This page was contributed by Mary Ann Shake (Sullivan) '47

                                                                                                    Country Folk Artist

Country Folk Artist - Idaho

What do you do when you decide to be a poor, country- folk artist?

With little money (if any), you must be creative, and use your resources.

This artist did just that!

What do you find in the mountains of Idaho ?......PINE TREES!

(You're thinking something made out of wood....Right?)

Not even close!! ...Check out these pictures.

These bears are made out of Pine Needles!!!

The Artist with the bear he calls: "Mountain Magic - A New Life"

  (A couple of hundred thousand of them in just one large bear!)
The pine needles were gathered off the ground, sorted, washed, trimmed and hand woven!
It took over 8 months to make this life size bear.  On the Salmon River.

Bear with carved fish.

"White Heart".... A Life Size Black Bear and
"Little Bear Innocence"... The cub.

To make a living, the artist carves Antlers and other materials: Moose,
Deer, or Elk horn, wood, ivory, and more... Whatever he can find. 
Check out all these Moose Antler carvings!

Nothing goes to waste!

His work should be seen!
If you agree, please send this (or the URL to this page) to all your friends.
I know the artist would love to hear from you,
and to know that his art is being seen around the world.
He said he would reply to every email and
print every letter for his scrapbook.

You can write to him at: mntmagic@custertel.net

His name is Richard Carpenter.