13 Amazing Wood Carving Of Animals And Figures By Sculpture Artist

Every tree experiences its own cycle of birth, growth and decline. Once a tree dies, it is often cut down and carted off to the wood chipper. Sometimes, though, nearby woodcarvers will come along and use their chainsaws and grinders to preserve trees and what they represented in people’s lives.

Avenue of Honour Tree Carvings, Dartmoor: The Avenue of Honour is a row of Atlantic Cedar trees planted in 1918 to commemorate the men and women who served World War One from Dartmoor, in Victoria, Australia. When the trees started dying, chainsaw artist Kevin Gilders carved them in 1998 to depict service men and women in the army, navy and air force. Photo credit: australiafree.com.au