Carved cherub for pipe shade carvings of organ at Arizona State University, Tempe, close up of carved angel   Carved wood lion for pipe shades of the Marion Camp Oliver Organ, Seattle  Crab carving, pipe shades, All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego, California Jude Fritts
Wood Carving & Sculpture
Carved faces on pipe shade carvings of the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA Carved face for pipe shade carvings of the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ Carved sea creature for the Fritts pipe organs at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA

Wood carved border

Woodcarving
Carved wood instruments, harp. Grace Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA   





Carved wood instruments, harp, violin, horn & drum. Grace Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA   





Carved grapes, leaves, foliage, relief carving, pipe shade carvings for the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA
Episcopal Church of the Ascension


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View photos of carvings by Jude Fritts installed at the following locations.
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2010   St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX   Finished Carvings * In Progress Photos * Workshop Videos * YouTubes (29)

2008    Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY      Photo of Finished Organ

2008    University of Washington, Seattle, WA      Photo Upcoming

2006   St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus, OH      Photos of Finished Organ * In Progress Photos * YouTubes (4) * Weblinks

2004   University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana      Photos of Finished Organ * About * YouTubes (2) * Weblinks

2003   St. Marks Cathedral, Seattle, WA      Photos of Finished Organ * About * Weblinks

2002   Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY      Photos of Finished Organ * Weblinks

2001   Lippincott Residence, Cape Cod, MA      Photos of Finished Organ

2000   Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NY      Photos of Finished Organ * YouTube * Weblinks

1999   Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA      Photos of Finished Organ * Weblinks

1998   Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA      Photos of Finished Organ * In Progress Photos * About * Weblinks

1995   Stanford University Memorial Chapel, Stanford, CA      Photo of Finished Organ * Weblinks

1994   Calvary United Methodist Church, Brownsburg, IN      Photos of Finished Organ * In Progress Photo: Pipes

1993   St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Beaverton, OR      Photo of Finished Organ

1993   Bethany Lutheran Church, Tulsa, OK      Photo of Finished Organ

1992   Grace Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA      Photos of Finished Organ * In Progress Photos * Weblinks

1991   Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ      Photos of Finished Organ * In Progress Photos * About * YouTubes (5) * Weblinks

1990   Korea Baptist Theological University & Seminary, Taejon, Korea      Photos of Finished Organ * In Progress Photo

1989   Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, WI      Photo of Finished Organ * In Progress Photos

1987   Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, OR      Photo of Finished Organ * In Progress Photos * Weblinks

1986   All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego, CA      Photos of Finished Organs * In Progress Photos




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Carved border and woodwork by Judy Fritts

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Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Seattle, WA
Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders
1999

Pipe organ, Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA    Carved ornament and sculpture for the Fritts organ at Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA 

Carved grapes, leaves, foliage, relief carving, Fritts pipe organ, Episcopal Church of the Ascension    Angel sculpture, cherub in Fritts pipe organ at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, Washington 

Carved wood rat, relief wood carving, Fritts pipe organ, Episcopal Church of the Ascension    Carved foliage, Fritts pipe organ, Episcopal Church of the Ascension 

Wood carved wheat in pipe shade carvings for the Fritts pipe organ, Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA    Carved wood wheat and leaves, pipe shade carvings for Fritts pipe organ, Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA


While the Church was considering whether to purchase a mechanical-action pipe organ to replace their electronic organ, a rat chewed the wiring to the electronic organ. This prompted a decision to be made immediately. The rat is honored in the carvings for its help in speeding along the decision.
-- Jude

Ornamental architectural carving and woodwork by Judy Fritts

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All Souls' Episcopal Church
San Diego, CA
Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders
1986


Pipe shades were
designed by John Eric Noran
and carved by Jude Fritts



Carving All Soul's...


Fritts pipe organ, All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego    Fritts pipe organ, All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego    Carved panel and crab, pipe organ at All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego

Carved octopus, pipe organ at All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego    Carved sea horse, pipe organ at All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego    Carved sea plant pipe shade carvings in organ, All Soul's Episcopal Church 

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woodcarving

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Grace Lutheran Church
Tacoma, WA
Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders
1992





Carving Grace Lutheran...


Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma            Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma           

Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma            Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma           

pipe shade carving, Carved ornament & flower, Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA            pipe shade carving, Carved ornament & flower, Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA           

pipe shade carving, Carved ornament, Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA            pipe shade carving, Carved ornament, Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA           

pipe shade carving, Carved ornament & flower, Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA           



"The appearance of the organ for Grace Lutheran Church demonstrates a strong historical approach to organ building. When we study fine examples of European organ building, mostly the Dutch and German instruments dating from 1500 to 1800, we see many reasons why they have survived the centuries. The unity of concept that reached such a high peak of development in these times, the integral relationship between case design, arrangement of the stops or ranks of pipes, etc., have greatly influenced the design and construction of the organ for Grace Lutheran."
-- Paul Fritts, Organ Builder
From: http://gracelutherantacoma.org/fritts.html

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Carved border and frame

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Vassar College
Martel Recital Hall
Skinner Hall of Music
Poughkeepsie, NY, 2002
Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders
2002

Gold leaf accents and highlights in wood carved pipe shades of organ at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York         Fritts pipe organ, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York

pipe shade carving, carved ornament, accents and highlights, Fritts pipe organ, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York        Carved ornament, pipe shade carvings for Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York 

Carved ornament, Fritts pipe organ, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, paint highlights 



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Carved wooden panel

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 in 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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Woodcarving

Jude Fritts


Wood Carving & Wood Carved Sculpture
Olympia, Washington



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