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Born 1946. Known for: Decoy carving.
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Decoy carver Ken Kirby was already an experienced woodworker who had made most of the furniture in his home, when he visited a decoy shop at the Outer Banks of North Carolina during a vacation in... Read full biography
Decoy carver Ken Kirby was already an experienced woodworker who had made most of the furniture in his home, when he visited a decoy shop at the Outer Banks of North Carolina during a vacation in 1983. He was fascinated by the wildfowl carvings and purchased a rough blank for a decoy to try his... Read full biography
Decoy carver Ken Kirby was already an experienced woodworker who had made most of the furniture in his home, when he visited a decoy shop at the Outer Banks of North Carolina during a vacation in 1983. He was fascinated by the wildfowl carvings and purchased a rough blank for a decoy to try his hand at carving and painting. With this first decoy, his carving career began. He began selling his birds in decoy shops on the Outer Banks and then expanded to shops in Maryland, New Jersey and later in... Read full biography
Decoy carver Ken Kirby was already an experienced woodworker who had made most of the furniture in his home, when he visited a decoy shop at the Outer Banks of North Carolina during a vacation in 1983. He was fascinated by the wildfowl carvings and purchased a rough blank for a decoy to try his hand at carving and painting. With this first decoy, his carving career began. He began selling his birds in decoy shops on the Outer Banks and then expanded to shops in Maryland, New Jersey and later in Maine. He found a special fascination with the old classic decoys made by famous carvers. Over the years he has won many ribbons for his duck and shorebird carvings at competitions and served as a judge for the shorebird rig competition at the Ocean... Read full biography
Decoy carver Ken Kirby was already an experienced woodworker who had made most of the furniture in his home, when he visited a decoy shop at the Outer Banks of North Carolina during a vacation in 1983. He was fascinated by the wildfowl carvings and purchased a rough blank for a decoy to try his hand at carving and painting. With this first decoy, his carving career began. He began selling his birds in decoy shops on the Outer Banks and then expanded to shops in Maryland, New Jersey and later in Maine. He found a special fascination with the old classic decoys made by famous carvers. Over the years he has won many ribbons for his duck and shorebird carvings at competitions and served as a judge for the shorebird rig competition at the Ocean County Decoy show held in Tuckerton, New Jersey each year. Source:. The artist's website
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Decoy carver Ken Kirby was already an experienced woodworker who had made most of the furniture in his home, when he visited a decoy shop at the Outer Banks of North Carolina during a vacation in 1983. He was fascinated by the wildfowl carvings and purchased a rough blank for a decoy to try his hand at carving and painting. With this first decoy, his carving career began.
He began selling his birds in decoy shops on the Outer Banks and then expanded to shops in Maryland, New Jersey and later in Maine. He found a special fascination with the old classic decoys made by famous carvers.
Over the years he has won many ribbons for his duck and shorebird carvings at competitions and served as a judge for the ...But wait, there's more...
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