Hand Carved Santa Showroom

All Santa carvings are one-of-a-kind basswood pieces by Frank Ebersold

Click here to see my latest carved Santas for sale on Etsy

My Next Art Show: Driftless Art Fair, Soldiers Grove, WI, 9/19 & 20

Each hand carved Santa begins as a block of kiln dried American Basswood and by using a series of knives and gouges is crafted into the Santas you see on these pages. The carved Santas carvings tend to pile up (as I like carving them better than painting them) but eventually the raw carvings do come to life in the studio as you see in the pictures above.. they look rather thankful, don't they? (The Gnomes tend to come to life in a mischevious kind of way)

I am often asked how does each one look so different? The answer is in the design, I hand draw each carvings face and eyes- all the details- and since I do not use templates each carving 'comes to life' and has it's own unique character- just like us. Some are funny looking (sorry guys) and some are strikingly austere.. So get in the store, find the one YOU like, adopt him and you may find yourself talking to them on occasion like I do (I know.. sounds crazy..) they are really good listeners!

Adopt your hand carved Santa today! I am listing less and less on ebay (especially Summer-Fall) but you can see additional carvings for sale in my online store at frankebersold.etsy.com . Etsy specializes in all things hand made so I feel right at home! It is a great venue and they process -and accept- all major credit cards.

Hand carved Santa standing with his favorite Scottish Terrier, 8". Santa looks proud of his little dog named 'toots'.

This hand carved Santa is actually a Belsnickle (an early Penn-Dutch version of Santa) that is holding a pintail drake decoy.

Green is my favorite color and this Santa is looking smart in his sage green jacket- His eyes turned out superb as well. All this for only $60? He will not last long at that price!

I like the woodsy theme on this Santa and the way he is standing on a snowy perch with the log exposed.. I will be doing a lot more of these 8" Santas in all styles and I will have them all priced at $75 ea!

These Santas stand 8" tall and have fully carved robes.

This Santa stands 12" tall and is holding a wreath. He also has a fully carved robe with vine.

This 8" Santa was done in a completely different "Old World" style and I carved him up from the block he stands on. I also carve details in the robe and then brush the carved details with gold so they really stand out.

I may just keep this one.. I love the look on his face! He stands 8" tall and is a portly rendition of an old world Santa. His collar has carved details brushed in with gold.

These are some of the ornaments I carve which are about 7" long. These have a Swedish inspired motif painted on the cap. I carve a forest of these so people can mix and match colors and different expressions. These really make a great hand made gift.

These Santas are a different style, the one on the left has a jacket with carved Trees and the one on the right is a patriotic Santa with gold breastplate. Both stand 8" tall.

This hand carved Santa stands 6" tall and has a red robe and cap which have a floral motif on them. These little Santas are all the rage and make great little mantle sitters. This size sells for $30-$40 depending on the detail.

Santa stands 6" tall and has a blue robe and cap which have a floral motif on them. This size sells for $30-$40 depending upon the detail.

This hand carved Santa stands 6" tall and has a blue robe with a vining motif on the base.

This Santa is proud of his nine square quilt. He stands 7" tall.

Hand carved Santa with a sack stands 6" tall and has a heart stitched on the front of his sack.

This hand carved Santa stands 6" tall and has a red robe and cap which have a floral motif on them. His cuffs also have a floral motif.

One of my favorite Santas, his look pleaded not to be adopted but I took him to the art fair I was in anyway telling him 'there are 80 other Santas, don't worry you won't be picked'. He was my first sale.. he went to a good, loving home but I will still miss his pleading look!