Jim's specialty is carving birds in a style called fan-carving. The entire bird is carved from a single, continuous piece of wood yet the bird has wings and a tail, made from thin slices of wood that remain attached to the bird's body. With fifty years of carving experience, Jim's fascination has been with birds, of which he carves over three dozen different birds native to Minnesota.

His booth is a large enclosed umbrella from which many birds hang, and Jim demonstrates his fan-carving technique from his workbench in the center of the umbrella. A longtime resident near Powerhorn Park, he teaches a carving class twice a month at the Powerhorn community center.

Jim Ayers - 612-721-6074 - ayers_jim@hotmail.com