BM Sculptures on MSN

Carving a swan from wood & 13 gallons of epoxy

A raw piece of Buckeye Burl and 13 gallons of epoxy become a stunning hand-carved swan sculpture. Six resin pours, chainsaw ...
BM Sculptures on MSN

I Carved 3 Skulls: 5 Minutes vs 5 Hours vs 5 Days

I carved three life-sized human skulls over different time frames: 5 minutes, 5 hours, and 5 days, to see how time affects artistry. Each skull is hand-carved from Carob burl and epoxy resin, ...
PBS

Appraisal: Woodlands Carved Ash Burl Bowl, ca. 1800

Check out Allan Katz's appraisal of a Woodlands carved ash burl bowl, ca. 1800, in Celebrating Native American Heritage. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...
The Globe and Mail

Finding beauty in carved-out scars of a tree

On a tree, a burl is like scar tissue. It's the coarse, unsightly, gnarled-up scab that forms after a branch is ripped off or the bark has been damaged. (After last winter's ice storm in central and ...
Daily Inter Lake

Carving a niche: Local stone, salvaged timber repurposed as decor

<p>Carroll Demars of Montana Stone Carving is reflected in a mirror in their showroom on Monday, November 23, in Kalispell. This piece is made by layering plywood and then carving into it. (Brenda ...