Wood sculptures have been a way for artists to express their visions for thousands of years, but not until the advent of power tools has this form of art really exploded in size and complexity.

Driftwood Bull

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Artist Matt Torrens, born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has been honing his artistic skills ever since he was a young lad. Matt created a life-size bull entirely out of pieces of driftwood that he found just laying around.

“Affection Mandolin”

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Philippe Guillerm demonstrates his amazing craving abilities to bring curvaceous string instruments to life in Walnut, Mahogany and Maple. Incorporating the natural colors of the hardwoods that he uses to create each fabulous piece of art, no paint is needed to capture the reality of the subject.

“Awakening Man”

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Most artists will tell you that trying to capture the precise muscle and bone structure of the human form is the hardest thing to do. The “Awakening Man” is a wood sculpture using Australian Red Cedar.

“The Room”

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Theodore A. Gustafson created this life-size sculpture made entirely out of wood that just goes to show us, that anything is possible. Take a one-of-a-kind virtual tour of “The Room” and learn more detail about each craving

”Osprey Catching a Pike”

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British artist Ian G Brennan creates original wildlife woodcarvings and realistic bronze sculptures that seamlessly captures the essence of nature in its truest sense. The life-size “Osprey Catching a Pike” is just one fine example of the detail that he is able to bring to life in his masterpiece.

“Mormor”

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Internationally known Swedish artist Anders Zorn creative vision is truly awe-inspiring, as evident from this wooden portrait of an old lady. It requires a steady hand and a skillful eye to capture the finer details of the personality of his subject.

“The Kohola Whale”

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Jon Larson carved this massive but very impressive Kohola Whale from a 1,000 year old Alaskan cedar log that he and others had salvaged from the U.S. Naval ammunition base at Port Chicago near San Francisco about 11 years ago. According to Jon, “the “Kohola Whale” sculpture honors the healing wisdom of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands and Oceans”.

Nostradamus Flying Chair

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Michael Christie proves that he possesses a wild imagination and an even more amazing gift to create towering gothic wooden masterpieces that are functional pieces of art. The “Nostradamus Flying Chair” is an Art Nouveau Gothic design that is made from solid birth wood and upholstered with elements of bronze and leather. For a mere $15,000, this piece of art can be yours.

VW Bus 2007

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Lee Stoetzel has produced a life-size (75 x 165 x 67 ½ inch) VW Bus from pecky cypress wood and steel. The VW Bus made famous in the 1970’s and probably best known as the ride of “Kelso from the American television show “That 70″s Show’” Currently this awesome wooden creation is priced to sell at $65,000.

“A Prosthetic Suit For Stephen Hawking w/Japanese Steel”

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Saving the best for last, just wait and see. Mike Rea has an extraordinary ability to build some of the craziest and biggest wooden sculptures on the planet. For science fiction fans this craved creation must be organism and we can see why. See more incredible wood sculptures by Mike Rea here.