Delivering Christmas Apples

Dean Paulsen, La Vista, NE

Basswood, ~ 11” tall, 6.5 “ wide
Acrylic washes and Krylon matte finish

Santa and sled are original designs

Winter Wonderland

Steve Fowler, Marion, IN

Basswood, 9” tall, 3” thick
Acrylic paint, Watco wax

Design started in CCA seminar with Harley Schmitgen

Santa

Alex Bisso, Billings, MT

Cottonwood bark, ~ 15” tall, 3” wide, 3” thick
Acrylic paint, several coats of spray lacquer, 50/50 mix of dark/clear Watco satin finishing wax

Original design

I Got My Tree

Loren Woodard, Sunrise Beach, MO

Basswood, 9” tall
Acrylic paint over boiled linseed oil

Modified from an original pattern by Shawn Cipa

Santa Off Season

Ken Dispoto, Hopatcong, NJ

Basswood, 7” tall
Acrylic paint and wax finish

From a roughout by Jim Hiser; with own clothing and painting design

Hi, It’s Me, Santa

Pat Sherman, Conneaut, OH

Basswood, ~8” tall
Acrylic paint and clear acrylic

From a pattern by Robert Keller, Carving Magazine #36

Santa (Left)
Jim Brumm, Brighton, MI

Basswood, Acrylic paint

Original design

Santa (Right)
Jim Brumm, Brighton, MI

Basswood, Acrylic paint and poly gloss finish

Inspired by Tom Wolfe Santas

Santa

Loren Woodard, Sunrise Beach, MO

Basswood, ~8” tall
Acrylic paint over boiled linseed oil

From a Floyd Rhadigan blank

Santa with Elephant

Marcia Berkall

Basswood, ~9” tall
Acrylic washes

Original design

Celtic Santa

Merryl Bustin, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, CA

Basswood, ~ 11” tall
Acrylic paint

Original design, “ . . . heavily inspired by watching Lynn Doughty caricature videos.”

Merryl noted, “ The inscription on the pine base means Merry Christmas in Scottish Gaelic, and that's a thistle in his left hand. The tartan of his kilt is not tied to any particular clan, so I call it the Yule Tartan (greens and reds).