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Title : Heaven and Earth
Materials: acrylic on basswood
Describe inspiration:
I started composing this design on the blank basswood panel as a demonstration during a carving class that I was teaching at Vesterheim in July 2024. For years I have been fascinated by the carvings and art work produced at the end of the Viking period and the long complicated transition to Christianity in Norway. I am especially interested in the Urnes carving styles as well as the dragon style carving and ornamentation from the revival during the National Romantic period. Both periods, were of course, accented by political upheaval. Recently a full scale reproduction of the Urnes Stave Church portal was completed by a team of Norwegian carvers. I am not interested in reproducing copies of carvings from these periods but rather I am exploring the elements of these styles together with elements of my own to perhaps interpret or illustrate the current times. Composing designs and carving wood is a contemplative activity for me. Painting my carvings is always an adventure.
Size: 17 1/2’ x 37” x 1. 1/8”
Price: 4000.00
Dragon ale bowl by Phillip odden 2024
Size: 13” long x 5 1/2” high and 4” wide.
This ale bowl is another in a series of dragon headed ale bowls that I have been studying for several years now. Of course it is my original design but each one is a little different. I am always working on form, line, and texture. Painting offers another aspect of opportunity.
Price: $795.00
Pheasant ale bowl made from basswood with an acrylic painted finish.
Yes, I have been a life long hunter growing up in a rural hunting culture in Northwestern Wisconsin. And I have always had a bird dog since I was about 13 years old. I have always enjoyed training my bird dogs to hunt with me. Since wild ring neck pheasants aren’t common here in the Northwoods, I normally take a trip out west in the fall to chase pheasants. Hunting pheasants on the prairie with a good bird dog is hard to beat. I started this pheasant ale bowl leading up to the annual hunt in anticipation. I painted it when I returned home to my studio with my trusty English Setter bird dog Pepper at my feet.
Size: 11 1/4” long x 3 3/4” high and 4 1/4” wide.
Price: 565.00
Ale bowl made from basswood with an acrylic painted finish.
Size: 13” Long x 4” High and 5” Wide
Price: $485
Basswood with a aniline dye stain and Danish oil finish
40 1/4” long, 11 1/4” high and 3/4” thick.
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Price: 325.00
Ale bowl made from basswood with an acrylic painted finish.
Size: 14 1/2” long, 8” high and 5 3/4” wide.
Price: $850.00
Ale bowl made from basswood with a acrylic painted finish.
Size13 1/2” long x 4 3/8” high and 5” wide.
Price: $ 795.00
Plate shelf made from basswood with an aniline dye stain with a Danish Oil and clear Minwax wipe on poly finish.
Size: 24 1/8” long, 5 7/8” deep and 7” high.
$245.00
Ale bowl by Phillip Odden 2020
Made from basswood with an acrylic paint finish.
Size: 13” long x 5” wide x 4 1/4” high
Price: $565.00
Title: It’s a Circus
Materials: Acrylic/ Basswood
Description:
I started composing this design on January 20, 2025.
I draw directly on the basswood blank panel with a soft pencil and some good erasers. This composition was largely influenced by the carving style that was developed and became popular during the National Romantic period in Norway which in turn was influenced by carvings on Stave Churches in Norway. I have been exploring these carving styles for over 45 years and building on them to create my own style. The drawing developed organically from my mind through the pencil. I didn’t refer directly to any existing work. Painting is always an adventure for me. I have no idea how it will turn out until I call it quits.
In this Circus there is a lot of chaos.
Size: 17 1/2” x 35” x 1 1/8”
Price: $4000
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Size: 34” long x 8 1/2” high x 3/4” thick.
Basswood with a transparent painted surface and a satin Minwax wipe on Poly.
Price: $295.00
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Raven Ale bowl by Phillip Odden 2024
Basswood with acrylic painted finish.
Ravens are commanding birds surrounded with myth and awe through the ages. Having spent a good deal of time in the natural world where Ravens live I have always felt wonderment and kinship with these birds. I have felt them watching over me and at times they have shown me the path. I dare say ravens have spoken to me. From time to time I am compelled to design, carve and paint a raven ale bowl. The challenge is to portray the raven with all due respect. I designed and carved a lot of original art over the years, nearly all of which I am confident that I have reached my personal goals and pleased to present.
Capturing the commanding raven in my art form is still very challenging. This piece represents my latest effort.
