MENDON -- You could say Jim Podsiadlo's new business is for the birds, and you'd be right. Just remove the phrase's negative connotations and you have a creative venture that has literally taken wing.

For some people, carving the Thanksgiving turkey is a tradition and point of pride. There’s never any question whether they will do the honors when that golden centerpiece emerges from the oven. But ...

Hunched over a piece of wood, Hank Sprouse whittles away in his basement workshop in Stratford, Connecticut. What looks like a simple carving now, will eventually become a realistic-looking cedar ...

I met an amazingly talented man at a Christmas craft festival in Hampton. I took his card and promised that I would be in touch. Just recently, I did. I wasn't disappointed. Far from it. In 1969, ...

LITTLE ROCK (AGFC) – John James Audubon worked with birds through his painting two centuries ago. Gerry Chisholm and Sheri Phillips-Chisholm bring birds to reality today with their woodcarving. The ...

The feathers of a scissortail flycatcher emerge from a block of wood when Charles Wolfe gets busy carving birds at his garage-turned-studio in Fayetteville. There's an American Kestrel perched on a ...

Carving birds is “a great hobby,” according to John Mastrangelo, a Braintree resident for 58 years and chaplain of American Legion Post 86. “It’s a lot of work, but you end up with something nice,” ...

For best results, let the bird rest, covered with foil on a cutting board for 15 minutes after removing it from the oven. Use the carving fork to steady the turkey, but take care to avoid stabbing the ...

Mar. 16—During the cold Minnesota months, you can often find Karl Beck embracing the legacy left by his father, artist Charlie Beck. In addition to his vibrant paintings, Charlie practiced woodcarving ...