Carving into caricature: Turning wood into wonders of art.

From: The Times-News (Twin Falls, ID) | Date: May 29, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Will Sites

May 29--TWIN FALLS -- With the safety of a Kevlar glove in one hand and an extremely sharp knife in the other, a basic block of linden wood springs to life eternal. That's the idea of artists fixated on caricature woodcarving.

An exaggerated Santa, or perhaps a giant cowboy hat on a small head -- that's the concept of turning mundane blocks of wood into interesting works of art. But learning the ability of turning wood to art isn't easy, and the opportunity to find masters of the craft even harder.

However, the place to hone and improve carving ...

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