Carvings Locations:
Click Here for locations of the carvings throughout Western New York!

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - Documentary film about October '06 storm, featuring "the Cause" premiered at Red Carpet Fundraising Event. Plus, special dedication of Tim Russert carving. Read more »

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - Buffalo News, "Smaller items being made from trees downed in storm. Bowls, cutting boards, vases will soon be for sale" Read article »

Monday, October 8th, 2007 - Tree trunk carvings of Jim Kelly and Chris Berman unveiled. Read more ››

September 9, 2007 - Buffalo News, "Miss Nardin takes a bow/ Sesquicentennial gala", Charles Lewis/News Photographer

September, 2007 - project featured on Brian Kahle Show

August-September, 2007 - Buffalo Irish Times article, "Carving Comes to the Buffalo Irish Center", Chauncey Olcott unveiling slated for Saturday, September 15th.

August 30, 2007 - The Sun News (Hamburg, NY), "Carving a Legacy from the Loss:, Trees felled in the October storm given a second life as monuments to Buffalo", by Matthew Chandler

August 21, 2007 - WBFO airs report, "Wooden Statues Carved from October Storm Tree Trunks," by reporter, Eileen Buckley. Click here to listen.

August 21, 2007 - Buffalo News article, "Festival to take wing with carving of local culinary idol" - by Tom Buckham

August 13, 2007 - Radio appearance,
"On Target with Penny Wolfgang"

July, 2007 - Buffalo Rising online features article on Carving for a Cause

May 29, 2007 - Kevin O'Neill of WGRZ Ch. 2 Day Break Celebrates Western New York with Carving for a Cause.

May 25, 2007 - Donn Esmonde, columnist for The Buffalo News, highlights Carvings in article - "Resurrection, Buffalo-style, but at price."

May 21, 2007 - Buffalo News Picture Page features photo of Harold Arlen statue being carved.

May 20, 2007 - Associated Press article "Trees lost in storm finding new life" runs on USAToday.com and Newsday.com (archive is accessible by registering for a paid membership to Newsday.com)

Keep watch for a blog to be appearing soon!!

Thank you for visiting the Carvings for a Cause website! Our initiative is still in its early stages but there is so much yet to come. The next few months promise to be buzzing with activity!

We invite you to visit often to check on our progress. We will be sure to keep you up to date

Thank You!

 

Rick Pratt, Chainsaw Artist

He has been carving now for almost ten years. He and his wife live with their five children in a small town outside Buffalo, N.Y. Rick's major carving pieces have been custom-ordered stump carvings, where the customer has him come to their property and carve a tree that is still in the ground. He also creates Free-Standing Sculpture and Exterior/Interior Home Designing. If Rick gets a request for something he has never carved before, he will sit and sketch a drawing to get a good idea in his head before he starts. He really enjoys carving wildlife including Eagles, Bears, Owls and Raccoons. He also likes the human form of Indians, Mountain Men, Soldiers, Religious Figures and Angels. He is diligently working on the Carvings for a Cause Sculptures. To see samples of Rick's work visit his webite: www.chainsawartist.com >>

If you would like to see the work in progress, please contact
Therese Forton-Barnes at 716-886-3711.

 

  
   
 
 
 
 
 

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