Sculptor Tomas Vrba works on a “Tree Spirit” carving on a tree stump in the backyard of Paul Barnes and Judy Nasmith of Bellingham, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. Vrba says the “Tree Spirit,” o ...

There’s a line in the poem “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer that reads, “Only God can make a tree.” But there’s an artist who is ...

Instructor Mike Austad, of rural Pine River, has been carving spoons for about 10 years, along with a variety of other wood ...