Above, the 13th Annual Woodcarving Seminar at Silver Dollar City concludes successfully.

The seminar, organized by Shirley Garner and the Valley Road Woodcarvers, hosted 236 students and 25 of the top woodcarving craftsmen in the United States as instructors.

— March 6, 2009
• HOME
• GENERAL STORE
• NATURAL HERITAGE
• HISTORY, CULTURE & CRAFTSMANSHIP
Craftsmanship
• Woodcarving
Woodcarving Styles Index

• Human realistic
• Relief carving
• Caricature carving
• Bark carving
• Woodburning
• Chip carving
• Realistic Animal


Craftsmanship Index

• Barns of the Ozarks
• Basketweaving
• Blacksmithing
• Dollmaking
• Glassblowing
• Mills of the Ozarks
• Musical Instruments
• Painting
• Pottery
• Quilts and Sewing
• Woodcarving


Culture Index

• Agriculture
• Book Learning
• Cooking
• Craftsmanship
• Faith in the Hills
• History
• Music
• People of the Hills
• Storytelling
• Tourism
Few things are emotionally warmer, or more connected to the elemental parts of our past, than the act of carving beautiful art from wood.

From exquisitely carved mantels to "hillbilly" caricatures, wood carvings seem to evoke the spirit of these hills.

The Woodcarving section of StateoftheOzarks is devoted to celebrating this spirit.

— the editor
Artwork detail, Valley Road Woodcarvers' Shop. Artist: Joe Benjamin. Location: Silver Dollar City, Missouri