Anaveta Art Studio Sculpture

Sculpture

Santa, St Nicholas and Fairytale Figurines

We have put a European twist on America's favorite figure, Santa Claus. Our figurines are carved using techniques developed and mastered over the last 500 years, in Central Europe, using essentially the same tools the master carvers of the Renaissance used - a wooden mallet and steel chisels.

Montana Cottonwood Bark Santa

Santa has a new look. Santa and St. Nicholas busts beautifully rendered in Cottonwood bark

Native American Portraits

Busts of the Native American Indian masterfully sculpted in Cottonwood bark by Dale Woodard.

Other Carvings

From time to time I stray from what I normally carve.

No electricity required.

In today’s fast paced world where today’s lasted and greatest gadget is next months Goodwill donation the art of woodcarving seems quite out of place.

The techniques that Dale employs were developed by master carvers in the Alpine region of Tyrol 500 years ago. Back then when the demand for exquisite carvings were in high, it was important to be able to carve fast and accurate.

Those master carvers passed on their trade secrets from generation to generation. And today descendents of those carvers still produce the same high quality carvings and school future generations in the art of sculpture with the simplest of tools; a wooden mallet and razor sharp chisels.