Kelly's Wood You Believe

Kelly's Wood You Believe Kelly's Wood You Believe specializes in birds, fish, bowls, & vases. Kelly has been an avid outdoorsman all of his life.

Having a background in hunting, fishing, drawing, and taxidermy, Kelly has a natural eye when it comes to his wood carvings. Contact Kelly if you are interested in commissioning a one of a kind piece of art. Options available for basswood, tupelo, cherry, walnut, willow, black ash, cedar, butternut, and burls. Kelly's work is displayed and for sale at the James Krom Natural Images art gallery in R

ochester, MN. http://www.jameskromnaturalimages.com/

Check out this promo video highlighting some of Kelly's recent work:
http://animoto.com/play/HiSxYuW35TtviQkfuyfl8w

Couple of new carvings.Rainbow, and orange phase Brown trout.
01/15/2021

Couple of new carvings.
Rainbow, and orange phase Brown trout.

Cutting some walnut crotches (the crotch of a tree is where the main trunk of the tree splits into separate branches). T...
09/30/2019

Cutting some walnut crotches (the crotch of a tree is where the main trunk of the tree splits into separate branches). The beauty of working with this part of the tree is that you get an awesome feather like pattern which is great for bowls or platters.

And the cardinal had perched! Special commission pieces are always an option. Base can be customized per preference. ...
09/24/2019

And the cardinal had perched! Special commission pieces are always an option. Base can be customized per preference.

This bird is about ready to perch! Attached and painted the pewter feet and created the base out of walnut and painted t...
09/22/2019

This bird is about ready to perch! Attached and painted the pewter feet and created the base out of walnut and painted tupelo.

Time to put on the mask and add some feather edging in grey.
09/19/2019

Time to put on the mask and add some feather edging in grey.

Time for paint mixing and shading in some color! I use many different shades of reds, oranges, and browns. Next will com...
09/16/2019

Time for paint mixing and shading in some color! I use many different shades of reds, oranges, and browns. Next will come the black mask area.

Once the eyes are set and hardened, the entire piece is sealed with deft sanding sealer (so the paint doesn't soak into...
09/14/2019

Once the eyes are set and hardened, the entire piece is sealed with deft sanding sealer (so the paint doesn't soak into the wood). Next comes a few thin coats of Gesso, which makes a base for the paint to adhere to. And then the shadowing begins by
painting the (valleys) in the feathers.

Time for the eyes! I use two part apoxie to anchor the glass eyes in place. Then a small rolled piece is formed to make ...
09/12/2019

Time for the eyes! I use two part apoxie to anchor the glass eyes in place. Then a small rolled piece is formed to make the eye ring. I use a toothpick to shape the eye ring (toothpick chosen because it won’t scratch the glass eye). Next comes sealer.

Back in the studio and making great progress on the cardinal. The next step was smoothing and getting ready for burning ...
09/12/2019

Back in the studio and making great progress on the cardinal. The next step was
smoothing and getting ready for burning and texturing in feathers. Hard feathers groups burned in. This one is ready for some eyes and paint work.

Major feather groups cut in. Starting to sand with a Scotch-Brite pad mounted on a foredom tool. More hand sanding to co...
08/07/2019

Major feather groups cut in. Starting to sand with a Scotch-Brite pad mounted on a foredom tool. More hand sanding to come.

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24704 207th Avenue
Delhi, IA
52223

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