| Terry's Carvings | Artist: Terry Woodall A third-generation Oregonian, Woodall traces his heritage of the Oregon
woods to his great grandfather who cut trees with a crosscut saw in the
early logging days. Today, Terry salvages his own raw materials from trees
naturally downed, maintaining a deep appreciation of his native woods,
coastline, and the wildlife living there. From his studio-workshop near
the coast, Terry enjoys observing migrating gray whales, seals and sea
lions, spawning salmon and the occasional Orca whale. As a young man, the lure of world travel brought Terry in touch with
the art of Greece, Persia, Russia and Spain. The same keen interest in art
and archeology kept him in Mexico for two years, including a term at the
University of the Americas near Mexico City. Setting his sights on wood
sculpture as his own artistic pursuit, Terry found a niche in the
myrtlewood industry of his native southern Oregon. 1979, the Umpqua Valley Folklife Festival called upon Terry to exhibit,
and recorded an extensive interview on woodcarving to be preserved in the
archives of the Douglas County Museum. Shortly afterwards, he served an
apprenticeship with Bayview Mfg. Co., where he carved wildlife in
myrtlewood full time. In 1982, Woodall established Pacific Carvings, specializing in sea life
and woodland wildlife. After thousands of carvings, the name Terry Woodall
has become synonymous with finely detailed wildlife carved from myrtlewood. His works have been exhibited in the Oregon Pavillion, at Expo '86 in
Vancouver, B.C., the City Hall of Choshi, Japan, and Oregon State
University's Department of Forest Products. In the past two years, he has
been juried into the Coos Art Museum's "Shadows 2000" show, the
Umqua Valley Art Center's "Touch the Oregon Woods" show, and the
Pacific Rim Art Exposition in Seattle, WA.
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