On Saturdays the carousel carving studio is always bustling with activity.

Timber the bulldog is having a facial reconstruction.



Lady Sophia the poodle is getting started.


On our last visit, the tiger was laying on its back. Today, it is upright.


Marcy the unicorn in progress is below.


and a close up of Marcy's head,


Sally the brown Swiss cow is frolicking in the studio.


and a detail of Sally's floral garland and Swiss emblem below:


The front of Saami the reindeer:


And the other side of Saami's front:



Sassie Mae is finished being painted and clear coated. It needs to cure for months now.


That's the end of today's visit. We're taking a long summer vacation; we'll return in the fall.

We visited the studio with our grand daughter, Mariah, after school. Mariah is growing taller as Saami is slowly taking shape.


Below is an full body image of Saami.

A head and front body view are shown below.


Here's a photo of the cavalry pony, Cheyenne.


March the unicorn is coming along.


Sir Hugo Page the griffin's progress is below.


Sampson the rooster is looking great.


Geno the Orca whale is in the early stage of the carving process.


Zulu the serval is also looking great.


The drawing of the tiger is shown here:

The tiger laying on its back looks more playful than ferocious.


But watch out for those teeth!


Sir Adrian Chapman returned from painting for some touch up work.


Taffy the alpaca is really coming to life with the terrific paint job.


We'll end our visit today with a photo of Peace the lioness.