Archive for the ‘Wood Carvings’ Category

Wooden Bear 2 West Springfield MA
An Antisocial Bear, Carved From Wood, Holds Up a Sign Warning Folks to “Go Away” on the Eastern States Exposition Grounds During Last Year’s Big E Held in West Springfield, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 11, 2019)

Two Wooden Bears West Springfield MA (2)
A Pair of Carved Wooden Bears Found on the Grounds on the Eastern States Exposition Grounds During the Big E in West Springfield, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 5, 2020)


A Wooden Sculpture of Saint Francis of Assisi Found For Sale at the Big Chicken Barn Books & Antiques on Route 3 in Ellsworth, Maine (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 14, 2021)


A Festive Holiday Nutcracker in the Form of A Wooden Soldier Seen Standing Outside The Wine Vine Wine Shop on Highland Street in Worcester, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on December 22, 2016)


A Wizened Face With a Long Flowing Beard Carved From a Dead Tree on the Front Lawn of a Private Home on Cottage Street in West Brookfield, Massachusetts (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 28, 2017)


A Giant Lobster Holds a Humongous Ice Cream Cone in His Right Claw Outside of Ben & Bill’s Chocolate Emporium on Main Street in Bar Harbor, Maine (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 10, 2021)

Wooden Bear Thistle Lake Placid A (3)
A Weatherworn Wooden Bear Carved From a Large Log Seen Standing Outside Twigs Rustic Gallery on Cascade Road in Lake Placid, NY (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 11, 2020)


An Anthropomorphic Wooden Moose Sits Cross-Legged on a Stump in Front of the Now-Closed Log Cabin Restaurant on Maine State Highway 3 in Bar Harbor, Maine (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 22, 2021)

Uncle Sam Nutcracker St Anne Cemetery 2
A Very Patriotic Uncle Sam Nutcracker Surrounded by American Flags Found in Front of a Gravestone at St. Anne Cemetery in Sturbridge, MA


A Wooden Skeleton Dressed in a Floppy Hat and a Knit Sweater (Apparently the Mascot of Colonial Copy) Found Inside Its Premises on Central Street in Southbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 5, 2020)