These are just a few of the carvings I've done over the years. I've worked from my Studio/cottage in the Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park area situated on  Lake Winnipeg for 16 years. This is home to many Icelanders who live in nearby towns such as Gimli, Riverton and Arborg. I now work from my home in Winnipeg and have done so for several years, so the transition has been seamless.  If you have an idea for a carving I would be happy to discuss the possibilities with you. Please keep in mind that my carvings will age naturally and if put outside will take on an aged patina over time. I presently have several of my pieces on permanent display at -
The New Iceland Heritage Museum in Gimli, Manitoba . http://www.nihm.ca/ 
​Just scroll below to give you an overview of some of my work.

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This was an article Interlake Arts Life and Leisure magazine did on Carvers in The Interlake. I do like the cover shot.

This is from the Fall Cottager Magazine. They did a nice article on my carvings.

Neil Oliver with a walking stick I carved for him. This photo was taken at Cambuskenneth Abbey, just outside Stirling Scotland.

This is a documentary profiling some of my carvings.

Completed in Maple ,April 2013. Pic.1 of 4

....and yes, he is smoking a pipe.

Aged outside for 10 years.

This fellow has been hanging from a tree for many years.

This fellow will hang on the wall of a cabin. Carved summer 2013.

Red bicycle detail on a cottage sign.

A cottage sign.

Detail of a Black Admiral butterfly on cottage sign.

Viking heads that were ordered as Christmas presents.

Panel 26x 9". From an old driftwood board I found while paddling on Lake Winnipeg. After the Oseberg Viking ship bow stem.

Carved from an antler, this King sits on a Arbutus driftwood slab. Carved in January 2014.

Antler carving picture 2.

Bark carving. Late August 2014.

Ted and I after a driftwood expedition on Lake Winnipeg.

Carved out of Black Poplar. Stands 17 inches.(1)

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Carved in Cherrywood. 1"x 2" Inguz over Tyr. Working this tiny required very fine German bits.

This is the front view.

A dragon head for a bar in Texas. A bit hefty at 25 lbs. I enjoy these projects.

Nice lighting and a deep patina. I really enjoy having this fellow around. Actually now in London England.

2 very nice walking staffs. I may hang on to these two. One never knows.

Dragon Head carved for a restaurant .

Carved for an Icelandic fundraiser.

Carved for a fundraiser.

Large chessboard carved in Oak.

The same Oak chessboard. The border features figures from the Oseberg ship prow.

Oak carving sitting at home in our garden. 1 of 4.