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Stations of the cross, carved by Bill Judt of Saskatoon, SK, Canada
To see all the stations, go to my website
This project began in February of 2008. It started with digital photographs or models, then progressed to drawings, patterns, wood panels and finally the carving of each station. Finally, all the fourteen stations have been carved.
Each carved panel is 12” x 18” and two inches thick, carved in northern White Birch which is indigenous to Saskatchewan. Birch is a lustrous and reflective wood, light in color and fine grained.
The hardest part of this project was the design stage. Each carving had to be unique yet follow a template that lent continuity to the series. Before any drawing started, before even the photos were taken, a master pattern was created that set limits to the size of each station, and identified the features common between them. Common features included a small cross a numeral, and a supporting background.
Then came the photography. With the help of family and carving friends who modeled for me, I was able to create images that would serve as the basis for my initial drawings. The idea was to take photos that captured not only a specific posture or mood, but enough clear detail to make the images appear real, not contrived.
As the photos were being traced to line drawings, each pattern was composed on my light table. The results were 14 full-scale master patterns showing every detail that I intended to include in each station.
With patterns set aside, 14 wood relief panels were assembled, using northern white birch. The patterns were traced to each panel, and the panels were then trimmed on the bandsaw. It was at this point that I was able to router and carve each of the stations in turn. Then the carving began.
These stations are now for sale. Each station is $1050.00 US, totaling $14,700.00 US for the set.
For more details about this series, please contact by email Bill Judt (bjudt@sasktel.net), or by phone at 306-373-6649
Visit the entire series at the following link:
Stations of the cross
18 comments so far
roman
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posted 286 days ago
where are the other ones?
this one….............I think he’ld be proud of it!
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TopamaxSurvivor
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posted 286 days ago
Very nice work.
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savannah505
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posted 286 days ago
Very moving piece, and well done.
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rickincg
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posted 286 days ago
A wonderful carving !!! What is the wood type? How big is it??
SteveKorz
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posted 286 days ago
Very inspirational, You have some fantastic talent!
Steve
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Todd Thomas
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posted 285 days ago
well done…a very touching piece…
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gene
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posted 285 days ago
Bill,
A very beautiful piece and it speaks for itself to the talents He gave to you. Thanks for sharing.
God bless
-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia
Chris Davis
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posted 285 days ago
Great job!
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TedM
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posted 285 days ago
Bill, as always, beautiful work. Very inspirational, in both senses.
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Rob W
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posted 285 days ago
Very nice.
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Jimthecarver
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posted 285 days ago
Impressive piece!
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a1Jim
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posted 285 days ago
wonderful piece
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Dennis Zongker
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posted 285 days ago
Very nice, Great detail. They have a lot of depth for relief carvings. Thanks for posting.
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tinnman65
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posted 285 days ago
You do some real nice work Bill, Thanks for posting
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Scott Michael
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posted 285 days ago
beautiful work Bill.
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ND2ELK
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posted 285 days ago
Beautiful work! A wonderful God given talent. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 284 days ago
Hi Bill;
How is it I haven’t noticed your work before?
I am almost ashamed of myself!
This is incredible workmanship, with awesome artistic talent, and a touching theme.
I hope you manage to sell it as a set, as it would be sad to break them up.
However, think of the wild goose chase they could provide a collector in fifty years or so. I hope you mark the backs so it could lead to that. 1 of 14, and so on, and of course signed.
Lee
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Nick Solimine
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All I can say WOW. GOD BLESS you have been blessed with a great gift.
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