PINE GROVE – Michelangelo once said that when choosing blocks of marble for his sculptures, he imagined that he was not creating his sculptures, but setting them free. Joel Mack thinks the same thing ...

Hunched over a piece of wood, Hank Sprouse whittles away in his basement workshop in Stratford, Connecticut. What looks like a simple carving now, will eventually become a realistic-looking cedar ...

CORNWALL -- Bird watchers, art enthusiasts, and the curious gathered at the Cornwall Historical Society last Saturday for a presentation on the history and techniques used to produce detailed, ...

Dan Kidd of Scio has been carving figures with a chainsaw for the past eight years. His carvings include one at Walsh University and several at Wood's Tall Timber Resort outside of New Philadelphia.

Football fans, the Lombardi trophy is at the Iowa State Fair. So is a bear doing a handstand. And an eagle carrying the American flag in its mouth. And soon, Caitlin Clark will join that group. The ...

PINE GROVE – The Collective Arts League Chainsaw Carving Festival returned this year to showcase wooden works of art and bring the community together. The event took place Friday, Saturday and Sunday ...

RED LAKE FALLS, Minn. – Where many people might just see a log – sometimes a very big log – Joe Wavra sees potential. And he’s perfected the art of bringing that potential to life, so to speak, with a ...

STANGELVILLE, Wis. (WBAY) - A Kewaunee County man is using a talent he discovered, somewhat by chance, to benefit others. Over the years, his donated chainsaw carvings have raised more than $100,000 ...

Shari Staiduhar added a new highlight this week to her long career as a chainsaw carving artist. She did that by making her first appearance as a featured performer at the Lake County Fair. Staiduhar, ...

SHERRODSVILLE ‒ Using a chainsaw and a few other tools, Dan Kidd can transform the stump of a dead tree into a work of art. Kidd, 66, owner of Conotton Creek Woodworks in Scio, has been carving wooden ...