Arkansas Craft Guild » Woodcarving http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress To encourage and promote excellence in traditional and contemporary crafts and fine art in Arkansas Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:46:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Charlie Huie http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/charlie-huie http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/charlie-huie#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 22:50:05 +0000 admin http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/?p=125 Santas take over when Charlie Huie is at work. He cuts and shapes Santas into the handles of old tools, kitchen utensils, and just about anything else that can be carved. Rather than whittle the wood into the shape of Santas, Charlie allows the shape of the handle to dictate the design. He preserves as much of the original handle as possible; if it is painted, he works around the existing color, or if the wood is in good condition, he uses very little paint.
Finding the right item is as important as the actual carving, and as a result, the array of Santa-embellished items is both interesting and broad. His ‘recycled’ Santas give new life to just about anything.
www.recycledsantas.com
]]> http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/charlie-huie/feed 0 Jo and Marvin Smith http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/jo-and-marvin-smith http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/jo-and-marvin-smith#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 03:44:23 +0000 admin http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/?p=789 We live, work, garden and walk our two dogs on 40 beautiful acres in the Arkansas Ozarks, a wonderful place for inspiration. We began exhibiting at juried art shows in 1987, and have been members of the Arkansas Craft Guild since 1988.

All of our pieces are made with function and beauty in mind to add more enjoyment to your life.

Jo does all of the clay work and Marvin does the Treenware.

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