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Donna Merchant-Crooks

I work out of an old barn built in 1940. It’s a great space to work in and the views out the windows are amazing so it’s not hard to get inspired. I recently finished a large commission that took several months. The chair you see in this photo is next up. It is made out of cherry and is currently dry fitted so it can be taken apart to carve.

Picture this, two outlaws have just robbed a bank. they hurriedly ride to the bottom of a mesa where they have tied up their getaway horses and are now scurrying up the rocks to find the hidey hole to bury the loot. Three things they aren’t aware of is the posse riding over the top of the mesa in search of them. 2nd is the hole in one of the bags that has been leaving a trail of gold nuggets all the way up the climb. Third and dire is the cougar up in the tree above their now “about to bust loose” ponies.
This entire story is being carved into this entire chair even as you read this.

Stay tuned, as the work progresses more pictures will come.
Blue skies, Donna