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2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Caricature Category Winners

11/02/2011 13:58:00 Bob Duncan
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Announcing the People's Choice and the Editor's Choice winners

 

 

 

 

 

People's Choice

Dan Slater, of Las Vegas, Nev., earned the People's Choice Award with The Soloist.

Dan Slater created The Soloist as a wedding present for a friend. “The design was inspired by a friend of mine who plays the violin,” he explained.
    The mouse is entirely handcarved from basswood and painted with acrylic paints. The piece is about 5" tall. Dan turned the base on his lathe from a piece of walnut burl, and he also turned the thimble and bobbin. The stage is a piece of basswood that Dan woodburned and painted. He carved the scissors from a piece of basswood and painted them with silver oil-based paint. The thread is painted string.

 

 

Editor's Choice

Rusty Johnson of Tulsa, Okla., took home the Editor's Choice award for Stop Texting While Driving.

The editors loved the scene that Rusty Johnson set with his piece, Stop Texting While Driving. The topic itself is greatly relevant in today’s world, and this piece speaks about the pitfalls of a popular but dangerous behavior. Rusty captured a sense of the classic social satire in this piece, using a humorous setting, the pose of the character, and the positions of the accompanying items to get across an important and powerful idea.
    The basswood piece is 8" wide, 8" deep, and 10" tall. Rusty painted it with transparent watercolor paints and sealed it with satin polyurethane.

 

 

 

 

Scroll down to see a gallery of all of the entries in the Caricature Category

 

