Have you ever gone for a walk in the woods or hiking
on a secluded trail and stopped every once in a while because you had that funny feeling
you were not alone.
Ask woodcarver Colin
Partridge and he will tell you that you are not alone. Colin carves woodspirits into trees
and firmly believes that there is a woodspirit in each and every tree.
With the
magic of his chisels he can remove the excess wood and find the wood spirit hiding or
sleeping in the tree. Colin uses no pattern for his sculptures the idea comes right out of
his head. If you are to see Colin's carvings you will realize that he has a passion for
what he does. No two carvings are of the same face he has carved over three hundred of
these spirits and each one has a different expression.
Although
he does do other carvings such as bears, eagles etc his passion is his sprits. So the next
time you are out for a walk in the woods take a look at the tree's and see if you can see
a woodspirit hiding in them.
Colin Partridge is a member of the
Barrie Woodcarvers Club &
The Ontario Woodcarvers Association
Colin Partridge featured in:
Wood Carving Illustrated 2005