Heres My Art.

TRADITIONAL DECOY MAKER. I am a wood carver useing primative tools, no electric powered tools. just a hatchet, spoke shave and a knife. all finished with heavy artists oil paints. heres a brown trout. :) https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../1/edsart5.JPG

Heres a yellowlegs shorebird and a sockeye salmon. :) https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...3/1/edsart.JPG

Heres a red breasted merganser hunting decoy. :) https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../1/edsart4.JPG

Very Cool! Love the trout...

Heres a preening red breasted merganser hunting decoy :) https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../1/edsart2.JPG. :)

Have demonstrated my craft all over the US. my carvings are in great demand, but you can not buy one unless i like you. have been doing alot of large fish to hang on the wall, lots of restaurants and friends have them but my walls still dont have any. hahaha my duck decoys grace the collections of many. :salute:

very talented :)

Nice work Ed!

Jamie,Thanks. Ian G. and I will be sitting out in the marsh in a couple of weeks hunting over a rig of my hand made decoys. Oh, forgot to mention I also am a water fowl hunting guide. :)

Wow we got a talented group of herpers here! Awesome stuff.

Beautiful work, Ed!! How long does it usually take you to complete a piece from start to finish?

Just in awe here lol if I wasnt a starving artist I would try and make friends with you and buy one. Im a very big fan of Sock eye salmon and Dog salmon.

Judy, To answer your question, I dont know. i normally have about 20-30 going at once. I need to be inspired to finish something. I try to complete about 300 carvings a year. thats the goal anyway.


Jess., I like doing the fish. maybe because im a pisces. who knows I just go with the flow. :cool:

Heres a brook trout. :) https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../1/edsart7.JPG

Heres a better pic. of the sockeye salmon, showing a little brush work.:) https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../1/edsart6.JPG

those are really awesome; I love the colors you use too.