Chainsaw carving

At this time chainsaw carvers started loading up their carvings in the back of their trucks, functioning as traveling galleries.

The 1980s also saw the development of the Cascade Chainsaw Sculptors Guild and their newsletter, The Cutting Edge, mailed out to many members throughout the Pacific Northwest and the rest of the United States.

The first booking agency dedicated to promoting and preserving the integrity of performance chainsaw art was founded by Brian Ruth in 1992.

[2] Featured in this all-female team are greats like Stephanie Huber, Angela Polglaze, Lisa Foster, Alicia Charlton, Uschi Elias, and Sara Winter.

Along with creating large scale semi abstract center pieces that have made it to many major states.

In the United Kingdom, the English Open Chainsaw Competition draws thousands of visitors annually.

In 1989 Duncan Kitson was the first British carver, with notable success, to represent Wales and The UK in international competition.

[4] English chainsaw artist Matthew Crabb has carved the largest wooden statue of the Virgin Mary in the world, at 9 meters high, in Schochwitz, Germany.

Harry has appeared on ITV's Daybreak, where he carved Queen Elizabeth II's head, in celebration of her Diamond Jubilee.

In Canada, many wooden statues produced by the chainsaw artist Pete Ryan decorate the small town of Hope, British Columbia.

In 2010 American sculptor Bob King was awarded a "Star/Sprocket" on the Carvers Walk of Fame in Mulda, Germany, the location of the World Cup competition.

This is then followed by plenty of study and practice in carving basic shapes which then ultimately leads on to more ambitious projects.

A Cut Above, a Canadian reality competition television series featuring chainsaw carvers, premiered in 2022.