Reverend Lawrence Funderburk is retiring from his pastoral duties in Mecklenburg County to become a full-time woodcarver. Funderburk is known for his miniature wooden shoe carvings, but he also carves scenes of people and nature.
Henry Snuggs combines his passion for woodworking and fish into a unique artform called Uncle Henry’s Artofishals. Similar to decoy carvings used in duck hunting or ice fishing, Henry carves and paints decorative fish that he calls “realistic folk art.” The carvings are three-dimensional and suspended, making the fish appear to be swimming.
Mr. Arliss has been whittling wood his entire life; he started by making children’s toys, but much of what he carved reflected his childhood and important figures and themes of the world around him.
Woodworks that became part of the Sea Chest’s “Crafts Curators” collection included decoys and boats carved by Moody Austin and flying birds constructed by Preston Stowe.