Bronze & Wood Sculptures, Donated Woodcarvings & Wood Burnings
Fred is recognized as one of the best wood carvers in North America and his bronze and carved wood sculptures are known to wood carvers all around the globe. In the past 12 years he won best of show or best in masters in almost every woodcarving competition he entered, including first, second and third best of show (2008) in the biggest woodcarving competition – The Woodcarving Congress in Davenport, IO – this was the first time in 43 years of the Congress’ history that one artist captured all three top awards. Fred’s highly detailed realistic bronze and wood sculptures can be found in private and corporate collections, and religious institutions in North America and Europe.
Custom sculptures on this site are samples of Fred’s commissions and personal work.
Beside wood, Fred also works with bronze, resin, terracotta, and other media.
Woodcarving Gallery/Sculptures
Woodcarving Gallery / Religious Sculptures
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If you would like to check few of the ‘musts’, visit How to Prepare Wood Carving for Painting and Staining
I have also answered some questions about finishing in How to Finish Basswood Wood Carvings
This is the newest carving “Dream”. It was entered in 3 competitions:
1. Artistry in Wood, (Dayton, OH, November 2011) – Best of Show
2. Canadian Woodcarving Championship (Hamilton, ON, January 2011) – Best of Show.
2. Ontario Wood Carvers Association Woodcarving Show (Pickering, ON, October 2010) – Best of Show 
Archer, Basswood Statue of an Archer, WoodCarving
Fred carves majority of his sculptures from Basswood and really likes it. It is easy to carve, does not have strong grain, and holds details very well. The natural color is a bit boring , therefore Fred invented his own method of staining and finishing. He can give his wood carvings depth and color without painting them and even when he paints some, he makes sure that the wood is visible under the paint.
Archer is probably Fred’s most successful carving – it has won several Best of Show and Best in Masters in different woodcarving competitions; picture of it was published on the cover of Woodcarving Magazine (UK) and in numerous carving and hobby magazines. Beside being recognized as a really good carving, Archer also placed second in Sculpture Category in one of the biggest realistic art competitions, The International Art Renewal Salon in 2007 – proving that woodcarving is not just a “craft”.
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Girl with a Bird and Swing, Mahogany Wood Sculptures
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Fred’s favorite carving wood used to be Honduras (Honduran) Mahogany but the species are commercially exhausted and therefore protected to prevent their extinction. African Mahogany seems to be a popular alternative with woodworkers – not that much with woodcarvers; Fred tried it couple of times but did not like it very much for carving – the grain was really twisted and the wood kept cracking, also, the color is different and lacks the range of warm tones of Honduras Mahogany. Maybe it was just not the best of luck with the wood.
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Girl with a Bird, Honduras Mahogany Statue & Swing, African Mahogany Statue
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Longing, Carved Sculpture, Basswood
Water Fountain, Plaster Sculpture, model for casting
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Donated Wood Carvings & Woodburnings
Once in a while, as time permits, Fred donates a small carving or wood burning to carving organizations and institutions to help raise money for promoting the art of woodcarving. The latest was given to the Windsor Wood Carving Museum. It will be auctioned in the future with other artists’ donations on e-bay to raise funds needed to keep the museum in operation.
Donations to Ontario Woodcarvers, Windsor Woodcarving Museum, Waterloo Art Festival
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Contact:
fred.zavadil@gmail.com
1-519-966-0428
Fred Zavadil, sculptor & woodcarver. Wood, Resin and Bronze Sculpture.
Woodcarving and Religious Statuary in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and also serving Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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