Collection: Gary Schils

My grandfather was a wood carver. When I was young, he’d help me with projects in his basement in Marquette, Michigan. This was my genesis. I suppose it’s in my blood. I have always been fascinated by nature—studying insects and birds, fly-fishing, camping and hiking. Wise people have written many books about the wonderment of nature. I’ve read many of them. What’s more, my eyes have witnessed wild places and the stories and memories hold those places in my mind. I’ve come back to wood carving the last few years. I’m still learning. But this I know, we learn to value truth more and more as our love and knowledge of nature increases.