This show is not a juried competition but a display of the art of carvers, sculptors and "ligno-artisans". It's free to the public so it's always well attended. We often had a crowd around the booth especially when R.P. would start talking about how the Grip-All Jaws system was invented.
The featured carver this year was wildlife carver Ron Wright from Coos Bay, Oregon. Here are some of his lifelike birds. The leaves on the branch on the right are made of scraps of copper gutter material.
Next to Ron was Jon "Andy" Anderson of Neotsu, a Lincoln city suburb. Andy is a master fish carver and if his fish were more lifelike, they would smell! His wife did the beautiful calligraphy on the signs - like the Ron Wright sign.
Not to be left out, the National Fish Carvers Guild had their own booth.
This life-sized Osprey was most impressive and here is a detail picture as well. No, I didn't get his name - sorry.
Speaking of not getting the name, I didn't get this fellow's name either but this Northwest Indian flatwork was georgous!
This large carving is for a carosel that is being built in Albany Oregon. It's a cerval cat and is in primer for now. Look close at his tail and there is a meerkat perched there. This is being done by volunteers and click the link to see the progress. It's an amazing undertaking!
There was a gourd artist as well, Garry Carr's work was very nice to behold. We apologize for the lousy picture so go to Garry's site and check it out.
We had a good weekend at the Coastal Carvers Show despite the economy and thanks to the Chinook Winds Resort for the huge display room.
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