head and wing.\r<p><\/p>\rWalnut base.\r<p><\/p>\rAbout 30\u201d H<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/at-the-breathing-hole-1\/\" title=\"A lone polar bear and an arctic fox watch stealthily as a seal rises under it&#039;s breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.\n&lt;br&gt;\nEngraved steel with heat colors, cottonwood.\n&lt;br&gt;\nLimited edition of 6\n&lt;br&gt;\n61&quot; W x 58.25&quot; H x 2&quot; D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/at-the-breathing-hole-1-01-300x286.jpg\" alt=\"At the Breathing Hole 1\" width=\"251\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">At the Breathing Hole 1<br\/>A lone polar bear and an arctic fox watch stealthily as a seal rises under it&#039;s breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.\n<br>\nEngraved steel with heat colors, cottonwood.\n<br>\nLimited edition of 6\n<br>\n61\" W x 58.25\" H x 2\" D<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/golden-eagle-with-fish\/\" title=\"This carving of a golden eagle was made in situ while the log house was under construction near Knoxville, TN in 1989. The house was made with huge, squared Canadian pine logs. Probably the first home to be chinked with Perma-Chink.\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n38&quot; H x 24&#039; W x24&quot; D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle-with-fish-10-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Eagle with Fish\" width=\"253\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Golden Eagle with Fish<br\/>This carving of a golden eagle was made in situ while the log house was under construction near Knoxville, TN in 1989. The house was made with huge, squared Canadian pine logs. Probably the first home to be chinked with Perma-Chink.\n<p><\/p>\n38\" H x 24&#039; W x24\" D<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/first-arctic-sun\/\" title=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;With all the waning light of noonday dawn,&lt;br&gt;\nThe day will end before its yet begun,&lt;br&gt;\nAnd dark and broad the wind will range and howl,&lt;br&gt;\nYet never wrest the sleep from bear below.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nHer driftworn tracks no longer share their lore,&lt;br&gt;\nFaint breaths now rise but soon will glaze the floor,&lt;br&gt;\nAnd deep in heavy slumber she is borne,&lt;br&gt;\nTo places only yesterdays have been.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nThrough dreamlike icy barrens all alone,&lt;br&gt;\nShe paces winter\u2019s heartbeats with her own,&lt;br&gt;\nAnd when the season\u2019s song is fully sung,&lt;br&gt;\nShe\u2019ll rise to greet the year\u2019s First Arctic Sun.&lt;br&gt;.\n&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\n\nThis interior Alaska white spruce carving has been weathered over time and oiled to depict a lone polar bear basking in the first faint rays of the arctic spring\u2019s sunshine. This 6.5\u2019 sculpture was carved in Fairbanks in 2001 alongside another: &lt;a id=&quot;description-link-id&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/portfolio\/polar-bear-sniffing-at-the-wind\/&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;&gt;Polar Bear Sniffing at the Wind&lt;\/a&gt;.\n&lt;br&gt; It reminds us of the fresh outlook spring carries with it and the fragile future this welcome sunshine brings to a warming arctic.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/first-arctic-sun-polar-bear-02-170x300.jpg\" alt=\"First Arctic Sun\" width=\"136\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">First Arctic Sun<br\/><p><\/p>With all the waning light of noonday dawn,<br>\nThe day will end before its yet begun,<br>\nAnd dark and broad the wind will range and howl,<br>\nYet never wrest the sleep from bear below.<br>\n<br>\nHer driftworn tracks no longer share their lore,<br>\nFaint breaths now rise but soon will glaze the floor,<br>\nAnd deep in heavy slumber she is borne,<br>\nTo places only yesterdays have been.<br>\n<br>\nThrough dreamlike icy barrens all alone,<br>\nShe paces winter\u2019s heartbeats with her own,<br>\nAnd when the season\u2019s song is fully sung,<br>\nShe\u2019ll rise to greet the year\u2019s First Arctic Sun.<br>.\n<br>\n<br>\n\nThis interior Alaska white spruce carving has been weathered over time and oiled to depict a lone polar bear basking in the first faint rays of the arctic spring\u2019s sunshine. This 6.5\u2019 sculpture was carved in Fairbanks in 2001 alongside another: <a id=\"description-link-id\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/portfolio\/polar-bear-sniffing-at-the-wind\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Polar Bear Sniffing at the Wind<\/a>.\n<br> It reminds us of the fresh outlook spring carries with it and the fragile future this welcome sunshine brings to a warming arctic.