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5-Bear Lamp by Bob Plummer, Neosho, Mo. 5-Bear Lamp by Bob Plummer, Neosho, Mo. Safe T. Furst by Tim Jackson, West Lafayette, Ohio Safe T. Furst by Tim Jackson, West Lafayette, Ohio HONORABLE MENTION: Chicken Man by John Duncan, Jonesville, N.C. HONORABLE MENTION: Chicken Man by John Duncan, Jonesville, N.C. Three...! by Murry Showers, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Three...! by Murry Showers, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Silly Fish Hat Pin by Girard L. Burgess, Athol, Idaho Silly Fish Hat Pin by Girard L. Burgess, Athol, Idaho Little Indian Chief by Peter Zanauskas, Dudley, Mass. Little Indian Chief by Peter Zanauskas, Dudley, Mass. Fisherman with Striper by Peter Zanauskas, Dudley, Mass. Fisherman with Striper by Peter Zanauskas, Dudley, Mass. Garden Gnome Shelf Sitters by Aaron Milligan, Wilburton, Okla. Garden Gnome Shelf Sitters by Aaron Milligan, Wilburton, Okla. Four Hillbillies by Aaron Milligan, Wilburton, Okla. Four Hillbillies by Aaron Milligan, Wilburton, Okla. Slow Food by Claudie Lavallee, Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada Slow Food by Claudie Lavallee, Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada HONORABLE MENTION: Music Lover by Claudie Lavallee, Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada Hunter by Jeff Fleineick, Lexington, N.C. Hunter by Jeff Fleineick, Lexington, N.C. Swampdonkey by Karen DeWitt, Elsworth, Maine Swampdonkey by Karen DeWitt, Elsworth, Maine Wood Spirit with Cigar by Brian Altison, Holden, Mass. Wood Spirit with Cigar by Brian Altison, Holden, Mass. Wood Spirit with Mustache by Brian Altison, Holden, Mass. Wood Spirit with Mustache by Brian Altison, Holden, Mass. Skull Wood Spirit by Brian Altison, Holden, Mass. Skull Wood Spirit by Brian Altison, Holden, Mass. Bird Watchers Beware Warthogs by Eugene Fuller, Boise, Idaho Silly Jack by Kathy Ward, Rochester, Minn. Silly Jack by Kathy Ward, Rochester, Minn. Texas Slim and Taco by Curtis W. Patrick, Boyd, Tex. Texas Slim and Taco by Curtis W. Patrick, Boyd, Tex. HONORABLE MENTION: Noah's Ark Automata by Richard Rees, Maryland, New South Wales, Australia HONORABLE MENTION: Noah's Ark Automata by Richard Rees, Maryland, New South Wales, Australia Manhattan by Donna Milton, Clarksville, Fla. Manhattan by Donna Milton, Clarksville, Fla. Cowboy Poncho by Edward Novak, Odenton, Md. Cowboy Poncho by Edward Novak, Odenton, Md. Inuit Hunters by Kevin Coates, Winterton, Newfoundland, Canada Inuit Hunters by Kevin Coates, Winterton, Newfoundland, Canada Bootheads by Robert Barber, Midland, Tex. Bootheads by Robert Barber, Midland, Tex. Viking by Richard Goodrich, Peoria, Ariz. Viking by Richard Goodrich, Peoria, Ariz. Moose Caller by Kevin Coates, Winterton, Newfoundland, Canada Moose Caller by Kevin Coates, Winterton, Newfoundland, Canada Now I Gotchya! by Nathan Dampf, Jefferson City, Mo. Now I Gotchya! by Nathan Dampf, Jefferson City, Mo. Mark Twain Bobble-Head by Rusty Johnson, Tulsa, Okla. Mark Twain Bobble-Head by Rusty Johnson, Tulsa, Okla. The Four Elements: Earth, Wind, Tabasco, and Water by Rusty Johnson, Tulsa, Okla. The Four Elements: Earth, Wind, Tabasco, and Water by Rusty Johnson, Tulsa, Okla. Bouregard 'Beau' Smidley, The Great Cannoneer by Bob Cisko, Jacksonville, Fla. Bouregard 'Beau' Smidley, The Great Cannoneer by Bob Cisko, Jacksonville, Fla. Frog in Concert by Durwood Thrasher, Tehachapi, Calif. Frog in Concert by Durwood Thrasher, Tehachapi, Calif. Abner, Resting After a Long Ride by Bob Ciski, Jacksonville, Fla. Abner, Resting After a Long Ride by Bob Ciski, Jacksonville, Fla. Mrs. Bessett by Kevin Coates, Winterton, Newfoundland, Canada Mrs. Bessett by Kevin Coates, Winterton, Newfoundland, Canada Old Timer's Last Mission by Bob Ciski, Jacksonville, Fla. Old Timer's Last Mission by Bob Ciski, Jacksonville, Fla. Racers by Jorge Lovato, St. Louis, Miss. Horse Jumper by Jorge Lovato, St. Louis, Miss. Montpelier Monks by Bob Yancey, Luxemburg, Wis. Montpelier Monks by Bob Yancey, Luxemburg, Wis. Joshua III by Rob Brown, Coal Creek, Colo. The Eaglett by Rob Brown, Coal Creek, Colo. Sneaky Grizz by Rob Brown, Coal Creek, Colo. Sneaky Grizz by Rob Brown, Coal Creek, Colo. Finding His Way by Rob Brown, Coal Creek, Colo. Finding His Way by Rob Brown, Coal Creek, Colo. The Painting Goes South by Rob Brown, Coal Creek, Colo. The Painting Goes South by Rob Brown, Coal Creek, Colo. Lead Foot by Rob Brown, Coal Creek, Colo. Lead Foot by Rob Brown, Coal Creek, Colo. Quilting Mom and Daughter by Robert H. Lund, Lakeview, Ore. Quilting Mom and Daughter by Robert H. Lund, Lakeview, Ore. Clown'n Around by Cliff Glenz, New Brighton, Pa. Clown'n Around by Cliff Glenz, New Brighton, Pa. Sherlock Holmes by Robert C. Kozak, North Providence, R.I. Sherlock Holmes by Robert C. Kozak, North Providence, R.I. Jack and the Beanstalk by Bob Wydock, Bonita Springs, Fla. Jack and the Beanstalk by Bob Wydock, Bonita Springs, Fla. Skeleton Pirate by Richard M. Menkello, Buzzard's Bay, Mass. Skeleton Pirate by Richard M. Menkello, Buzzard's Bay, Mass. Big Indian Chief by Peter Zanauskas, Dudley, Mass. Big Indian Chief by Peter Zanauskas, Dudley, Mass.
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Bob Duncan Bob Duncan is the Technical Editor of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts and Woodcarving Illustrated. more