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Rick Wiebe
Hand Carved Wood
Carvings
Carved Santa
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Wood 'N Wildcraft Unpainted Santa
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Wood 'N Wildcraft Santa with Teddy Bear
34" Tall |
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Wood 'N Wildcraft
by Rick Wiebe
Wood Carving & Wood Sculpture by
Rick Wiebe
Woodcarver Rick Wiebe was born in Saskatchewan,
but spent all his childhood and youth in British Columbia. Since high school he
has lived in Saskatchewan and Ontario as well as BC which has been home since
1977. He has a wife, Helen, and two adult children. Rick has been whittling and
carving for as long as he can remember, (Some 45 plus years), and is mostly
self-taught. He credits his father with getting him started. Though his dad was
not a carver, he did have the conviction that men and boys should carry a
pocketknife and know how to use it safely to make many of the items that people
want and need. Rick's first projects were toys such as canoes, boats,
peashooters and the like. Later, wooden chains and totem like dolls were
produced. Still later decorative sculptures, waterfowl decoys and realistic
wildlife carvings were successfully attempted. More recently, he has continued
to produce waterfowl decoys and wildlife, but has also been at work on rocking
and carousel horses as well as cowboy caricatures, which reflect his love of the
outdoors and the western lifestyle. In the last few years he has also been
developing a very unique style of carving fan-feathered birds out of one piece
of wood. Lately he has been getting involved with chainsaw carving and large log
carvings. Rick has been carving for sale since 1984. His carvings are in private
collections in Canada, USA, Japan, Europe, Australia and at least four countries
of South America. He has been teaching carving since 1987 in schools (both
public and private) and through recreation departments in British Columbia and
Alberta.
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