James Ray Miller

Nature➡Trees➡Wood➡Creation➡Music, Value, Happiness

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Here we have a weird, quick little #Link carving for the @Sketch_Dailies topic

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If anyone is looking for some last-minute Christmas gifts for a prospective carver, I may have something for you!

The full squirrel carving kit, which includes everything but sharpening supplies, is $60. I can also provide just some pieces of the kit, … https://t.co/aD1snV6ZdG

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@lxdavis

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Tailgating at my place today!

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An amazing time with wonderful people! Through Vesterheim and the surrounding communities, Scandinavian folk art is in good hands. https://t.co/aD1snV6ZdG

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Don't kick the gift horse when its mouth is still down!

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@threateningcake @somethingcraz16

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As people always say, "sometimes, to brighten up someone's day, all it takes is a little wave from a mischievous folkloric creature originating from Germanic paganism." So, if you're a gnome, nisse, tomte, etc, give a little wave to someone today 🌞

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A frog on the head is worth a handful in the bush. At least three!

#handcraft #woodcarving #frog https://t.co/aD1snV6ZdG

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If anyone is still looking for Christmas gifts, I'd be happy to sign and send you a copy of my book, "Whittling Flat-Plane Animals," published just a couple months ago! If you are interested, feel free to shoot me a message.

For those situated outside o… https://t.co/aD1snV6ZdG

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Can you imagine life without cars? I suppose there would be plenty of off-roading possibilities, and a whole lot more natural fertilizer.

This carving was commissioned by a man looking to build a nativity set of pieces representing cultures from around … https://t.co/aD1snV6ZdG

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@allison_cully Sick art! Who made that??

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@allison_cully Update for all interested: my body fairly violently rejected day 2 of split pea soup. After some internet research, I've concluded that I simply need to condition my body by consuming more. Cheers!

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@earthabbey I'm with ya there too! Turning off my brain at work doesn't always work too well, but our hands learn to carve pretty well with minimal focused input hehe.

I guess your buffalo has enough form to be interesting overall even without a heavy reliance on fine details.

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BEHOLD: my proudest creation!!

Directly inspired by a painting by the apparently amazing Joanna Braithwaite.
#fish #fisk #carving #treskjæring #JoannaBraithwaite https://t.co/aD1snV6ZdG

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@mayamariee12 Same

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A fashionable girl and a wise owl—some of you may recognize both!

Or, maybe they remind you of people or owls you have met in your life... I've heard that carvings can have a way of meaning different things to different people. Must be some kind of wiza… https://t.co/aD1snV6ZdG

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Going to test out some of these utensils in the Boundary Waters all of next week! Who knows, we might get a chance to fend off some bears and thunderstorms too, but I don't think wooden spoons would be of any help there....

#carving #handcraft #bwca https://t.co/aD1snV6ZdG

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@AlliKat28 I beg to differ!!

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@forrestdafellow A booty's a booty, right? *Never runs for public office*