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Presented
by the Mount Horeb Area Arts Association Preview
Exhibit: March 30 - June 7 |
Mike Feeney | wood sculpture
The following article exerpts are reprinted with permission from the April 20, 1995, issue of the AGRI-VIEW • The Back 40 by Joan Sanstadt, Field Editor © 1995 AGRI-VIEW Mount Horeb woodcarver Mike Feeney has developed a real thing for trolls. Not only does each troll have a name, but the details in his carvings are carefully selected to enhance either the troll's name or occupation, such as The Gardener and The Accordion Player. . .The Peddler appears to be walking the streets of Mount Horeb, shopping his wares to prospective customers. After
the first spark of an idea for a troll, Mike gets out his sketch
book and begins drawing. It's not unusual for him to draw 100
sketches before one is just right. For major pieces, the next
step is a clay model, complete with all the details that will
appear on the finished product. Next, the task is to find the
right log for a particular carving. Besides getting ideas from other people, Mike takes one or two classes a year through Madison Area Technical College or UW-Extension. He's taken watercolors, portraiture and figure drawing. Even a calligraphy course will help you in your concentration and focus, he says. Mike will demonstrate clay figure studies for future woodcarvings on Friday, woodcarving with chisel and mallet/facial expressions on Saturday, and power tools/using chain saws and grinders to create various textures on Sunday. STUDIO ACCESS: The
Wooden Chicken
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