tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507353581015397847.post896821165893696824..comments2020-09-24T15:38:21.202-07:00Comments on Craig Thompson Wildlife Carver: Hand Carved WildlifeWoodCarverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01934802232225991495noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507353581015397847.post-73572998896394386152020-09-24T15:38:21.202-07:002020-09-24T15:38:21.202-07:00POSTED BY LEX
MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN FANS OF CRAI...POSTED BY LEX<br />MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN FANS OF CRAIG THOMPSON FOR WELL OVER 10 YEARS<br />WE FIRST DROVE BY HIS 4991 TRAFALGAR RD LOCATION ON OUR WAY FROM ORANGEVILLE<br />WE JAW DROPPED WHEN WE SAW THIS HUGE BEAR CARVING AND THEN ANOTHER IN HIS YARD<br />WE TURNED AROUND WONDERING IF WE COULD TAKE A BETTER LOOK<br />CRAIG WELCOMED US IN AND THAT STARTED OUR FRIENDSHIP AND TRUE APPRECIATION OF THIS FANTASTIC WILDLIFE CARVER.<br />IT TOOK US ABOUT 10 MIN.TO FALL IN LOVE WITH A 13 FOOT BEAR WITH TWO CUBS AT ITS FEET -ALL FROM ONE TREE-WE BOUGHT .IT THEN AND THERE . CRAIG SAID HE COULD DELIVER IT IN A FEW WEEKS , NOT ONLY DID HE DELIVER AND HELP STAND UP THIS 3000 LB BEAR HE HAD ALSO REFRESHED THE FINISH . IT WAS TRUELLY AMAZING !<br />SINCE THEN WE HAVE PURCHASED A SMALL BEAR CUB TO HANG IN ONE OF OUR TREES LOOKING AT THE GIANT MOMMA BEAR , AS IF SHE WAS CALLING HIM . CRAIG CARVED HIM FROM INSPIRATION (NO MEASUREMENTS ) JUST BY LOOKING AT THE TREE HE WAS TO HANG IN .IT ENDED UP PERFECT .<br />TWO FULL SIZE BALD EAGLES PERCHED ON TOP OF A HUGE STUMP CARVED AND PAINTED TO LOOK LIKE A ROCKY OUTCROPPING WAS OUR NEXT CARVING BY THIS MASTER CARVER WHO CONTINUES TO WIN AWARDS AT VARIOUS CARVING COMPETITIONS IN ONTARIO EACH YEAR<br />ANOTHER LARGE BEAR SITTING ON TOP OF A HOLLOW STUMP WITH A CUB TUCKED IN THE HOLLOW OF THIS 3-4 FT DIAMETER STUMP FOLLOWED IN OUR COLLECTION .<br />ONE OF CRAIGS FAVORITES A LIVE EDGE BENCH WITH AN OWL CARVED AND PAINTED AT ONE END CAME FROME HIS BACK YARD TO OUR FRONT PORCH<br />A FULL SIZE GRINCH (CRAIGS CHRISTMAS FAVORITE ) , A LIFE SIZE PELLICAN SITTING ON THREE SEA SIDE WARF PILLARS WRAPPED IN ROPE AND AN OVER SIZED SQUIRREL ADDED TO OUR COLLECTION JUST OF LATE .<br />WE CANT WAITE TO SEE HOW HE MAKES OUT WITH A DOG "MAX" TO JOIN OUR GRINCHLEX AND KIMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749778091196976662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507353581015397847.post-13941686825396928662020-09-24T15:36:51.110-07:002020-09-24T15:36:51.110-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.LEX AND KIMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749778091196976662noreply@blogger.com