“I received my first pocket knife and started whittling at about age nine, where I was raised in Cody, Wyoming. During my eight years of military service, I was fortunate to be able to see many types of carving styles, in different countries. I am fascinated with the variations of woodcarving throughout the world. I started carving seriously in the early 70’s, and have continued learning new methods for the last thirty years. My favorite things to work on are: Caricatures, Wood spirits, Santa Clauses, and Jewelry in exotic woods. I have been teaching beginning and intermediate carving classes, for several years. I began making knives, in order to supply sharp tools for students. I am currently teaching classes in my home, Including beginning woodcarving, and carving faces or wood spirits in cottonwood bark, driftwood, and local woods. One of my greatest rewards is teaching, and sharing the joy of woodcarving.”
The Wood Spirit is said to be Lord of the Forest and Natural Things. Seeing one is said to be quite a lucky thing and European villagers used to go out on regular hunts, hoping to find a Wood Spirit to foretell the future of their village.
If you're lucky enough to have one near, health happiness, and good fortune will be yours.
DON HEUERMAN
Member of the Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen, Inc
Don is a professional woodcarver who resides in Barre, VT. He has been carving for 35 years and studied under Harley Refsal, Wayne Barton and Stu Martin.
Don has taught classes in his home, at the New England Carousel Museum and at many woodcarving clubs. He has won many awards at woodcarving shows and has been a certified show judge in the California Carvers Guild.
