Saturday, January 7, 2012

Woodcarving

My son, Caleb, with his 2011 Santa ornament from Uncle Steven

In today's post I wanted to show off some wood carving done by my Dad and my brother.  They've been doing it for a while now and are getting pretty good. Every year my brother, Steve Cotton, carves my son a tree ornament for Christmas. Caleb has several now. The photo above is the latest. My dad, Glenn Cotton, carved the wooden cross pendants this year for us. I'm trying to decide what type of necklace cord I want on them. And the final item is a Santa wood cutter hauling home a Christmas tree. My brother carves a Santa of some sort for my mom every year and this is the one for this year. I keep trying to get my brother to open up an on-line shop for his carvings, but he's busy being the voice of the Thundering Herd for Marshall University.

Carved wooden cross pendants by my dad
Carved Santa the tree cutter by my brother Steven
detail of Santa the tree cutter
back of Santa the tree cutter

Posted by Sue Runyon at 8:47 AM
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13 comments:

  1. sammysgrammyJanuary 7, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    The carving is.........(I hate to overuse the word) awesome. Yes, they should open and etsy shop..............

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  2. bananaorangeappleJanuary 10, 2012 at 5:16 PM

    wOW, I love Santa the tree-cutter.
    It looks so detailed. And it must have been really hard to carve the spirals in the snake. They are very clever.

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  3. Sue RunyonJanuary 10, 2012 at 5:36 PM

    snake?

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  4. UnknownJanuary 10, 2012 at 7:19 PM

    Oh - that is great -- I love these carvings.
    I saw some carvings here on Etsy that were very expensive. They are more special because they are just for you and not for sale!

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  5. Deb (Two Cheeky Monkeys)January 10, 2012 at 8:03 PM

    So wonderfully done! Woodcarving is one of those arts I have always admired. :)

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  6. Zuda Gay PeaseJanuary 10, 2012 at 8:38 PM

    They are all wonderful!!

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  7. bananaorangeappleJanuary 10, 2012 at 11:27 PM

    Oh, I thought the first one was a snake! With boggly eyes up on top of its head. Sorry.

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  8. sue andersonJanuary 11, 2012 at 1:39 AM

    What a beautiful legacy. Treasures forever.

    ♥♥♥
    Sue

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  9. Niki JacksonJanuary 11, 2012 at 10:49 AM

    Wow they are so talented! Beautiful ornaments. Blessings Niki xx

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  10. myeuropeantouchJanuary 11, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    They absolutely must open a shop. Beautimus...♥

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  11. UnknownJanuary 11, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    WOW! What a talent your brother has. They are fabulous! I have a collection of carved Santa's, but few are handmade (mostly store bought- manufactured to look like handmade). What a gift for you and your family. Let us know when they are available to purchase. :D blessings to you!

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  12. Sue RunyonJanuary 11, 2012 at 11:26 AM

    Valerie, he has some items for sale in the gift shop at the Huntington Museum of Art: http://www.hmoa.org/shopping/museum-shop/

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  13. Julia BadgleyJanuary 11, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    Their work is really, truly, amazing! Wow!

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