Wood artisan Jake Jones, the Central Alabama Arts Alliance's April 2026 Artist Spotlight, turns chainsaw-carved cedar into nature-inspired works that honor memory and spark imagination.

THURMONT, Md. (AP) -- Joe Stebbing started out carving wood the old-fashioned way. With chisels and a mallet. Trouble was, it took about three months to make a single carving. Stebbing, a plumber by ...

May 28—RED LAKE FALLS, Minn. — Where many people might just see a log — sometimes a very big log — Joe Wavra sees potential. And he's perfected the art of bringing that potential to life, so to speak, ...

A bench without a bear is not going to be a big hit at Carving in the Ozarks, joked Jason Morton, a regular at the Eureka ...

PEQUOT LAKES, Minn. - A Minnesota art teacher who got her start in chainsaw carving after an offer for a free lesson is now competing on the international stage. Molly Wiste, an art teacher at Pequot ...

The roar of chainsaws will echo through the Ridgway Mills Campground, April 22–25, as chainsaw carvers transform raw logs into intricate sculptures during the 25th Annual Chainsaw Carvers Rendezvous.

RACINE, WI (CBS 58) -- The 10th annual Chainsaw Carving & Art Festival is coming up! It's a celebration of trees and nature. The event takes place at River Bend Nature Center on Sunday, October 2nd, ...

Sedro-Woolley's Loggerodeo features the popular chainsaw carving competition as one of the attractions at the city's annual Independence Day celebration. The chainsaw carving has a daily quick carve ...

Shari Staiduhar added a new highlight this week to her long career as a chainsaw carving artist. She did that by making her first appearance as a featured performer at the Lake County Fair. Staiduhar, ...