Giving Back

I heard about this event and wanted to be a vendor…BUT when I heard about the silent and live auction they were doing to help raise money for Primary Children’s Hospital…I WAS ALL IN! I was approved to come & do a live carving pre live auction, and my piece would...

I donated this patriotic bear to Kyle Fox of Follow the Flag and his family as a thank you for all they do for our community and country! Every 4th of July week they suspend a GIANT American Flag in our American Fork, UT Canyon.  The flag is 150x78 feet and weighs 400...

This is a letter to absolutely try and show my appreciation for the wonder gift that was given to me by Wendy. The amount of time and love she puts into her craft is amazing and really unbelievable.  When I was given such a wonderful gift, with so much detail, so much...

A softball player in Ogden was running the bases when his knee went out, fracturing the tibia at the knee requiring major surgery to repair (non weight bearing for at least 8 weeks). The whole softball community in Ogden got involved and hosted a tournament in his...

 This piece brought me to tears when creating it! It was customized for a customer whos wife was diagnosed with MS a year ago. They both play slow pitch co-ed softball together.  Their amazing team put together jerseys to rally around her and to support her in this...

I attended the Magna Art Festival as a vendor.  I donated a 6" bear for their prize drawing.  I was excited to learn that the person who won the bear LOVED my booth and so very badly wanted to win something from it. When I presented it to him, he was ecstatic!  I also...

A dear friend asked if I could teach her how to chainsaw carve a gnome. The day we carved was her 66th birthday! She was a rock star and made the cutest gnome! People...if she can carve working side by side with me, anyone can carve! Happy Birthday Cristy! ...

I attended the Santaquin Art Festival and had such a fun time! I was asked to do a live chainsaw carving, which I was excited and nervous to do. It was a blast!  I donated the piece to their festival wide drawing...and the winner just happened to be a city council...

A local church group asked if I could do a short live carving for their activity days group of boys, and if I could also do a short whittling lesson. I was happy to do it! The carving went well, and the whittling part of the activity was successful...no blood! haha ...