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/mountain-man-with-raven\/\" title=\"Fireplace mantle and pierced cherry relief of hiking mountain man and raven. In 1991 I was asked to make a wall piece for the chimney wall in this Linville, NC home. My first impression when seeing the beautiful stone work was that sure didn\u2019t want to cover it up. \n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\nI gazed at it for a while and began to see an appropriate picture in the stone work. I made a full sized rubbing of the wall to map the grout lines in the masonry. Back in the studio, I overlaid it with a grid and reduced it to an 8.5&quot; x 14&quot; piece of paper on which I could do my design. \n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\nAfter approval, I scoured the woods and fields along the mountain roads near our home in the Banner Elk, NC area and found a standing dead cherry tree. I cut it up preserving the forked branches. With a homemade chainsaw lumbering jig, I cut it into forked boards and had them planed and kiln dried.\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\nI drew the design on the original rubbing, marked the joints and cut out patterns which were glued to the forked boards and cut out with a jigsaw. The joints were mitered and spline grooves cut. Parts were then clamped end to end, drilled and pegged to lock the splines in place. All the edges were then sanded to a refined shape and oiled before fastening to the masonry.\n\nThis was the project that inspired the first version of my &lt;a id=&quot;description-link-id&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/workshop\/sawing-curved-logs\/&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sawing Curved Logs&lt;\/a&gt;.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mountain-man-with-raven-02-167x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Man with Raven\" width=\"133\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Mountain Man with Raven<br\/>Fireplace mantle and pierced cherry relief of hiking mountain man and raven. In 1991 I was asked to make a wall piece for the chimney wall in this Linville, NC home. My first impression when seeing the beautiful stone work was that sure didn\u2019t want to cover it up. \n<p><\/p>\nI gazed at it for a while and began to see an appropriate picture in the stone work. I made a full sized rubbing of the wall to map the grout lines in the masonry. Back in the studio, I overlaid it with a grid and reduced it to an 8.5\" x 14\" piece of paper on which I could do my design. \n<p><\/p>\nAfter approval, I scoured the woods and fields along the mountain roads near our home in the Banner Elk, NC area and found a standing dead cherry tree. I cut it up preserving the forked branches. With a homemade chainsaw lumbering jig, I cut it into forked boards and had them planed and kiln dried.\n<p><\/p>\nI drew the design on the original rubbing, marked the joints and cut out patterns which were glued to the forked boards and cut out with a jigsaw. The joints were mitered and spline grooves cut. Parts were then clamped end to end, drilled and pegged to lock the splines in place. All the edges were then sanded to a refined shape and oiled before fastening to the masonry.\n\nThis was the project that inspired the first version of my <a id=\"description-link-id\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/workshop\/sawing-curved-logs\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sawing Curved Logs<\/a>.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/first-pheonix\/\" title=\"Sometimes we find ourselves rising from the ashes when all we really meant to do was get a bit of a tan. So it was for my first phoenix carving and like so many other northern tales, it all began with a Raven\u2026\r\rI was a couple of years out of sculpture school and living in the two yurts I\u2019d built and moved on top of the hill behind the little community of Dogpatch were I grew up. I was care taking for a neighbors place in exchange for squatters rights. \r\rThe larger yurt doubled as studio, cool looking and useful junk storage, and kitchen. I\u2019d made a small wood stove with a soapstone oven built of slabs from salvaged sinks. It worked as both an updraft and downdraft stove and I\u2019d made an angle iron frame inside the bottom of the firebox with a grate in it. Attached to the frame were two rods with hooked upper ends protruding through the top of the stove. With a makeshift, bike sprocket, ratcheting crank suspended from a yurt rafter and hooked into these rods, I could raise the glowing coals to just under the cooking surface. This way, cooking supper didn\u2019t cook me out house and home as well.\r\rWell, that stove was the tool I intended to use to make my new raven carving it\u2019s requisite black - and all without instructions to tell me just how deep the coals should be, how long to leave it in and how often to turn it. I of course thought I was checking it regularly enough, but despite my best intention, it got a wee bit blacker than planned. The legs were ashes and smoke and it had taken on a simpler shape overall. Well, always one to see opportunity in disguise, my first phoenix and were soon found rising to the occasion.