Maria Patterson (dr.dowhittle)

Carved basswood gnome with a partially carved girl gnome held in hand

Working on carving a lady friend for my gnome.

#woodcarving #whittling #gnome #carving

Hand carved and painted milk bottle that says "winners drink milk" as a hat on a small wood gnome held in hand

Hand carved small wood gnome held in hand with a hat shaped like a milk bottle that says "winners drink milk"

Hand carved small wood gnome held in hand with a hat shaped like a milk bottle that says "winners drink milk"

My Indy 500 gnome, ready for the race 🏁🏎️

#woodcarving #whittling #welcomeracefans #Indy500 #winnersdrinkmilk

Wonderful. Can you tell me about how long it takes you to carve and then to sand it?

Thank you! 😊

Unpainted carved wooden gnome held by a hand

Unpainted carved wooden gnome, side view

Unpainted carved wooden gnome, back view

Unpainted carved wooden gnome, side view

New gnome 🍄 Usually I make them from small practice sticks, but this guy is carved from a 1.5" block. On to the paint table next. #woodcarving #whittling #craft #gnome #maker

Thank you 😊

Old man gnome in red hat and blue outfit and lady gnome in green, in front of a small door, all carved from basswood

Old man gnome in red hat and blue outfit and lady gnome in green, in front of a small wood door with stone sides, all carved from basswood

Old man gnome in red hat and blue outfit and lady gnome in green, in front of a mushroom with a small door, all carved from basswood

Happy gnome couple, finished with paint. These two are house shopping.

#woodcarving #carving #whittling #gnomes #craft

Wonderful. Could you tell me how long you worked on it?

Cute!

It's back up now! Thank you. I use a service, and it looks like the whole site had been down for a few days. 😕

Thank you 😊 about 12", 1.1 lbs. I don't get pieces that are very big.

Progress picture of man's face in a piece of cottonwood bark, eyes opened

Progress picture of man's face in a piece of cottonwood bark, eyes still closed

Progress picture of man's face in a piece of cottonwood bark, facial features just started to carve

Starting on a new wood spirit in cottonwood bark. Been a long time since I carved a face (besides Santa 😅). Progress pics.

#woodcarving #woodart #handmade #art #craft

Thank you, kindly 😊

A wood carved gnome couple standing on a desk

A wood carved gnome couple held in a hand

The happy little gnome couple together. 😅 Hand carved from basswood. Next step is painting their outfits.

#woodcarving #whittling #carving #crafts #handmade #gnomes

Fingers holding small wood carved gnome with carving tools and wood chips in background

Fingers holding small wood carved gnome with carving tools and wood chips in background, side view

Fingers holding small wood carved gnome with carving tools and wood chips in background, other side view

My little man gnome. Will be my go-to gnome design for this year I think. At least until I get a bit better. 😅 To the paint table next.

#woodcarving #whittling #gnome #crafts #handmade #carving

Hand holding small basswood girl gnome smiling in a hat and cape

Hand holding small basswood girl gnome smiling in a hat and cape, side view

Hand holding small basswood girl gnome smiling in a hat and cape, side view

Hand holding small basswood girl gnome smiling in a hat and cape, work in progress on desk with knives and wood chips

My lady gnome, newest design. Trying to carve a cuter non-bearded gnome 😅 #woodcarving #whittling #gnome #miniature #carving

Cool! 👏🏽

Thank you 😊

Basswood stick with 5 different Santa faces carved into it

Close up of two simple Santa faces, one with a long mustache and one with a smiling expression

Close up of two carved simple Santa faces in the same basswood stick

Basswood stick carved with progressive steps of a Santa face

A practice stick with a ~5 step simple Santa face and a variety of faces on the other side - for reference to mix and match features. Working on materials for teaching demos. 😁 #woodcarving #whittling #makersmARTch #art #marchmeetthemaker

Thank you 😅

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Wood carved leprechaun with pot of gold over his head

Progress pic of wood carved leprechaun with pot of gold over his head

Block of basswood with sketch of leprechaun drawn on

My happy little leprechaun wood carving for St. Paddy's Day. Still needs painting, but better late than never. 😅 #woodcarving #whittling #leprechaun #art

Thank you 😊

Thank you 😊

Beautiful 👏🏽

Very cute 👏🏽

Fingers holding a small wooden strawberry painted red with hands and feet and a face

Fingers holding a small wooden strawberry

Fingers holding an unpainted wood carving of a strawberry

Sweet little strawberry whittle. 🍓 Made this for my brother to give to his girlfriend a while back.

#woodcarving #whittling #woodart #cute #strawberry

Owl carved into a piece of cottonwood bark

Owl carved into a piece of cottonwood bark

Owl carved into a piece of cottonwood bark, side angle

Owl carved into a piece of cottonwood bark, side angle

A superb owl, if I do say so myself. 🦉😂 Throwback cottonwood bark carving for today.

#superbowl #woodcarving #woodart #sculpture #art

😂 Thanks, friend 😁 You've got this party started 🎉

Wood carving of a man's face with closed eyes and long mustache and beard

Wood carving of a man's face with closed eyes and long mustache and beard, up close

Wood carving of a man's face with closed eyes and long mustache and beard, up close

Wood carving of a man's face with closed eyes and long mustache and beard, held in a hand

Throwback for my new Bluesky carver friends - wood spirit in cottonwood bark. His name is Hugo, and he went home with a kind art lover who had a dog named Hugo also. A re-carve over an earlier wood spirit that I was never happy with. Turned out much better, I think. 😅 #woodcarving #art #woodwork