Charles Wolfe

Springdale Arkansas

Telephone 479-756-6302

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          Charles was born in 1940, grew up on a farm in southwest Oklahoma, along the Red River and developed a special interest in birds and nature in general. At sixteen his family moved to San Diego California. Working in a cabinet shop while in high school, he developed an admiration for woods and their luster and grain patterns. Charles had always had in mind a place of quieter and simpler times, a land of natural beauty with seasonal changes, like the Ozarks. In 1975 he moved to Northwest Arkansas fulfilling this dream. After reading an article about Granger McKoy and Gilbert Maggioni’s carvings of delicate “wooden birds that fly”, Charles purchased a book by Bruce Burk, “Game Birds Carving”. However he did not begin serious carving until 1998 after taking several general carving classes and specific instruction from Janet Cordell. Charles enjoys all types of carving. You will find natural finished woods incorporated in many of his pieces. His works include stylized birds and animals, as well as deep relief, highly detailed pieces. His special passion is for detailed songbirds and birds of prey. Wooden birds that seem to fly. Look for sculptures of detailed birds in motion, flying and surrounded with interesting habitats.

          Charles work is in Peter Engler Design, in the Village Shopping Center on 76 Blvd in Branson, just across from the Grand Palace.