The beginning of the Parkchester Project

I wanted to share a project that will take close to 10+ years and has the potential to become something more.
I was hired last November to carve an oak tree at the Parkchester North Condominiums in Bronx NY. Carving at the Woodlawn Cemetery got their attention and landed me the job. The Parkchester has a large number of trees that are lifting sidewalks and at risk of falling. They have to be cut, however instead of cutting them all the way down, I can come in and give them a new life. Here's the first one:

A 12ft oak scene with a hawk, 2 squirrels and 2 doves. This piece took 3 days to carve. I have only a few progress pics but I did film the whole process. Just tried to copy the link on Facebook to share here but there is no longer an option. So I will repost the video on dtube.

Drew up a sketch for them so they could get an idea of what it will look like.

Here I am standing next to it.

Here's a couple progress pics:

Just a couple cuts in.

Wasn't long before it was finished, finding the hawk was the most time consuming.

I did manage to upload to Dtube, here is the link to the timelapse:

A walk around gif for ya

This is the first of many trees I have to carve on the Parkchester grounds. 55 trees to be exact and there is possible plans to hold a sculpture contest or competition. Where I invite other carvers to join me in sculpting some stumps and at the end, having the community vote for their favorites. Issue prizes for the top down...there were just whispers of this possibility and it will take some planning. Either way I still have 54 more stumps to get carved. Maybe I have a reality show in the making. Why not, my Canadian carver friends have a show. I can gather the best in the US for a fantastic show. But how and to who do I pitch this idea? Hmm, some research perhaps...to be continued

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