Formerly of Oakland and now a full-time Long Beach Island resident, Skip Van Wert first picked up wood and carving tools in 1989 to see how it felt, and he never stopped. In the ensuing decades his work was sporadic but in the last 10 years he has dedicated serious time to honing and broadening his skills.
TIMELESS: Scrooge, Tiny Tim/Bob Cratchit, Marley and Christmas Past were made over time. Portraiture is in his portfolio. Van Wert’s work takes many forms. (Photos by Ryan Morrill)
One series that has come from those years of effort is the characters from Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”: Scrooge, Marley, Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit; Christmases Present, Past and Future; and…
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