Welcome to Woodcarved Art
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| Jim Stadtlander
For over twenty years, Jim has been intrigued by wood; the grains, the colors, the textures. He combines this with a fascination for the human face and form. His love of wood and the beauty he sees in his subjects enables him to spend the countless hours necessary to create each piece. He feels an intimate bond takes place during the carving process. Details are important, but so is allowing the warmth and beauty of the wood to be seen. If colors are used, they are applied in such a manner as to enhance the subject and not disguise the wood's grain and characteristics. |
Diane Harto
All her life Diane has loved the look and feel of wood. With her artistic beginnings based in pen and ink drawing and trained in commercial art, it was a happy transition from flat art to the 3 dimensional challenges of wood carving. She enjoys the whole process of studying her subject, drawing patterns in all views, and finally shaping a wood block into a life-like work of art. The many hours spent shaping, texturing and finishing a carving bring peace and serenity to her being. Her subjects frequently come from the animal kingdom favoring birds and small mammals. Her hope is to capture the spirit and essence of the wild creature. |
Jim and Diane are both mainly self taught carvers. Jim's background in the lumber business and Diane's training in marketing make their union one of great team work and success as they run their Woodcarved Art Gallery and Studios.
Check Out Our Gallery of Woodcarvings!
What's New With Us ?
We've been pretty busy since the holidays with new students and new projects and now we must deal with old man winter as well. It was bound to come sometime! Even though it's really winter now, you can tell already the days are staying light just a little longer than in the past month. So that gives me hope that spring is just around some corner, somewhere out there. While I'm waiting for that I'll stick with carving to pass the time. The students are turning out some great work and I've posted some their's as well as some of my recently finishes small carvings on the face book page. Please click on the face book link below to see those photos.
We also had our annual "student appreciation day", on New Year's Eve day. That's a free day of carving at the school and those who come bring some nice food to share and we eat and carve the day away. It's always good fun, in spite of the weather. You'll find pictures of that on the face book link too.
Remember, you don't need a face book account to see that page, if you use the link.
I'll have more photos soon of projects in progress and class activities for your amusement. As always, feel free to contact us with any questions or thoughts you may have.
Also in the far distance is an exhibit that we are preparing for which will open in 2014. It will contain only carvings by Jim and myself. You'll hear more about that as it draws near. So you can see that we have plenty to keep us busy here at Woodcarved Art.
I've created new calenders and schedules for my classes, and I can already hear their new ideas for the coming year's projects starting to fly around the class room. It'll be great to see what comes next!
If you're interested in carving classes, take a look at the "class schedules" page where the new 2012 weekend workshops are listed. You may not become a great carver, but you will have fun!
If you'd like to see photos of our recent events and activity, click on this link and enjoy!
http://facebook.com/DianeHartoandJimStadtlandersWoodcarvedArtGallery
If you'd like to contact us with comments or questions, you may use the handy e-mail form below.
E-mail us here!
Contact us at: 330-274-2671 or jjsdh@roadrunner.com
or 2881 Frost Rd., Mantua, OH. 44255
See additional photos and instructional videos at:
http://facebook.com/DianeHartoandJimStadtlandersWoodcarvedArtGallery