| My passion as an Christian artist is to render biblical themes and passages in relief. Whenever I get the opportunity to illustrate a passage of scripture in wood I consider it a special blessing.
The words of scripture are powerful enough on their own to set people free from bondage, to renew minds, to break cycles and otherwise change lives in ways that nothing else can. Yet, when these words are combined with images it seems their power increases. There is truth in both these statements: "Sometimes an image is worth a thousand words" and "Sometimes it takes a thousand images to illustrate a single word". A thousand words might come close to describing a spectacular sunset. Yet try to illustrate "Love", "Joy", "Peace", "Forgiveness", "Mercy" with a single image. Each of the images below is an attempt to illustrate a passage of scripture. Some are straightforward illustration of events, but others are deeper attempts to illustrate the revelation that is implicit in scriptures. |
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Christian Carvings |
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Seven Deadly Sins...
Hard Maple Carved from the heart for personal inventory. |
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Simeon... Red Oak Carved from the heart for personal inventory. Based on Luke 2:29 |
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Psalm 139:16
White Birch Carved from the heart for personal inventory. |
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Like a Deer that Yearns... Carved for private client as a wedding gift. Based on Ps 42:1 "As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for You, God." |
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Crucifix
Black Cherry Carved from the heart for personal inventory. |
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Bear One Another's Burdens... Carved for private client as a wedding gift. Based on Galatians 6:2 |
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Fruit of the Spirit
White Birch Carved from the heart for personal inventory. Based on Galatians 5:22 |
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Give us today our daily bread... Based on Luke 11:3 |
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I am the vine... Yellow Birch Based on John 15:5 |
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Cast all your anxiety upon Him...
White Birch Carved for private client. Based on I Peter 5:7 |
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Lo I am with you always...
Hard Maple Carved for private client. Based on Matthew 28:20 |
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Luther's Rose... White Birch Carved for private home. |
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Noah's Ark... White Birch Carved from the heart for personal inventory. Based on Genesis 9:16 |
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Noah's Ark...
White Birch Carved as step-by-step project. |
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Peter...
White Birch Carved from the heart for personal inventory. Based on John 18:25 |
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Parable of the Prodigal Son... White Birch Carved for private client. Based on Luke 15 |
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Resurrection...
Yellow Birch Carved from the heart for personal inventory. Based on Hebrews 12:2 |
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Psalm 1... Black Cherry Carved from the heart for personal inventory. Based on Psalm 1 and Jeremiah 17:8 |
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Quietness and Strength... Red Oak Carved for private home. Based on Isaiah 30:15 |
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Semper Fidelis...
Red Oak Carved for St. Joseph Catholic High School, Grande Prairie, Alberta. Based on Luke 2:40 |
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Angels
Red Oak, each 30" long. Carved for an Adventist congregation. |
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Underneath are the Everlasting Arms Carved for a commercial airline pilot. Based on Deut. 33:27 "The God of old is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. |
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Parable of the Sower Carved for a family in Edmonton, AB, this carving is an adaptation of the Parable of the Sower found in Luke 8. It was commissioned by the family to celebrate their father's 65th birthday, and his 51st season of planting a crop. 15" x 22", white birch |
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