These pieces are carved at your house, cottage or business usually into standing tree stumps.
Get A-Head Carvings has done work at a variety of locations including cottages across Ontario, private homes, municipalities and businesses.
Each customer has specific requirements and wishes for their piece of art. One thing is assured, once the 'stump' carving is complete an icon for the property is created.
Customers will verify that once the carving is completed, friends and neighbours will know your location by the unique carving on the premises! Stump carvings are a great way to take dead or partially dead trees or just stumps to a distinguished level of outdoor art.
Customers can email the Studio or contact us directly by phone.
Please check out below some of our recent works completed. Also see the category 'Totems'
   | Grill-Time Bear (2008) |
  | Rabbits on Watch - Collingwood (2008) |
   | Monkey Business - Lindsay (2008) |
   | Wood Spirit with Owls - Ingersoll (2008) This maple is carved near Ingersoll. The Wood spirit gazes directly into the kitchen window. The three owls look on (the third owl is peering out of a carved tree cavity on the other side of the tree) |
  | Carving for Lindsay's 150th Town Anniversary - (2007) Tree stump carved for the Lindsay 150th anniversay -2007. Finished - depicts locomotive worker with a 'driver wheel' from a train, behind is the outline of a train with steam billowing out, 12 feet tall |
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   | Muskoka Woods Resort - Totem Pole - 2007 Depicts all th programs offered at the camp, 20 feet tall
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  | Three Little Girls These small birch stumps were converted to three little girls, representing three sisters now much olders. The wee bunny carved from a small stump on the lawn looks at the sisters. |
 | Wood Spirits at the Cottage These wood spirits grace a cottage backyard west of Ottawa. They were carved into cedars trees that blocked the view from the cottage. (2006) |
 | The Cloyne Bear This bear emerged from a large stump beside the house |
 | The Alymer Quebec Scout 100 Anniversary Totem Pole (2007) This totem for the scout pack includes a vulture on top (mascott), scout symbol, wolf and bear. The scouts did the great painting job on the pole. |
 | The Eagle has landed - in Barrie This eagle is carved into a white pine stump in the city of Barrie. A scripture verse is carved into the bottom 8 feet of the stump. |
   | The Mayan Pole This unique Mayan based pole is found in the Muskokas of Ontario The carving is made from a 18ft beech stump. The images are all the sections of the complete sculpture |
  | The Farm Pole This creative pole depicts family members at the top along with the variety of animals found on this farm. The 18 ft. sculpture is located near Markham, Ontario |
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Forked Tree Stump Turns Into Bear |
   | A Squirrelly Idea A 'large' squirrel with acorn carved into two cedar stumps. One stump became the body, the other the tail |
 | A 20 foot Totem pole in the Muskokas. This white pine tree stump is 4 feet in diameter at the base. Extensive scaffolding was required to access all parts of the standing stump. The carvings facing the cottage are completely different from those facing the Moon river. The totem was initially carved in clay prior to any work on the actual stump. |
 | The Swingin' Bears These 2 hard working bears are carved from white elm trees that recently died (dutch elm disease). The bears look towards the customer's home while doing their hammock duty |
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