The Green Free Library is proud to exhibit a display of extraordinary wood carvings by local artist, Susie Karschner. Working in medium including basswood, butternut, oak and Tagua nuts, the artist has created works of whimsy including several carousel animals, a Great Blue Heron, and my particular favorite, a striking oak leaf (carved from oak) with an extremely life-like visage. Please stop by in the next five weeks to view and appreciate this display .
The collection of The Green Free Library includes many books on woodworking, carving, and other related subjects. Check the online catalog at http://www.greenfreelibrary.org/, or use the Webpacs(computerised card catalogs) at the library. As always, staff members are available to assist you either in person or on the phone. The phone number is 570-724-4876
Note: Tagua nuts are also called Ivory nuts because they are white inside. They are harvested from palm trees that grow in areas ranging from southern Panama, along the Andes to Bolivia and Peru.Their scientific name-Phytelephas,means "plant elephant" and refers to the very hard, white endosperms of their seeds that resemble elephant ivory.
Note: Carousels and carousel animals-Though today most carousels or merry-go-rounds in the US usually sport only carved horses, earlier American and European carousels included a whole menagerie of other animals. They included zebras, pigs, and rabbits, to name a few. All of the carousel animals face in the same direction with the "Romance" side facing outward. In Europe carousels usually turn in a clockwise direction, while in the US they turn counter-clockwise.
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