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NewsAugust 13, 2009
Carving
Kit Doyle
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com David and Sharon Ledure sell roughly half of their carvings. Many of the sales are of Christmas-related ornaments, such as these.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com David and Sharon Ledure sell roughly half of their carvings. Many of the sales are of Christmas-related ornaments, such as these.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com David Ledure and his wife Sharon have been carving avidly since the early 1990s.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com David Ledure and his wife Sharon have been carving avidly since the early 1990s.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Sharon Ledure's "Bunny's Bedtime Story" took first place in the instructor assisted class of the 2009 International Woodcarvers Congress. Ledure based the carving off of photos taken of her granddaughter reading to a bunny. Ledure worked on the carving sporadically over roughly five years.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Sharon Ledure's "Bunny's Bedtime Story" took first place in the instructor assisted class of the 2009 International Woodcarvers Congress. Ledure based the carving off of photos taken of her granddaughter reading to a bunny. Ledure worked on the carving sporadically over roughly five years.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com David Ledure works on a Santa Claus carving in his workshop Tuesday, August 11, 2009, in Jackson. Around the holiday, the Ledure house is filled with Christmas-related carvings.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com David Ledure works on a Santa Claus carving in his workshop Tuesday, August 11, 2009, in Jackson. Around the holiday, the Ledure house is filled with Christmas-related carvings.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com An incomplete wildlife scene by David Ledure carved into a moose antler.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com An incomplete wildlife scene by David Ledure carved into a moose antler.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com The Ledure home has many carvings on display. They range in size, carving style, subject, and carving medium.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com The Ledure home has many carvings on display. They range in size, carving style, subject, and carving medium.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Four relief carvings by David and Sharon Ledure under some of the carving awards they have won over the past 15 years. The couple now has a carving club, gives presentations and teaches safety.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Four relief carvings by David and Sharon Ledure under some of the carving awards they have won over the past 15 years. The couple now has a carving club, gives presentations and teaches safety.
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