Garden Decor

Brown bear sculpture for the fire pit

  • August 29, 2015
Brown bear sculpture for the fire pit

This 4' brown bear (named Barley) watches over the entertainment patio and fire pit at his new home in North Carolina. Wood sculptures as yard art can enhance your outdoor entertainment space in a unique and personal way.  

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Football player and cheerleader tikis

  • June 28, 2015
Football player and cheerleader tikis

Besides a few crazy tikis around here carved for the hell of it, there haven't been many others, that it, until this football player and cheerleader tiki couple. Mark carved this wild, sporty, spirited pair for a friend's pool/patio/party area. Since the fiend is also a Virginia Tech football fan, Mark added maroon and orange paint accents. The blank space on the cheerleader's megaphone works perfectly for a custom message or image.

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Waving brown bear welcomes guests at a B&B

  • January 24, 2015
Waving brown bear welcomes guests at a B&B

Mark carved this 7-foot waving brown bear for Adobe and Stars Inn Bed & Breakfast in Taos, New Mexico. The inn owner wanted a large, happy, welcoming bear to place in front of her B&B and be visible from the road. This bear has definitely attracted attention as people routinely stop their cars to get out and pose with him for photos. Here is the bear at our place, before shipping him to New Mexico. And here are a few pictures of the bear in progress. He gets to relax a bit while waiting to be shipped to New Mexico.

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Pineapple Lamppost in BLR

  • February 4, 2013
Pineapple Lamppost in BLR

Mark's pineapple lamppost for David Parr is on page 16 of the February issue of Blue Ridge Life!

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Pineapple Lamppost

  • January 6, 2013
Pineapple Lamppost

This lamppost with engraved pineapple and welcome message in Piney River stands an impressive 9 feet tall. With the help of the client, neighbors and friends, Mark topped the tree which stood in the clients front yard. Mark then carved the stump over the course of a few days.  

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