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I was extremely honored to be the inaugural guest for the new "makers' segment on MeatEaters Bent podcast this week. Chatting with hosts Hayden and Joe about spearing and my fish decoys.
Go give the episode a listen on Apple, Spotify, or through the MeatEater website
http://themeateater.com/.../ep-82-eds-skin-mount-transporter
I post most of my fish decoy and outdoors related work on my Instagram page instagram.com/ryan_ebert_art/ so give me a follow there to see what I've been working on.
My interview with @thewisconsinsportsman podcast dropped today. We cover all things darkhouse spearing, my creative businesses, and my passion for making fish decoys.
Go give the episode a listen on Apple podcast, Spotify, or the Sportsman Nation website:
Photo: Me at the last National Fish Decoy Association show in Perham, MN. Which I'm very much looking forward to happening again in April.
Winter is always a mixed bag creatively for me. I try to do a bit more fish decoy carving, like these trout I just finished up. I've been working on a new website for my friends at C.C. Moo medically adaptive clothing. I'm also designing a poster for a butcher shop in Maryland and doing weekly photoshoots for a construction company.
Portrait work will be picking back up soon now that the snow is gone. My event and show bookings obviously continue to be affected by the pandemic but I'm hopeful for the second half of the year to be back to "normal". Last but certainly not least I have some big news in the works that I hope to be able to officially share soon.
Extremely honored for my fish decoys to get a shoutout by Joe Cermele this morning on Facebook and Instagram. Joe is a tremendous voice in the fishing world. He’s the Senior Fishing Editor for MeatEater, former fishing editor for Field & Stream and has written several books. He's also the co-host of the MeatEater's BENT podcast with Miles Nolte.
I tend to post more of my photography and design work here but if your interested in my fish decoy work, give me a follow on Instagram @ryan_ebert_art
Looking for a fun family holiday project or stocking stuffer for the young creative? I've just added these paintable cedar cutouts and ornaments to my Etsy store, etsy.com/shop/ryanebertart. You'll also find them for sale at This & That at The Mill in Genesee Depot.
Thanks to everyone who voted for my handmade spear fishing decoys as the Coolest Thing Made in Fort! Also thanks to the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce for this fun annual contest. I'll proudly be displaying the beautiful trophy for the next year.
Just wrapped up the new website for JB Woodcraft. Started off our project with photo and video shoot so we'd have a library of quality images for the site. Check out Jesse's work. His art makes for excellent decor and gifts. www.jbwoodcraftllc.com
One of my bigger summer projects was carving these five decoys for a lake house up north. Very happy with how they all turned out. For size reference the crappie (bottom left) is 10 inches long. Each one is carved from cedar, fully scaled, carefully weighted to swim, and airbrush/hand painted. I'm looking forward to the winter months and having a bit more time to carve.
Starting August 1st, you'll be able to find many of my handmade goods available at This & That at The Mill in Genesee Depot, WI. My booth will be stocked with creative family craft items like my wood cutouts, and coloring books I've been making. I'll also have some of my nature photography notecards and a couple fish decoys and jig sticks there.
Continuing to add new items to my Etsy store when time permits. Especially creative craft items families can enjoy together like this "Yooper" pack. Featuring some of the things that make my home away from home special.
I've changed up some of the other packs and all are now being made from 3/4" thick cedar. Also working on more coloring pages and exploring having some coloring books printed as I've had a few inquiries from some retail shops and individuals who don't have home printers. That might be a later project though as photography work is slowly getting back to normal.
www.etsy.com/your/shops/RyanEbertArt
Hey Fort Atkinson area friends! Thanks to the generous sponsorship from Brandon Housley Real Estate, we just donated over 60 wood cutouts and 150+ Fort Community coloring pages to the Dwight Foster Public Library (Fort Atkinson to distribute through their Craft Club. I also made a coloring page of the library that is currently only available there. So next time you're doing curbside pickup of your favorite book, be sure to also request some creative items to help keep your kids busy.
Spent the morning as the host volunteer at the Farmers Market Kids Art Tent. Made forty four wood fish cutouts for kids to paint, which is the exact number of children that stopped by. Had many examples of fish decoys, both completed and in progress, for people to check out too. Was a great morning sharing my passion with the community and discussing the art that is part of pike and sturgeon spearing.
Standing next to my vendor display.
Had a great time at The National Fish Decoy Associations 22nd Annual The Gathering. Amazed by how the quality level, of what my fellow carvers create, goes up another notch every year. Really tough competition, as always. Managed to place in three classes and be the lone Wisconsinite representing in the top placings for the contests.
Also excited to be elected to the Board of Director for the NFDA. Looking forward to bringing fresh ideas to the association.
