Dan Vandersteen

Birthday gift for some family.
4”x12” panel
#craft #art #carving #woodworking

Hand carved wooden board approximately 4 by 12 inches in size. The carving depicts three large patterned circles containing symmetrical geometric patterns. The board is ornamented around the perimeter of the carved geometric patterned circles with carved triangles and semicircles.

A little father’s day gift. Pattern inspo from Daniel Clay
#carving #art #woodworking

Warm Sun, little chip carving exercise
#craft #carving #art

Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll need to check out that user’s work!

Thanks!
I have tried putting eyes on some with either paint or drilling holes. I wanted these to have a more natural wood look and not distract from the wood layering.

Collection of wooden birds in the wild.
Had a fun time making these
#craft #woodworking #birds #woodcarving

I'm all for a more efficient gov. to be more responsive to the needs of the people, but Elon and Vivek are just roll-playing a government agency to intimidate their enemies and profit. I doubt they will have any enforceable influence, but if they do, we will be living in a true oligarchy.

Another sketchbook page, bikes are cool
#sketchbook #drawing #motocycle

Hank's video actually led me here. This social media platform feels like a breath of fresh air.

Gnome in a patched raincoat, basswood and acrylic paint
#craft #woodcarving #gnome #art

Hand open facing up, with a small wooden cat standing on the palm of the hand. Late afternoon sun, green grass and trees in the background

Woodcarving in the park, little cat, basswood
#craft #woodcarving #cat

If you have been around since gamer-gate and have seen that same energy being channeled into the 2016 election, this shouldn’t surprise you.

Happy Thanksgiving ya’ll

Wooden eating utensils, three spoons of various shapes, and three forks of various shapes.

A wooden fork and a wooden spoon being used to eat a salad.

wood eating utensils, birch wood and cherry
#craft #woodcarving #spoon #fork

made a collection of wooden birds, this one is my favorite

bird toy concept development, a little look into my brain
#craft #sketching #woodworking #design

five wooden bird sculptures: four of them are egg-shaped and smaller, one is teardrop shaped and larger. The largest one has a orange painted head, the smaller ones have the top halves of the egg shape painted either red, yellow, or blue. The beaks of the birds are made with wooden dowels shaped to a pointed tip. The larger teardrop shaped bird with the orange head has a similar beak, and also two legs allowing it to stand upright. These legs are made out of the same dowel material as the beak. The large bird sits in the middle of the composition, while the smaller birds are positioned to it's left and right.

wooden bird family, basswood turned on a lathe and hand-finished #craft #woodworking #woodcarving #birds

Red marker sketch of a motorcycle with rider speeding on white paper. Sketch has fast and loose linework with rough shading. The motorcycle is tipping at an angle as the rider leans towards the ground while making a sharp turn.

Red Motorcycle Speedster, red marker on paper, page from the sketchbook
#art #sketchbook #motorcycle #sketching #drawing

Intaglio print of a gnarled prickly cactus cowboy's face wearing a hat, hand holding bent cigarette in front of mouth, black and white color.

Intaglio print of a gnarled prickly cactus cowboy's face wearing a hat, hand holding bent cigarette in front of mouth, full color image, green cactus face, brown hat, sunset background.

Intaglio print of a gnarled prickly cactus cowboy's face wearing a hat, hand holding bent cigarette in front of mouth, black and white color.

Intaglio print of a gnarled prickly cactus cowboy's face wearing a hat, hand holding bent cigarette in front of mouth, color intaglio ink lines, green cactus, red glow of cigarette.

Cactus Cowboy, intaglio prints from the archive
#craft #printmaking #intaglio #art

Looking down onto the top of a smooth wooden bowl with warm colored wood grain and knots.

Looking down onto the top of a smooth wooden bowl with warm and dark colored wood grain with dark streaks and knots.

Looking down onto the top of a smooth wooden bowl with light colored wood grain with dark streaks and knots.

Three wooden bowls pictured together.

Trio of wooden bowls carved from spalted maple.
#craft #woodcarving #woodworking #bowl

Collection of hand-carved wooden spoons of various shapes and sizes

Collection of some carved wooden spoons from the archive.
#craft #spoon #woodcarving