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/first-phoenix-01-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"First Pheonix\" width=\"150\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">First Pheonix<br\/>Sometimes we find ourselves rising from the ashes when all we really meant to do was get a bit of a tan. So it was for my first phoenix carving and like so many other northern tales, it all began with a Raven\u2026\r\rI was a couple of years out of sculpture school and living in the two yurts I\u2019d built and moved on top of the hill behind the little community of Dogpatch were I grew up. I was care taking for a neighbors place in exchange for squatters rights. \r\rThe larger yurt doubled as studio, cool looking and useful junk storage, and kitchen. I\u2019d made a small wood stove with a soapstone oven built of slabs from salvaged sinks. It worked as both an updraft and downdraft stove and I\u2019d made an angle iron frame inside the bottom of the firebox with a grate in it. Attached to the frame were two rods with hooked upper ends protruding through the top of the stove. With a makeshift, bike sprocket, ratcheting crank suspended from a yurt rafter and hooked into these rods, I could raise the glowing coals to just under the cooking surface. This way, cooking supper didn\u2019t cook me out house and home as well.\r\rWell, that stove was the tool I intended to use to make my new raven carving it\u2019s requisite black - and all without instructions to tell me just how deep the coals should be, how long to leave it in and how often to turn it. I of course thought I was checking it regularly enough, but despite my best intention, it got a wee bit blacker than planned. The legs were ashes and smoke and it had taken on a simpler shape overall. Well, always one to see opportunity in disguise, my first phoenix and were soon found rising to the occasion.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/polar-bear-sniffing-at-the-wind\/\" title=\"White spruce carving of polar bear sniffing at the wind.\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\nCarved from a 36&quot; diameter interior Alaska white spruce log, this 7.5\u2019 sculpture was carved in Fairbanks in 2001 for a collector who loved polar bears. It was carved at the same time as another polar bear, &lt;a id=&quot;description-link-id&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/portfolio\/first-arctic-sun\/&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot;&gt;First Arctic Sun&lt;\/a&gt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/polar-bear-sniffing-at-the-wind-3-140x300.jpg\" alt=\"Polar Bear Sniffing at the Wind\" width=\"112\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Polar Bear Sniffing at the Wind<br\/>White spruce carving of polar bear sniffing at the wind.\n<p><\/p>\nCarved from a 36\" diameter interior Alaska white spruce log, this 7.5\u2019 sculpture was carved in Fairbanks in 2001 for a collector who loved polar bears. It was carved at the same time as another polar bear, <a id=\"description-link-id\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/portfolio\/first-arctic-sun\/\" target=\"blank\">First Arctic Sun<\/a><\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/fishing-bear-with-sun\/\" title=\"This large relief of fishing bear with the sun shining from behind was made in 1994 for a couple with a house in Blowing Rock, NC. It hangs over the stone mantle above a fireplace.\n&lt;br&gt;\nThe house is sided with wormy chestnut bark shingles like so many others in the area. These are a reminder of the chestnut trees that were once prolific in the North Carolina mountains before the blight. There was a pile of leftover shingles in the shed and I was able to use them for the texture on the bear.\n&lt;br&gt;\nMaple, heat colored steel and wormy chestnut bark.\n8\u2019 H x 6\u2019 W\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fishing-bear-with-sun-2-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing Bear with Sun\" width=\"145\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Fishing Bear with Sun<br\/>This large relief of fishing bear with the sun shining from behind was made in 1994 for a couple with a house in Blowing Rock, NC. It hangs over the stone mantle above a fireplace.\n<br>\nThe house is sided with wormy chestnut bark shingles like so many others in the area. These are a reminder of the chestnut trees that were once prolific in the North Carolina mountains before the blight. There was a pile of leftover shingles in the shed and I was able to use them for the texture on the bear.\n<br>\nMaple, heat colored steel and wormy chestnut bark.\n8\u2019 H x 6\u2019 W<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/salmon-stream-table\/\" title=\"Lifecycle in salmon stream. Engraved steel with heat colors on cherry table.\n&lt;br&gt;\nCommissioned in 2003 by a friend in Fairbanks, this table began with two flitch cut cherry boards cut on the jig I had built for a Woodmizer bandsaw mill. It makes it possible to swivel a log with a fork or long curve so as to always keep it within the throat of the saw. See: &lt;a id=&quot;description-link-id&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/workshop\/sawing-curved-logs\/&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;Sawiing Curved Logs&lt;\/a&gt;. &lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;They became the banks of a salmon stream depicted in engraved steel and colored with heat colors. See &lt;a id=&quot;description-link-id&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/workshop\/engraved-steel-with-heat-tints\/&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;Engraved Steel with Heat Tints&lt;\/a&gt;. &lt;p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt; All stages of the salmon\u2019s lifecycle are depicted. Signs of a bear and raven can be found in the banks.