This question was provided by students from Ms. Tyus’ fifth-grade class at Benton Elementary. “Trees grow at the tips of their branches instead of the base of the trunk, a carving in the tree would ...

There’s yard art, and then there’s yard art. Lawrence sculptor Dave Werdin-Kennicott’s latest work belongs in the latter category – that of something different and special. “This is not the typical ...

Most historical accounts end up in writing, but Louis Butcher followed a more natural route. Throughout the past year, he has spent free time turning a massive tree stump in his front yard in the ...

Dear Action Line: I need to locate the chainsaw sculptor who does tree-trunk carvings. We lost a beloved oak tree in the ice storm and don't have the heart to cut it down. I would like to have it ...

To look at the faces carved into the old tree trunk at Sloan’s Lake Park playground, you wouldn’t think any pain was associated with the project — the faces smile widely, laughing as children use them ...

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – There’s wood carving, and then there’s serious wood-carving. The Rio Rancho Observer reports the city is paying wood sculptor Mark Chavez $5,000 to turn a dead tree trunk at ...

When Carol Mulcahy couldn’t keep her decades-old palm alive in her yard on Los Altos Road in Pacific Beach she did the next best thing. With the help of a local tiki carver, she turned it into a work ...

The tree stump stands about 10 feet tall. Ivy climbs up its sides and fern leaves fan out at its roots. “Dum Tacet Clamat” is inscribed on a thick limb: “Though Silent, He Speaks.” The Latin words ...

A new tree is taking root in downtown Des Moines. It glows with a natural patina finish and stands 16 feet tall. It's a brown-tinged towering landmark that, at 3,000 pounds, marries to the soil ...