Decoy carvers and artisans from Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Jersey, Arizona, Maryland, Maine, Florida and Virginia exhibit their work from rustic working decoys to finely detailed workmanship each year at the Easter Decoy & Art Festival. This two-day event is a unique and memorable opportunity to meet the exhibitors and watch them create their work. Many artisans have been a part of the show for decades with a handful participating over 40 years.
2020 Carvers
MICHAEL & KARLA ADCOCK – WILD WINGS IN WOOD
All types of hand carved birds
VIC & ELLEN BERG – OUTER BANKS WATERFOWL
ROY BOHN – BOHN CARVINGS
Full-sized birds carved in wood – ducks, owls and rapters
JIMMY BOWDEN – JIMMY BOWDEN DECOYS
Working ducks, shore birds, confidence schools
JAY BUNDICK – DECOYS BY JAY BUNDICK
Decorative smoothie decoys, shorebirds, songbirds and birds of prey
SHANNON DIMMIG
Decorative and working decoys
LOU DOUGHTY
Decoys, model boats and antique decoys
RUSSELL FISH
Gunning and antique style decoys and shorebirds
JOHN HARLOW III
Attention to all wildlife on land, sea and sky
BILL HICKSON – WILDFOWL CARVINGS
Decorative carvings
JAMES JOHNSON – JOHNSON DECOYS
Decoys, shore birds, song birds and hand carved canes
WALT & CINDY JONES – FLYWAY DECOYS
Unfinished decoys
DAVID JUSTICE – WILDLIFE ART CARVINGS
Wildlife art carvings
EDMUND KUHN
Local decoys and fish carvings
LARRY LINTON
CARROLL L. MARSHALL – CARROLL LEE’S DECOYS
Decoys and shorebirds
DONNIE MATTHEWS – DMATT DECOYS
Wildlife carvings
CORK McGEE
LOGAN PARKER & LINCOLN PARKER
Working and decorative waterfowl art
RON ROSCISZEWSKI – RONSKI’S DECOYS & CARVINGS
DALLAS THOMAS
MIKE & SUE VEASEY – NORTHERN WINGS DECOYS
Waterfowl folk art carvings
TRICIA VEASEY – VEASEY STUDIOS 2
Handcarved birds
WILLIAM VEASEY
Decorative carvings and books
JOHN & PATTY WATERFIELD – WATERFIELD SHOREBIRD CARVING
Handcarved and painted life size and miniature shorebirds on driftwood
JOHN WILLIAMS
Natural wood fish carvings of various species
2020 Artists
RAYMOND BELL – RAYMOND BELL, ARTIST
Pastel paintings and prints of nature and wildlife
GROVER CANTWELL, JR.
DAVID W. HUGHES – DEER TRAIL STUDIOS
Wildlife art in oil, watercolor and coffee
ELLEN LAWLER
Watercolor paintings of birds and nature, cards and prints of paintings and handpainted pins
PAUL MAKUCHAL – PAUL MAKUCHALS ART
NANCY RICHARDS WEST
Paintings and prints of wildlife and landscapes
PATTI ANN SHERROCK – PATTI ANN SHERROCK, ARTIST
Framed watercolors, pen and ink enhanced with watercolor and/or colored pencil, acrylics on canvas, glass interpretative art paintings
CHRIS STUEBBE – CREATIONS BY CHRIS
Original oil paintings and beaded jewelry creations
DONNIE THORNTON
Painted feathers
MARY LOU TROUTMAN – MARY LOU TROUTMAN ART
Acrylic paintings, prints, glass cutting boards and garden flags of wildlife and nautical designs self-designed and manufactured
2020 Photographers, Jewelers, Basket Weavers & Other Talented Artisans
SHERRILL ADAMS – SHERRIQ
Ladies clothing, handmade skirts and homemade lotions
JOANNE BECKWITH – EAGLE TREE ARTISANS
Affordable jewelry made from glass beads and shells (earrings, necklaces and bracelets), metal charms, guitar picks, small acrylic paintings and cigar box ukuleles
NANCY B. CHESSER
Handcrafted soaps made from goat’s milk base, shea butter, honey, Vitamin E oil, almond oil and either essential oils or fragrance oils
RICHARD CAL COOLIDGE – CALS’ PUTTERINGS
Handcrafted wooden cutting boards, trivets, serving trays, pens and bottle stoppers made from both domestic and exotic hardwoods
SONDRA DAISEY & PAT MULLIGAN – STICKS, TWIGS, AND BRANCHES
Whimsical paintings, carvings and more
JOAN DEVANEY – SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE
Hand blown borosilicate glass pendants, fish, sea horses, ornaments, icicles, etc. Jewelry made from stingray hide, quail eggs, abalone, sea glass, natural stones, jewel beetle wings, blue morpho and monarch butterfly wings, fossilized woolly mammoth ivory, ammonites, snake vertebrate, magalodon teeth, sea shells, knob cone pine cones, star fish, sand dollars, arrow heads, coral, amber etc. Unique botanical jewelry using press and dried flowers encased in resin.
