Cottonwood Ornaments & Bark House

[Mottles]

Hi all, thought I'd share some Arizona Cottonwood Ornaments I made from scrap bark. After down sizing long strips of bark for houses I had smaller pieces left over. So I thought why not try to carve some small woodspirit ornaments. It was fun and my first Arizona Cottonwood Bark Ornaments.

Also, including a small bark house that I especially like, so thought I'd share it too.
As always I appreciate hearing your comments and thoughts.
Kathy

[seangrady]

Those are some great little ornaments, and I like the layout of that house. You utilized the shape of the bark very well.

[Mottles]

Thank you seangrady, for the nice compliment. I especially liked this little house when it was finished. I think it has a sculptural appearance. It was also a left over piece from a large bark strip. Just can't throw away Cottonwood Bark. lol
Kathy

[Dan Wegiel]

Kathy, I like the way you used the bark for the house, just like it "belongs". Love the little woodspirits too. Looks like you're having fun! I just picked up some local cottonwood bark, gonna give it a try real soon. Great to see you back.

Dan

[Wildsourdough]

Excellent !
Love the Tree Decorations !
- and yes, I have trouble throwing away 'scrap' pieces... more so if I paid for them (Bark) by the inch.

[Mottles]

Hello Wildsourdough, and welcome to WCI and thank you for your nice compliment.
I have to pay for the nice thick Plains Bark too. The Arizona Cottonwood Bark is not near as thick 1 to 2 inches if I'm lucky. It's hard to find it thick enough to stand on it's own, generally always has to be a wall mount.
I buy my thicker bark from Art Olver artolver@comcast.net his bark is really nice and he is super to do business with. He is also a member of this site and posts when he can.
Kathy

[Mottles]

Originally Posted by Dan Wegiel

Kathy, I like the way you used the bark for the house, just like it "belongs". Love the little woodspirits too. Looks like you're having fun! I just picked up some local cottonwood bark, gonna give it a try real soon. Great to see you back.

Dan

Hi Dan, thank you
Yes I'm having fun I love to carve Cottonwood bark always a challenge. lol
Great, I hope you will share your Cottonwood bark carvings with us. Thank you, also for the welcome back WCI is like one big family--hugs all around.
Kathy

[hwallen48]

Originally Posted by Mottles

Hi all, thought I'd share some Arizona Cottonwood Ornaments I made from scrap bark. After down sizing long strips of bark for houses I had smaller pieces left over. So I thought why not try to carve some small woodspirit ornaments. It was fun and my first Arizona Cottonwood Bark Ornaments.

Also, including a small bark house that I especially like, so thought I'd share it too.
As always I appreciate hearing your comments and thoughts.
Kathy

Kathy
Great job on the House and love the Ornaments!

[Mottles]

Hello, Hal
Thank you, for the nice compliments on my ornaments and bark house. I'll be teaching a 5 week class to some of the residents in our Community mid January. Looking forward to the challenge of teaching--not a carver in the bunch. Hopefully may encourage some to become carvers.
Kathy
Hal just looked at your Blog loved the Woodle People and great work on reworking that knife.