Size: 12 1/2” long x 5 3/4” high and 3 7/8” wide.
Price: $825.00
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Trunk made from basswood with carved Acanthus design by Else Bigton
Size: 26 3/8" x 16 1/2" x 19 1/2"
Price: $1850.00
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Plate shelf by Else Bigton 2023
Plate shelf made from basswood with an aniline dye stain with a Danish Oil and clear Minwax wipe on poly finish.
Size: 24 1/8” long, 5 7/8” deep and 7” high.
Price: $245.00
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Ale bowl made from Basswood, with a acrylic painted finish.
Size: 9 3/4: Long x 4" Wide and 2 3/4" high
Price: $345.00
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This is a nice comfortable kubbestol made from a basswood log harvested close to our home here in Northwestern Wisconsin. I composed the design directly on the bare wood in November of 2023 just after I had shoulder replacement surgery on my left shoulder. The design just came to me and developed in a spontaneous way. I was thinking of gender with regard to the dragon characters and interaction. I used some traditional Nordic dragon style forms going back centuries and I used some of my own original forms.
I started carving the chair at our winter place in Florida as my shoulder was healing and getting stronger. It went well but I was forced to take it slow. After some weeks I had the forms carved and the lines cleaned up. I then added the different textures and details developing the character of the actors in the scenes. In the end I am very pleased with the design and how the kubbestol turned out. I am thankful that I can still design and carve.
Size 33 3/4" high, 18 1/4" wide, 20" deep and seat hight 18"
Price $5200.00
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Ale bowl made from basswood with a acrylic painted finish.
Size: 6 3/4" Long x 3 3/4" Wide and 3 3/4" high
Price: $ 295
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A Phillip Odden original dragon design panel made from basswood with a painted acrylic finish.
Size 17 1/2” wide x 37 1/2” high x 3/4” thick.
Price: $2800.00
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This is another in a series of panels that I have composed and carved in my interpretation of Nordic Dragon style. I designed and carved the panel during early spring 2023. It features a couple of dragon or serpent types ( one quite feminine ) interacting with a strong mythologic stallion sporting a wing. Horses have been known to have the ability to travel freely from this world to other worlds. ( Not so sure about the dragons. )
I continue to look back at the National Romantic period in Norway as well as the Urnes style carvings from the late Viking period for inspiration while contemplating the world as I see it now and towards the future. Especially with regard to the uncertainty of a warming planet. Fjord horses live with us here on the farm offering daily inspiration.
I chose a fairly fiery pallet with texture from both the carving tools and the brush.
Made from basswood with a acrylic pained finish.
Size 9 1/2" Long X 5 7/8" Wide x 2 3/4" High.
Price: $395.00
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Kubbestol carved by Else Bigton, design by Phillip Odden.
Medium Size kubbestol: 31 3/4" high, 19" wide, 20 3/4" deep and seat hight 18"
Kubbestol is made from a basswood log, it has a aniline dye stain and finished with Danish oil.
Price: $3800.00
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Size: 14 3/8” long x 6” high x 4” wide.
Made from basswood with an acrylic painted finish.
Price: $495.00
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Kubbestol carved by Else Bigton, design by Phillip Odden, 2024
Larger Size: 33 1/2" high, 20 1/4 Wide, 22 1/2" deep from the top of the back curve to the front edge of the seat.
Seat High: 18 3/8"
Kubbestol made from basswood with an aniline dye stain and Danish oil finish along with Acrylic painted accents.
Price $4800.00
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Carved panel by Phillip Odden 2023
River Dwellers features a threesome that could inhabit larger rivers. This original design was made and carved for Viking River Cruises for their newly commissioned Mississippi River boat.
The original was finished with natural Danish oil. I really liked my design , so I carved one for myself. As I was drawing the design, I was thinking of the mighty Mississippi running through the center of our country with its strong currents. The center figure is more grounded, trying to cope with swirling dragons above and below. Covid-19 was in the air while I was working on this project.
Creating traditional Norwegian folk art in the rural setting has been my passion since 1977 when I was accepted at the Hjerleid wood carving school in Norway. There I met my wife Else. Together we have been making a living as woodcarvers and furniture makers on our farm in rural northwestern Wisconsin where we keep and train Norwegian fjord horses.
I received a Vesterheim Gold Medal in 1983.
Size: 37 3/8" high, 17 1/2" Wide and 3/4: thick
Price: $3700.00
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