COMPETITION QUALITY BIRD CARVINGS

Exclusive, competition quality pieces focus on fine detail and stunning realism.

A PASSION FOR BIRDS

The national, award-winning

artist talks about her passion 

for birds and her carving art form.

A TEDIOUS PROCESS WORTH THE EFFORT

2019 FIRST PLACE WIN AT WORLD 

CHAMPIONSHIP

"I was inspired to create this piece after a wonderful fall day in the woods. Later that night, we sat around a campfire listening to three barred owls exchange calls. From those experiences I began to visualize a composition with a barred owl resting atop a sumac “ball of flame"."

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Awarded First in Birds of Prey Category/Advanced Division and First in Show/Advanced Division at the Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championship.

Ocean City, MD. 2019.

IA Magazine

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A STORM LAKE WOMAN MASTERS THE COMPETITIVE, MALE-DOMINATED ART OF WILDFOWL CARVING

Jennifer Felton has hunted pheasants, ventured within yards of grizzly bears in Alaska, and cleared land to build an off-the-grid cabin with her husband, Todd, in the remote Iowa countryside. 

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"This is how I roll," she says.

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ORIGINAL DRAWINGS

Just as deeply-seated in realism as the carvings, drawings are an equal passion. No medium captures the ebb and flow of the texture of fur like drawing.

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• Whether the medium is graphite or charcoal, the cascading or radiating textures are unique to each subject.

• The timeless, minimalist compositions place the focus on the detail and fit with any home interior.

• The eyes are the windows to emotion and attitude. The multiple reflections, the depth and the shapes are carefully planned. 

• The materials used are the highest grade. From the archival, acid-free paper to the graphite or charcoal. Each piece is protected with a non-yellowing, high-grade final fixative.

When I get a request to create a custom piece, my goal is to exceed expectations. The custom experience includes:

• ​an original drawing of the composition for approval

• a carving with the same level of detail as a competition piece

• progress updates via email

• a limited-edition, leather bound book containing progress photos specific to their piece, inscribed and signed 

The drawing, the book and the carving are shipped via a company that specializes in shipping artwork only. I whole-heartedly believe the experience of a custom piece should be a pleasure from start to finish.