carved cherub, pipe shade carving, Fritts pipe organ, Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ   wood carved lion, pipe shades, Fritts pipe organ, Marion Camp Oliver Organ at St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle, WA   carved crab, pipe shades, Fritts pipe organ, All Soul's Episcopal Church in San Diego, CA, carved wood sculpture Jude Fritts
Wood Carving & Sculpture 		pipe shades, carvings and wood sculpture, Fritts pipe organ, Pacific Lutheran University  pipe shade carvings and wood sculpture, Fritts pipe organ, hand carving from Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA

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Woodcarving
Fritts Organ Builders, St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX 





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





carved grapes & leaves, foliage, wood ornament, pipe shades, Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA
Episcopal Church of the Ascension


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               

carved sculpture


Tree Sculpture, carving in workshop
8'x8'Custom sculpture (In Progress)

Workshop Photos


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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

wood ornament

Photo of Finished Organ * Weblinks * Menu

Photos of Carvings In Progress

Trinity Episcopal Church
Portland, OR
Rosales Pipe Organ Services
1987

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, OR
Carving pipe shades for Trinity Episcopal, Portland, OR  Carving pipe shades for Trinity Episcopal, Portland, OR
My cat Kiwi would sleep on the carvings while I was working
despite the movement as I chipped away.

carved architectural decoration

More on the O'Malley Organ * YouTubes (2) * Weblinks * Menu

Photos of Carvings In Progress

The O'Malley Organ
The University of Notre Dame
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Notre Dame, Indiana
Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders
2004
Pipe organ, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Carved ornament, pipe shade carving, Fritts pipe organ, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

About the O'Malley organ...
Pipe shade, Carved octopus, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 		The octopus was covered up
with lilly pads after being installed.


See Craig Cramer play Notre Dame's O'Malley organ on these You Tube videos:

wood art

Photos of Finished Carvings * Weblinks * Menu

Photos of Carvings In Progress

Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee, WI
Schlicker Organ Co.
1989
Pipe Organ, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Wisconsin WI, Schlicker Organ Co.
grapes & leaves, pipe shades for Pipe Organ, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Wisconsin WI, Schlicker Organ Co.   grapes & leaves, pipe shades for Pipe Organ, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Wisconsin WI, Schlicker Organ Co.  
grapes & leaves, pipe shades for Pipe Organ, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Wisconsin WI, Schlicker Organ Co.   grapes & leaves, pipe shades for Pipe Organ, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Wisconsin WI, Schlicker Organ Co.  
This was the first set of pipe shades I both designed and carved.

wood art

Photos of Finished Carvings * Weblinks * Menu


Photos of Carvings In Progress


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

Pipe shades, All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego, CA  Pipe shades, All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego, CA,

Pipe shades, All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego, CA
Pipe shades, All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego, CA 		This photo was staged in Paul's shop by a photographer for a magazine article. In reality, the carvings don't go up until after all the pipes are installed.

The carvings were only clamped in. One fell and broke into a thousand pieces and had to be painstakingly glued back together.


Fritts pipe organ at All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego, CA 		This photo was also staged by the photographer. Notice the sawdust he spread around the table. Carving produces chips, not sawdust.

wood carved border

Photos of the Finished Organ * Menu


Photos of Carvings In Progress


Residence of Ena R. Jin
Purchased by Korea Baptist Theological University and Seminary
Taejon, Korea
Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders
1990
Fritts pipe organ, Korea Baptist Theological University and Seminary, Taejon, Korea



Hand Carved Ornament, Pipe shades, carved cherubs, Fritts pipe organ, Korea Baptist Theological University and Seminary, Taejon, Korea

decorative carving

Photos of the Finished Organ * Menu


Photos of Carvings In Progress


Calvary United Methodist Church
Brownsburg, Indiana
Charles M. Ruggles Pipe Organs
1994
Ruggles Pipe Organ, Calvary United Methodist,




pipes for Calvary United Methodist pipe organ, made by Jude Fritts
Calvary was my first pipe contract.


See YouTubes on Pipe Making



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handcarved sculpture

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


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Woodcarving

Jude Fritts


Wood Carving & Wood Carved Sculpture
Olympia, Washington



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