JIM EARLEY – HAND MADE DECORATIVE WOOD CRAFTS
Wooden toys from raw wood and trivets, pens and jewelry made from recycled Corian countertops
KERRI FARLEY – NEW RIVER NATURE
Nature photography and hand-crafted solid wood frames
KEVIN FINNEY – EASTERN SHORE WOOD DESIGNS
Exotic wood turnings. Handmade pens, pencils, letter openers, keychains, bowls, cutting boards. Handmade knives – cheese, oyster, kitchen and hunting.
ERICA L. FORSYTHE – ELF Moments of ZEN Photography
Gallery art (matted), puzzles, glass cutting boards, soft throw blankets and other exclusive items
BILLIE ANN HORNER – SUGAR HILL
Easter cakes, Easter eggs, Easter baskets, Smith Island cakes and candy
JOHN INTO – MODEL BOATS BY JOHN INTO & NANCY PRICE
Scratch-built model boats and author of “Fundamentals of Model Boat Building”
PAT JONES – PJ CREATIONS
Stained glass art – window panels and decorative window items. Ring dishes, mosaics and table, accessory and miscellaneous craft items
ENRIQUE LESCANO – MASTERCRAFT
Handmade glass pendants and glass bracelets
BOB & MARY McINTIRE – TREASURE TREE WIRE WRAPPED JEWELRY
Find, cut, shape and polish stones and wrap with 14KGF or sterling silver wire to form slides, pendants, bracelets, earrings and rings. Wrapped coins, arrow heads, sea glass, bullets, fish ear drums, volcanic glass, fossils and more
STEPHEN MOORE – SEA AND COASTAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Underwater and coastal photography
LAUREN & DALE PINDER – MICK’S GOURMET SOUPS & BEEF JERKY
Cream of Crab Soup, Lobster Bisque, Clam Chowder and NEW Pre-packaged Beef Jerky. All products can be sampled!
VICKIE REED – COLOR OF MINK
Vintage statues of the Trail of the Painted Ponies from the Westland Collection and mixed media art inspired by this collection.
BARBARA RITTER – RITTER CARVERS, INC.
Wood carving tools and supplies – hand tools, rotary tools and bits, glass eyes, pewter feet, books, paints and brushes
MICHELE ROWLAND & DEBBIE SLOCUM – THE GLITTERED SQUIRREL
Personalized tumblers with flair! We offer various sizes and designs. All items are handmade and created by us….wood grains, hydrodippped, alcohol inks, Maribu inks, hand painted and of course, glittered!
JOEL & DAWN SIMPSON – JOEL SIMPSON, ARTISAN / OPTIC FIBERS CROCHET
Handmade bowls and handcarved spoons and utensils from locally sourced woods. Charming crocheted creatures and crocheted wearables and accessories from premium yarns.
CHERYL TAYLOR – CHERYL TAYLOR CREATIONS
Shell art, painted furniture (custom orders welcome) paintings and Chincoteague inspired coastal creations
JOHN URLOCK – CARRIAGE HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography – still life of flowers taken on/thru layers of glass for a 3D effect. Carvings of spirit faces and fish from driftwood and other reclaimed woods. Wooden bowties handcrafted and wearable. Unique items.
CINDA & JOHN WALLS – KNOTTS KNIVES BY COUSINS, LLC
Carving supplies, knives, wood, cork, power tools, paint and brushes
VESNA ZIDOVEC
Handmade, handpainted earthenware dishes and tiles
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