Gabriel, John Anthony – Lombard, Illinois
John is from Lombard, Illinois and was born in 1949. John wrote the following;” Ever since a kid I had a desire for folk art items but didn’t get truly hooked on folk art fish decoys & lures until a …
Tag: decoys
Tagged with: carver biography, decoy, decoypedia, decoys, fish, fish decoy, fish decoy carver, Fish Decoys, Fish Decoys Net, fishing, folk art, Gabriel, Gabriel John, wood carving
Ebert, Ryan – Fort Atkinson, WI
Ryan (Rhino) Ebert was first introduced to dark house spearing in 2008 thorough a college friend and his father (Mike Kitt). Ryan did not take up carving his own decoys until early 2013 and learned some from Mike and some …
Tagged with: carver biography, decoy, decoypedia, decoys, fish, fish decoy, fish decoy carver, Fish Decoys, Fish Decoys Net, folk art, wood carving
Jones, John D. – Adrian, Michigan
John Jones is from Adrian, Michigan and was born in 1961. John D. Jones. Michigan decoy carver and artist started carving decoys in 2005 after watching a local outdoor magazine TV show which featured a renowned decoy carver from Michigan …
Tagged with: carver biography, decoy, decoypedia, decoys, fish, fish decoy, fish decoy carver, Fish Decoys, fishing, folk art, hunt, John D. Jones, Jones, spearing, wood carving
Factory Fish Decoys by Donna Tonelli
Collecting fish decoys can be a be a touchy business for the inexperienced collector. It has only been a few years since there have been any serious attempts to document the various fish decoy carvers, so one must be careful …
Tagged with: decoypedia, decoys, Donnna Tonel, factory decoys, fish decoy carver, Fish Decoys, fishingli, hunting
MIDWEST Decoy Collectors Assn
Visit their website at http://www.nadecoycollectors.org/
Tagged with: bird decoy, decoys, duck decoy, Fish Decoys, geese decoy, Midwest Decoy Collectors Association, Wood Carvers
Christy, Larry D (Alias Fishcritter)
Larry D Christy Collector, Woodworker, Photographer, Web Host Larry Christy was born in 1949 in downstate Illinois in an area called Little Egypt. Little Egypt is surrounded by many lakes like Rend Lake, Crab Orchard, Carlyle, Kincaid, Cedar Lake and …
Tagged with: carver biography, Christy, decoypedia, decoys, fish decoy, fish decoy carver, Fish Decoys, Fish Decoys Net, folk art, Larry D Christy, wood carving
Philips, Austin ‘Woody’ – Tampa, Florida
Austin came on the decoy world a couple years ago (2015) and has done well in his carvings. He is leaving an impression on his decoys for others to see. He hails from Tampa, Florida and you can contact him …
Tagged with: Austin Woody Philips, carver biography, decoy, decoypedia, decoys, fish decoy, fish decoy carver, Fish Decoys, Fish Decoys Net, fishing, folk art, ice fish, ice fishing, NFDA, Philips, wood carving
Breen, Tom, (TB) – Keene, New Hampshire
Biographic Info Tom Breen was born in 1938 – died in 2011. He does a multitude of carvings from decoys, signs and Indian items. He signs his stuff and with his signs he does a little extra on the backs …
Tagged with: Breen, carver biography, decoypedia, decoys, fish, fish decoy, fish decoy carver, Fish Decoys, Fish Decoys Net, fishing, folk art, spearing, Tom Breen, wood carving
Bolton, George – Detroit, Michigan – ABC Decoy
George Bolton is from Detroit Michigan. This decoy is a rare ABC decoy by George and it is his first version with 22 caliber shell eyes. It has a heavy lead weight and an three eye hooks for pitch adjustments. …
Tagged with: Bolton, carver biography, decoy, decoypedia, decoys, fish, fish decoy, fish decoy carver, Fish Decoys, Fish Decoys Net, folk art, George Bolton, wood carving
Blank, Cecil – Bemidji, Minnesota
Cecil Blank- Carver. Cecil Blank was from Bemidji Minnesota. He was born in 1911 and died in 1991. (Note: Cecil Blank painted a lot of Rolf UpJordan’s blank decoys)
Tagged with: Blank, carver biography, Cecil Blank, decoy, decoypedia, decoys, fish decoy, fish decoy carver, Fish Decoys, Fish Decoys Net, folk art, wood carving