MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A Minot man has an unusual ability to discover good luck and share it with others. Paul Simonson creates Wood Spirits, long the legend of bearers of good luck and good fortune, by ...

Joel E. Falkowski carves cottonwood bark with hands the size of small footballs. His trademark silver beard, a penchant for red flannel and his candy-cane red Ford-150 have earned this retired ...

When Nancy Borson retired and moved north from Rochester four years ago, she planned to join a carving club in Duluth. There were none. After spending 17 years as a member of the Rochester club, with ...

The Woodcarving Illustrated magazine has named a Crookston resident, Rick Jensen, the Woodcarver of the year 2014. Jensen is known across the country for carving cottonwood bark into whimsical tree ...

OWASCO | When Arlie L. Howell looks at fallen logs or loose tree bark, he doesn't just see wood. He sees a story. From bearded wood spirits to long-faced gnomes, the veteran woodcarver takes pieces of ...

Rod Meyers, who was forced to retire early from his job as a Flathead County Sheriff's deputy due to a neurological disorder, has turned to his art full-time. He carves detailed whimsical houses out ...

Westmoreland resident and wood carver Harold Kaltenbach chiseled meticulously at the window of his latest Cottonwood bark home. “The (wood) is my favorite right now because I’m into these little ...

Joe You is fascinated by faces. He is a dentist by trade; he has an eye for human physiognomy and is business-like behind a carving knife. But You also has a whimsical streak and a love for tinkering ...

"I've always said if you can peel a potato, I can teach you to carve." Prominent St. Cloud woodcarver Genevieve "Gen" Jansen shared these words in an interview with the St. Cloud Times in 1998. The 77 ...

Creativity and camaraderie go hand in hand with the members of Metro Carvers of Michigan (MCM) who meet at the Washington Township Senior Center. Laughter and the chip-chip sound of busy hands with ...

MINOT (AP) — A Minot man has an unusual ability to discover good luck and share it with others. Paul Simonson creates Wood Spirits, long the legend of bearers of good luck and good fortune, by working ...