\n&lt;br&gt;\n9\u2019 L x 3\u2019 W\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salmon-stream-table-04-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"Salmon Stream Table\" width=\"301\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Salmon Stream Table<br\/>Lifecycle in salmon stream. Engraved steel with heat colors on cherry table.\n<br>\nCommissioned in 2003 by a friend in Fairbanks, this table began with two flitch cut cherry boards cut on the jig I had built for a Woodmizer bandsaw mill. It makes it possible to swivel a log with a fork or long curve so as to always keep it within the throat of the saw. See: <a id=\"description-link-id\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/workshop\/sawing-curved-logs\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sawiing Curved Logs<\/a>. <p><\/p>They became the banks of a salmon stream depicted in engraved steel and colored with heat colors. See <a id=\"description-link-id\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/workshop\/engraved-steel-with-heat-tints\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engraved Steel with Heat Tints<\/a>. <p><\/p> All stages of the salmon\u2019s lifecycle are depicted. Signs of a bear and raven can be found in the banks.\n<br>\n9\u2019 L x 3\u2019 W<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/rms-performing-arts-wall-sketch\/\" title=\"In the 80\u2019s I carved several phoenix sculptures inspired by birch seed scales.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rms-performing-arts-wall-sketch-03-254x300.jpg\" alt=\"RMS Performing Arts Wall Sketch\" width=\"203\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">RMS Performing Arts Wall Sketch<br\/>In the 80\u2019s I carved several phoenix sculptures inspired by birch seed scales.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/sculpture-portfolio\/sea-dragon\/\" title=\"Made in 2004 to hang above the picture windows of a house overlooking Kachemak Bay, this pierced wall relief of a sea dragon frolicking in the waves is about 14\u2019 long. \n&lt;br&gt;\nWeathered fir, brass and hammered stainless steel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sea-dragon-03-300x121.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Dragon\" width=\"595\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Sea Dragon<br\/>Made in 2004 to hang above the picture windows of a house overlooking Kachemak Bay, this pierced wall relief of a sea dragon frolicking in the waves is about 14\u2019 long. \n<br>\nWeathered fir, brass and hammered stainless steel.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div>\u00a0<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62e9811 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62e9811\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8195913\" data-id=\"8195913\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffabb63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffabb63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wood Carving<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c27ade elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c27ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aside from the little clay baseball player I made in nursery school and the paper mache whooping crane I made in 3rd grade, wood carvings are among the first sculptures I remember making. My father, a wildlife biologist, returned from the Brooks Range one summer when I was little, bringing a couple of carvings he&#8217;d whittled on his trip. One was a beaver I think and the other a loon which I still have.<\/p><p>In high school, I carried a pocket knife and a leather pouch with whatever small carving I was working on and carved during breaks. Later, I began with some larger pieces of wood. I still love carving wood, whether it&#8217;s a complete sculpture or an element of one of my metal and wood wall pieces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wood sculptures and carvings Here are examples of my wood sculptures. Click an image to learn, the story behind the work, and see more images of the finished piece and the process of creating it. \u00a0 Wood Carving Aside from the little clay baseball player I made in nursery school and the paper mache whooping [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13440"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13440"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19478,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13440\/revisions\/19478"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeffreyhdean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}