My name is Russell Scott and I am a woodcarving/sculpture artist from Saint Paul, Minnesota, with over eleven year's of experience. In 1999 I took my first woodcarving class through a community education program. It was an intensive six weeks of carving a different piece using a different type of wood each week. I loved it and have been carving ever since.
I soon found local carving clubs and carving instructors from all across the country offering classes and advice. Carvers are some of the most generous and good natured people I have ever met. My carving knowledge and skills steadily increased. Each instructor offered new techniques and suggestions. I advanced from carving a very simple weasel in that first class to carving complex full-sized pieces.
Carving is a life-long learning process that keeps me fascinated. I love sharing my art with others at club meetings, carving shows, art fairs, galleries, demonstrations, and carving classes where I am now the teacher. I helped many people get hooked on carving from youngsters to oldsters. Teaching and seeing my student's excitement as they finish a piece has become a pleasure. Carving is an art form that anyone can enjoy whether you are a collector or a carver. I have given many carvings as gifts to family and friends and they are something that people seem to really appreciate no matter what their gender or age.
My Art Resume
Russell M. Scott
1238 Edmund Ave., St. Paul, Minnesota, 55104
651-917-2125 – Home Phone 651-983-4249 – Cell Phone
rscott56@netzero.com
www.scottcarvings.com
http://www.scottcarvings.blogspot.com/
Group Exhibitions
1999 – 2010 Minnesota State Fair Creative Art Center, St. Paul, MN
1999 – 2001 Scott Art Sales, St. Paul, MN
1999 – 2010 Owatonna Art-In-the-Park Festival, Owatonna, MN
1998 – 2010 Pastimes Art Show, Owatonna Art Center, Owatonna, MN
1999 – 2010 Diane Nelson Studios, Minneapolis, MN
2000 – 2009 Ramsey County Fair Creative Art Center, St. Paul, MN
2000 – 2001 Harding Art Festival, St. Paul, MN
2000 Lake Area Wood Carving Club Annual Show, St. Croix, MN
2001 – 2009 Lake Area Wood Carving Club Annual Show, Forest Lake, MN
2001 – 2010 Viking Wood Carvers Association Fall Show, Roseville, MN
2002 – 2010 Red Wing Wood Carvers Association Fall Show, Red Wing, MN
2002 – 2007 Viking Wood Carvers Association Spring Show, Roseville, MN
2003 – 2010 Hansen Tree Farm Gift Shop, Ramsey, MN
2004 – 2005 Dakota County Fair Creative Art Center, St. Paul, MN
2004 – 2008 Studio 10, Roseville, MN
2008 – 2010 Celebrate Art Holiday Sales, Rosedale Center, MN
2006 – 2011 Rochester Wood Caring Club Spring Show, Rochester, MN
2008 – 2010 CarvFest, Faribault, MN
Public Art
Woodcraft of Bloomington, Santa Carving Contest, 1st place, 2002
Santa Carving Contest, Cultural Center of Fine Arts, Parkersburg, PA., February 2003.
Art In Public Spaces
Wells Fargo Bank, Owatonna, MN, Indian carving on cottonwood bark
Commissions
Annual Santa carvings for customers’ Christmas collections.
Bibliography
Owatonna People's Press, October 2002, Owatonna, MN
Owatonna People's Press, November 2003, Owatonna, MN
Invited Instructor
Michael's Crafts, St. Paul, MN
Cannon River Woodcarvers, Faribault, MN, Nov 2004, 2005
CarvFest, Faibault, MN, Aug. 2010
Metro Woodcarvers, Anoka, MN, Nov 2006 – 2010