{"id":13014,"date":"2016-11-02T13:20:36","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T17:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/?p=13014"},"modified":"2016-11-02T13:20:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T17:20:36","slug":"votes-fourth-peoples-choice-contest-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/votes-fourth-peoples-choice-contest-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"The Votes are in for the Fourth People\u2019s Choice Contest 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>Meet the winners of the final <\/b><b>2016 People\u2019s Choice Contest<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Congratulations to the winners of the fourth 2016 People\u2019s Choice Contest! The fourth category, announced last spring, was Ornaments: Painted and Unpainted. The entries we received all showed joy for the holiday season. We\u2019ll be talking to some of these carvers about sharing their patterns in future issues. Plus, cash prizes will be awarded to the winners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ornaments: Painted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13015 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Arturo-Torres-Three-Kings-silo-300x303.jpg\" alt=\"cw-arturo-torres-three-kings-silo\" width=\"300\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Arturo-Torres-Three-Kings-silo-300x303.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Arturo-Torres-Three-Kings-silo-768x776.jpg 768w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Arturo-Torres-Three-Kings-silo-1024x1035.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Arturo-Torres-Three-Kings-silo-54x55.jpg 54w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Arturo-Torres-Three-Kings-silo-150x152.jpg 150w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Arturo-Torres-Three-Kings-silo-495x500.jpg 495w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Arturo-Torres-Three-Kings-silo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b>First Place: Three Kings<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Arturo Torres<\/b> of Carmel, N.Y., carved<br \/>\n<i>Three Kings<\/i> from basswood and detailed the piece with a woodburner and gold and silver leaf. Three Kings Day is celebrated in Puerto Rico in January as part of the Christmas holiday. Children leave grass for the wise men\u2019s horses and, in exchange, the wise men leave gifts. <i>Three Kings<\/i> is 21\/2&#8243; by 5&#8243;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13016 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Don-Lang-Angels-silo-300x362.jpg\" alt=\"cw-don-lang-angels-silo\" width=\"300\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Don-Lang-Angels-silo-300x362.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Don-Lang-Angels-silo-768x927.jpg 768w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Don-Lang-Angels-silo-1024x1236.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Don-Lang-Angels-silo-46x55.jpg 46w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Don-Lang-Angels-silo-150x181.jpg 150w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Don-Lang-Angels-silo-414x500.jpg 414w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Don-Lang-Angels-silo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Second Place: Angel for Chris<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Don Lang<\/b> of Bella Vista, Ariz., designed <i>Angel for Chris<\/i> to help a young man in need. In 2016 Chris Teske of Chandler, Ariz., was the victim of a car accident that left him a quadriplegic who needs a lifetime of therapy and care. Don is selling angels and cutouts to help Chris pay for his medical care. <i>Angel for Chris<\/i> is 4&#8243; by 7&#8243; and was carved from basswood with hand tools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13017 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Sharon-Morris-Pondering-Santa-282x370.jpg\" alt=\"cw-sharon-morris-pondering-santa\" width=\"282\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Sharon-Morris-Pondering-Santa-282x370.jpg 282w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Sharon-Morris-Pondering-Santa-42x55.jpg 42w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Sharon-Morris-Pondering-Santa-300x393.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Sharon-Morris-Pondering-Santa-150x197.jpg 150w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Sharon-Morris-Pondering-Santa-381x500.jpg 381w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Sharon-Morris-Pondering-Santa.jpg 549w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Third Place: Pondering Santa<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Sharon Morris<\/b> of St. Louis, Mo., based <i>Pondering Santa<\/i> on her father, who always smoked a pipe. Christmas was his favorite time of the year because the family got together for an old-fashioned holiday. <i>Pondering Santa<\/i> is 31\/4&#8243; by 4&#8243; and was carved from basswood with hand tools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ornaments: Unpainted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13018 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Jason-Townsend-Triskelion-Pendant-silo-226x370.jpg\" alt=\"cw-jason-townsend-triskelion-pendant-silo\" width=\"226\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Jason-Townsend-Triskelion-Pendant-silo-226x370.jpg 226w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Jason-Townsend-Triskelion-Pendant-silo-768x1260.jpg 768w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Jason-Townsend-Triskelion-Pendant-silo-34x55.jpg 34w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Jason-Townsend-Triskelion-Pendant-silo-300x492.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Jason-Townsend-Triskelion-Pendant-silo-150x246.jpg 150w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Jason-Townsend-Triskelion-Pendant-silo-305x500.jpg 305w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Jason-Townsend-Triskelion-Pendant-silo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b>First Place: Triskelion Pendant<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Jason Townsend<\/b> of Cambridgeshire, U.K., scrolled and then carved Triskelion Pendant with hand tools from steamed pear wood. The pendant, 1\/4&#8243; by 2&#8243; by 2&#8243;, was inspired by gothic motifs and the classic Celtic triskelion. It is suspended from a satin ribbon with sterling silver clasps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13019\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Dirk-Jepma-Light-Behind-the-Cross-263x370.jpg\" alt=\"cw-dirk-jepma-light-behind-the-cross\" width=\"263\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Dirk-Jepma-Light-Behind-the-Cross-263x370.jpg 263w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Dirk-Jepma-Light-Behind-the-Cross-768x1081.jpg 768w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Dirk-Jepma-Light-Behind-the-Cross-895x1260.jpg 895w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Dirk-Jepma-Light-Behind-the-Cross-39x55.jpg 39w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Dirk-Jepma-Light-Behind-the-Cross-300x422.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Dirk-Jepma-Light-Behind-the-Cross-150x211.jpg 150w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Dirk-Jepma-Light-Behind-the-Cross-355x500.jpg 355w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CW-Dirk-Jepma-Light-Behind-the-Cross.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Second Place: Light Behind the Cross<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Dirk Jepma<\/b> of Leeuwarden, Friesland, in the Netherlands, carved Light Behind the Cross from mahogany with hand tools. It is 12&#8243; by 18&#8243;. Dirk said that his inspiration for the piece was \u201cpassion.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the winners of the final 2016 People\u2019s Choice 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