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Artist from Idaho, Richard Carpenter
Bear made from hundreds of thousands of pine needles. The pine needles were gathered off the ground, sorted, washed, trimmed and hand woven, over 8 months, in making the life size bear.
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My name is Richard Carpenter and I am an artist, sometimes the starving kind. In 1990 I decided to leave the hectic fast past life of Southern California and move to Idaho to take care of my Dad. I needed to make some money but the nearest town was 22 miles away and all the jobs that were available paid minimum wage. I decided to try using my childhood artistic talents to make a living. I am inspired by my surroundings and use many of the natural elements as a medium for my work. I use antler which are shed every year from moose, deer and elk. I also carve in vegetable ivory, soap stone cow, sheep, and goat horn and occasional in ivory. |
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This is a picture of my workshop showcasing one of my latest endeavor's. I personally gathered, washed and wove "pine needles" to make this life size bear.
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My wife April and I enjoy this area of the country and are determined to carve out a living doing what we love. We have a small shop called "Mountain Magic" on Highway 93 by the Salmon river and are now exposing ourselves to the world of the Internet. Feel freeto browse the pages of items I have or you can e-mail me if you have a special request. Feel free to e-mail if you see anything you like. |
Richard Carpenter, 148 Antelope Dr., Salmon, ID. 83467
http://home.custertel.net/~mntmagic/a2002v2002 at 7:58:00 PM CDT Blog about this entry |
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I also went to this man's web site, and I am impressed with his productivity. I hope he is able to make a living with his art work. He deserves it. Gerry
http://journals.aol.com/gehi6/daughters-of-the-shadow-men/
6/5/08 11:15 AM
When are you going to list the prices for your different pieces of artwork? (Hey, maybe you should go to New York and have a showing.)
HKeiMary1@aol.com