Author: Eckart

  • Customer review

    Customer review

    This will be a long list, but I want to give a chance to many of my customers to speak about their experiences with my wooden toys and Nativities. I […]

  • King of the Air

    King of the Air

    I just developed a new shape, a new eagle. From now on it is part of my family of wild animals. It is a bit apart from the others, it […]

  • The Never Ending Child’s Play

    The Never Ending  Child’s Play

    Nature is rich and diverse. If one comes to another, life begins. If two wooden animals come together, or more of them, then the play begins. There is no end: […]

  • not quite Veit Stoss

    not quite Veit Stoss

    There must be a reason, why it is said, God created men from clay. After carving these big wooden figurines I found an answer for that and as always it […]

  • Carving during Wintertime

    Carving during Wintertime

    During summertime I work here. Not today it is minus 14 degrees Celsius. Inside my workshop we have 0 degree centigrade. I do what I have to do, prepare the […]

  • on the Christmas Fair

    on the Christmas Fair

    Here you see part of my display at the Christmas Fair Wolfgangshof, Anwanden: During that market I not only sell finished Nativities and wooden animals, I am also carving animals […]

  • not made by man

    not made by man

    that is how I call my figurines carved from plum wood. There is some other Artist, who gives me this beautiful wood to do my carvings. It has so warm, […]

  • Finally: This penguin brings happiness

    Finally: This penguin brings happiness

    at least to me, because all earlier trials did not satisfy me. The cat on the other hand seems somewhat pensive. The lion – after a good meal – looks […]

  • Primitive Art

    Primitive Art

    What is it that makes African Art so strong? They call it “Primitive Art” I would rather say Primary Art. It is the art of reduction in order to show […]

  • Kontrast with sapwood and heartwood

    Kontrast with sapwood and heartwood

    This Nativity is carved from a fallen plum tree. The beginning of decay makes the interesting lines and colors, same as in autumn time the end of the year colors […]