Summer 2025

WILDFOWL CARVING MAGAZINE
VOLUME XLI NO. 2
SUMMER 2025

ON THE COVER
Two folk barn owls by Geoffrey B. Davis


REFERENCE: Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Rick Burkman
PATTERN AND COLOR GUIDE: Red-Bellied Woodpecker by Jean Minaudier

FEATURE: Captivating Compositions
Jennifer Felton
Composition is your most powerful tool.

BOOK EXCERPT: Folk Tail, Part One
Geoffrey B. Davis
A barn owl in folk-art style.
PATTERN: Barn Owl by Geoffrey B. Davis

DEMONSTRATION: The Turtleback Harlequin, Part Two
Keith Hendrickson
Paint this decoy in oils or acrylics.

FEATURE: Bird Carvers' PPE
Ted Muir
How to protect yourself from the dust and debris.

CARVING WITH LAURIE J.: The Fine Art of Wildfowl Sculpture
Laurie J. McNeil
Steps taken by the masters to create lifelike carved birds.

CLASS NOTES: Summer Songbirds
Rich Smoker
These easy, breezy birds are all in a day's work.