What Heffy Does To Create His Woodcarving Sculptures
Dan “Heffy” Heffron creates wood carvings that are almost lifelike. His attention to detail is second to none. He has taught himself over the past 40+ years and actually makes most of his tools himself. This allows him to produce the painstaking details that truly define his sculptures. He does not use any paints, stains, or glass eyes with his work. The coloration he achieves is a real testament to his abilities.
Wood sculptures by Heffy are each unique, one-of-a-kind creations hand carved, usually from a single piece of wood. His inspiration comes from many of his wildlife photography books, personal photograghs and some of the the aquatic wildlife found here on the Oregon central coast.
He takes pride in never using any paints, stains, or glass eyes. All additional coloring is from burning or a specialized process of super glue and baking soda, or wood dust, spices, and occasionally, organic powdered food coloring to create a hard, carvable media.
A NOTE FROM HEFFY:
I hope you like my work and I’m asking for your patience on communications. To be honest, I have multiple types of dyslexia and find it uncomfortable to look at computer or phone screens, making it very difficult to maneuver in this world of technology. My friends are helping me with this website and emails, so if I don’t get back to you as quickly as you like, I apologize.
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This website highlights many of Heffy’s skills and talents. It is mostly photographic content enabling the visitors to magnify the images of specific pieces to view the terrific detail that he puts into his work. If you enjoy what you see, please feel free to share this site on your social media pages. Heffy displays and sells his work at various locations, but most his work is on display at the mentioned shops and galleries. He can also be commissioned to create custom, specific pieces of the greatest detail.
If you’re on the Oregon Coast and you want see Heffy’s carvings:
The majority of them are at Mindpower Gallery 417 Fir Ave (Hwy 38) Reedsport, OR 97467
(541) 271-2485
There are also some at Waterlily Studio on Bay Street in Florence.
Click Here for Siuslaw News article about Heffy. (11/4/15)
Click Here for Siuslaw News article about Heffy’s art at Visitors Center. (4/20/19)
Click Here to visit a blog from Simple Floors Portland who stumbled upon Heffy’s Gallery.
Click Here to visit a blog from Random Rovers who stumbled upon Heffy’s Gallery.