Wood Carving/Sculpture
Wooden objects carved with knives, chisels, chainsaws, and other tools; including wood sculpture.
For decoys and bird calls, see under Hunting Accessories.
Kiptoo Tarus Artist/Carver - (Fayette Co.: Lexington)
Justin Roberts Willow Furniture and Sculptures - (Calloway Co.: Murray
Willie Rascoe Art Carvings - Christian Co.: Hopkinsville
LaVon's Urban Folk Art LaVon Van Williams, Jr. (Fayette Co.: Lexington)
Minnie Adkins (Folk Artist Woodcarver - Isonville, Kentucky)
Tim Hall Woodcarvings (Estill Co.: Ravenna, KY)
Jamie Green Sculpture - (Fayette Co.: Lexington)
Jim Lewis (Sandy Hook, KY)
Money's Folk Art Twyla and Lonnie Money (East Bernstadt, KY)
B. Terry Ratliff (Chairs, stools, carvings - Floyd Co.: Martin, KY)
Chicken Feather Woods [carved crosses] (Joey O'Brian - Lawrence Co.: Louisa)
Unique Wood Carvings (Lindsay E. Frost - Jefferson Co.: Louisville)
Sawdust Gallery (Tracy Watkins - Jessamine Co.: Nicholasville)
Sticks and Stories KY (Tom Messner - Fayette Co.: Lexington)
VENTRILOQUIST DUMMIES
Kentucky-based ventriloquists were also craftsmen who carved and created the heads and hands of the "vents" (dummies) used in their performances. Many such items are in the collections of the Vent Haven Museum in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky.
CHAINSAW CARVING
"Once Upon A Log"
(Justin Driver - Graves Co.: Farmington)Bear Paw Chainsaw Carvings (Dave Keys - Meade Co.: Brandenburg)
Wood Life Sculpture (Abby Peterson - Breckinridge Co.: Webster)
Video—Abby Peterson: The Life of a Wood Carver
WHITTLING and POCKETKNIFE CARVING
Ashbrook, Lawrence E. (1890-1953) "The Kentucky Whittler" / Folk Art carver
Video: The Kentucky Whittler / L.E. Ashbrook (YouTube)
Chain and Ball-In-Box Carving (Cloverport, KY) - PDF article by folklorist Roby Cogswell on this whittling tradition
Riving Wood Shingles (See also under "Preindustrial Craft Skills")
"Wood Shingles" (Randy McClure - Rockcastle Co.: Mt. Vernon, KY - 606-256-9224)