Carved instruments, Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA Carved rat, pipe shade carvings, Fritts organ, Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle carved wheat, pipe shade carvings, Fritts pipe organ, Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA Jude Fritts
Wood Carving & Sculpture
carved faces, pipe shade carvings, Fritts pipe organs, Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA carved face, woodcarvings, Fritts pipe organs, Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ,Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA carved sea creature, woodcarvings, Fritts pipe organs, Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ,Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA

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Carved dream catchers and looking glass in pipe shade carvings for Fritts pipe organ at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA Carved wood tree sculpture Custom hand carved wood owl in gable, architectural woodcarving, unique, distinctive and personalized carving for McConnel residence Life-sized sculpture of woman with orb, pipe shade carvings at Fritts pipe organ, Pacific Lutheran University, custom wood sculpture Carved faces, wood art for Fritts pipe organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA Woodcarving of crab for pipe shades at All Soul's Episcopal Church in San Diego Hand Carved Wall Art, titled Chisels & Knives, personal art collection Wood carving sculture titled Triangle, personal wood art collection, Will residence, wood carver Jude Fritts pipe shade carving and wood art, carved wheat, Fritts pipe organ, Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA Carved faces for pipe shade carvings for the pipe organ at the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma Washington, wood carver Jude Fritts Gold leafed flower in wood panel for Arizona State University, Tempe Gothic tracery style, abstract design of loaves and fishes, St Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston Hand Carved Tree Sculpture Sea shells, hand carved wood ornament from Lippincott organ Hand-held carving, two heads touching with intertwined hearts, personal wood art Wood carved lilly pads for pipe shade carvings, DeBartolo Center, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN Carved wood ornament, Fritts pipe organ, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York Decorative wood carving, pipe shade carvings, Princeton Theological Seminary, NJ Sculpture of angels, Decorative wood carving, pipe shades, Saint Joseph Cathedral, Columbus OH Wood carved Lion, Pipe shades, Marion Camp Oliver Organ at St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle, WA Hand Carved Ornament, Pipe shades, carved angels (cherubs), Fritts pipe organ, Korea Baptist Theological University and Seminary, Taejon, Korea Close up of carved angel face, Cherub for ASU, carved wood sculpture Carved goat, Fabulous Fritts pipe organ at Arizona State University, Tempe AZ Wood carved instruments, harp, violin, horn & drum. Grace Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA Carved sculpture of woman with sun and sea creatures, carvings for the organ at the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma Washington, wood carver Jude Fritts Abstract loaves and fishes, gothic tracery style, Saint Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX Custom sculpture of tree used as balcony railing
My custom work has included carved doors and panels, wall art, carved ornament, sculpture, large scale carvings for pipe organs, and small "meditation" carvings. My carvings are installed at universities, churches and residences throughout the U.S.

Email me with a request or idea for your custom carving. If it seems like something I can do for you, we will follow up to discuss details, such as cost, exact dimensions, photographs of the space where the carving will live, and development of a custom design that will meet your needs.


More About My Work                        
(1) Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA, 1998

(2) 8'x8' "Tree", Kravit Residence

(3) "Owl in the Gable", McConnell Residence

(4) Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA, 1998 (5) Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA, 1998 (6) All Souls' Episcopal Church, San Diego CA, 1986

(7) "Chisels's & Knives"

(8) "Triangle", Will Residence

(9) Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle WA, 1999 (10) Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA, 1998 (11) Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, 1991 (12) St Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX, 2010

(13) Kravit residence

(14) Lippincott Residence, Cape Cod MA, 2001

(15) "Two Heads Touching" for Carolyn

(16) University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN, 2004 (17) Vassar College, Poughkeepsie NY, 2002 (18) Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton NJ 2000 (19) St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus OH 2006 (20) Marion Camp Oliver Organ, St Mark's, Seattle WA, 2003 (21) Jin Residence, Taejon, Korea, 1990 (22) Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, 1991 (23) Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, 1991 (24) Grace Lutheran Church, Tacoma WA, 1992 (25) Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA, 1998 (26) St Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX, 2010

(27) 8'x8' Tree Sculpture at Paul Fritts Organ Builders, Tacoma, WA

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Carved Ornament

 Examples


Custom Hand Carved Owl in Gable, architectural woodcarving, unique and individualized carving for residence    Sea shells, Hand Carved wooden decoration, from Lippincott organ


custom architectural decoration


Sculpture

 Hand carved sculpture, female figure   Hand carved sculpture, sea creatures   Hand carved wood tree sculpture, personalized carving for Kravit home   Wood carved angel sculpture (cherub), Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA


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Wall Art

 Hand Carved Wall Art, titled Chisels & Knives   Hand Carved Goat for Arizona State University   Hand Carved dream catcher   Hand Carved Sculpture, Triangle


wood sculpture


Meditation Carvings

 Hand-held meditation carving      Hand-held meditation woodcarving titled The Hole Where Thoughts Go     Hand-held meditation carving titled Two Heads Touching with Intertwined Hearts
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About Jude Fritts

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Jude Fritts is a woodcarving artist with twenty six years of experience working in a wide variety of styles and woods. Jude's custom carving includes carved doors and panels, wall art, carved ornament, and sculpture. Jude has designed and carved large scale pipe shade carvings for organs built by Paul Fritts & Company Organ Builders, Charles M. Ruggles Pipe Organs, Rosales Pipe Organ Services and Schlicker Organ Co. She is currently working on carvings for the new pipe organ at St. Philip Presbyterian Church in Houston, TX, which will be delivered January 2010.

Jude has created designs ranging from renaissance to contemporary and has worked in oak, Douglas fir, cherry, Honduran mahogany, western red cedar and basswood. Individual works vary in size from 5 to 65 panels totaling 12 to 250 square feet of carving. Carvings for an organ typically take a year to complete. Large organs, like The Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ for Pacific Lutheran University, have taken more than two years. Small organs may require only three months.


Featured Pipe Shade Carvings by Jude Fritts for Pipe Organs at:

Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, 1998

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 1991

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 2004

St. Marks Cathedral, Seattle, WA, 2003


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Jude Fritts


Wood Carving & Wood Carved Sculpture
Olympia, Washington