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pipe shade carvings, wood carved instruments, harp, violin, horn & drum. Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA   



pipe shade carvings, wood carved instruments, harp, violin, horn & drum. Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA   



pipe shade carvings, wood carved instruments, harp, violin, horn & drum. Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA   
Pacific Lutheran University


Photo Albums of Carvings                       

View photos of carvings by Jude Fritts installed at the following locations.
Click on the links or scroll down to see photo albums.                       

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




About Jude               

From carving of Belle Skinner organ at Vassar College


Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma    
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

Workshop Photos


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In Progress for Organs at:



2010     St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX

2006     St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus, OH

2004     University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

1998     Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA

1994     Calvary United Methodist Church, Brownsburg, IN

1992     Grace Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA

1991     Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

1990     Korea Baptist Theological University and Seminary,
           Taejon, Korea

1989     Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, WI

1987     Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, OR

1986     All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego, CA


About Jude
Carving the pipe shade for Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA, wood carver Jude Fritts
Grace Lutheran

From carving of Belle Skinner organ at Vassar College

More on the ASU Organ * YouTubes (5) * Weblinks * Menu

Photos of Carvings In Progress


"The "Fabulous Fritts"
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders
1991



Arizona State University, Tempe AZ



Hand Carved Ornament and Sculpture, Sun Devil (Sparky), Pipe shade carving, Fabulous Fritts pipe organ, Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ 



About the ASU organ...

Carving the ASU pipe shades, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, wood carver Jude Fritts  Carving the ASU pipe shades, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, wood carver Jude Fritts  Carving the ASU pipe shades, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, wood carver Jude Fritts 

Carving the ASU pipe shades, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, wood carver Jude Fritts  Carving the ASU pipe shades, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, wood carver Jude Fritts  Carving the ASU pipe shades, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, wood carver Jude Fritts 
Curved carvings are first put together in segments like a barrel.
The design is drawn on butcher paper and then transferred to the blank.
The open areas are cut out with a saber saw.


Carving the ASU pipe shades, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, wood carver Jude Fritts  carved goat, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, wood carver Jude Fritts 

Carving the ASU pipe shades, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ All the little instruments are carved
and added in separately.


Listen to concerts on the ASU organ on YouTube at:

From carving of Belle Skinner organ at Vassar College

Photos of Finished Carvings * Weblinks * Menu

Photos of Carvings In Progress


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



Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma    
Carving Grace Lutheran pipe shades, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA 

Carving Grace Lutheran pipe shades, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA  Carving Grace Lutheran pipe shades,Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA  Modeling in clay to copy in wood, carving Grace Lutheran pipe shades, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA 
I first molded the face in clay, then copied it in wood.

Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA Notice the copper wires for strings.

From carving of Belle Skinner organ at Vassar College

More on the PLU Organ * Weblinks * Menu

Photos of Carvings In Progress


The Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma,WA
Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders
1998



Pipe organ at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA

carved wood sculpture, faces, pipe shade carving, Fritts pipe organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA 



About the PLU organ...
Raising large pipe shade carving, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA, wood carver Jude Fritts  Raising large pipe shade carving, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA, wood carver Jude Fritts  Raising large pipe shade carving, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA, wood carver Jude Fritts 
Raising the largest of the PLU carvings.

Workshop, carving Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA, wood carver Jude Fritts
Family friend Laura came to visit the workshop.


PLU Pipe shade, dream catcher, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA  PLU Pipe shade, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA 		There are many "dream catchers" here and there
in the PLU organ.


Carving the PLU pipe shades, The Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, wood carver Jude Fritts  Carving the PLU pipe shades, The Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, wood carver Jude Fritts
Workshop in Jean's barn, 1996

From carving of Belle Skinner organ at Vassar College

Photos of Finished Carvings * YouTubes (4) * Weblinks * Menu

Photos of Carvings In Progress

St. Joseph Cathedral
Columbus, OH
Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders
2006

Fritts pipe organ, , St Joseph's Cathedral, Columbus, OH, wood carver Jude Fritts 



Carving for Columbus organ at Arizona round house, property in the Painted Desert
Cutting out a blank for the Columbus organ
in Arizona's Painted Desert


See the organ at St. Joseph Cathedral on YouTube:

From carving of Belle Skinner organ at Vassar College


Tree Sculpture, in progress
Tree Sculpture        Tree Sculpture
       

Tree Sculpture
Tree Sculpture        Tree Sculpture



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From carving of Belle Skinner organ at Vassar College

About Jude Fritts

See Jude's Resume in Photos...

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


From carving of Belle Skinner organ at Vassar College

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