I am a self-taught sculptor who works primarily in wood. I grew up in Saco, Maine and been carving for over forty years. As a subtractive sculptor, I take away from a single block with hand tools, often leaving tool marks behind as a sort of fingerprint. My preferences of wood are apple, cherry, butternut and walnut. These are hardwoods with very distinctive grains and colors. I also work in marble, soapstone, alabaster, pumpkin, ice and snow.
My style is a fusion of realism and neo-classicalism. This enables the viewer to recognize the subject matter and at the same time allows me the freedom of self-expression. The goal of each piece is to show motion in the subject matter. Whether it be a puffin standing on a rock, with its head turned ninety degrees, inquisitively looking at something that just startled it or a falcon, half a second from flight. The sculpture's emotion allows the viewer to recognize a bit of humanity in the subject portrayed.
I have won more than a hundred ribbons, Best of Show awards, prize money and have been featured in DownEast Magazine - October 2024, on Maine Public Radio; TV - Steve Minich, WMTW segment "Made in Maine"; WCVB Boston, CHRONICLE with Nicole Estaphan; Doug Rafferty's 'Doug's Discoveries' , newspaper features and Lake Living Magazine. I now live in Bridgton, Maine with my wife, Loraine and our dog, Isabel.
Check out another one of my Facebook pages, Feathercrest Guitars.
My style is a fusion of realism and neo-classicalism. This enables the viewer to recognize the subject matter and at the same time allows me the freedom of self-expression. The goal of each piece is to show motion in the subject matter. Whether it be a puffin standing on a rock, with its head turned ninety degrees, inquisitively looking at something that just startled it or a falcon, half a second from flight. The sculpture's emotion allows the viewer to recognize a bit of humanity in the subject portrayed.
I have won more than a hundred ribbons, Best of Show awards, prize money and have been featured in DownEast Magazine - October 2024, on Maine Public Radio; TV - Steve Minich, WMTW segment "Made in Maine"; WCVB Boston, CHRONICLE with Nicole Estaphan; Doug Rafferty's 'Doug's Discoveries' , newspaper features and Lake Living Magazine. I now live in Bridgton, Maine with my wife, Loraine and our dog, Isabel.
Check out another one of my Facebook pages, Feathercrest Guitars.
WILLIAM JANELLE 21 BROADWING WAY, BRIDGTON, ME 04009
207-647-0949 or text 207-595-5639 [email protected]
207-647-0949 or text 207-595-5639 [email protected]