Carved cherub, pipe shade carving on Fritts organ at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ   Wood carved lion, pipe shades of Fritts organ at Marion Camp Oliver Organ at St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle, WA   Carved crab, pipe organ carvings for All Soul's Episcopal Church in San Diego, CA, carved wood sculpture Jude Fritts
Wood Carving & Sculpture 		Woman with orb, pipe shade carvings for Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA Carved sun, pipe shade carvings, Lagerquist Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma,, Tacoma, WA Female figure with sun and sea monster, pipe shade carvings for Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA

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PLU Pipe shades with dream catchers, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA
Pacific Lutheran University            





Carved gold leafed cherubs & instruments for Fritts pipe organ at Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
Arizona State 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 * Installation Videos

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               

Carving by Jude aka Judy Fritz


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

Workshop Photos


View Photos of Carvings by Jude Fritts
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

decorative woodcarving

Photos of Finished Carvings * Installation Videos * Workshop Videos * Weblinks * Menu


Photos of Carvings In Progress

March to December 2009


The pipe organ for St. Philip Presbyterian Church is now being erected at the church in Houston (January 2010) after being constructed in Paul's shop in Tacoma, Washington. I completed the pipe shade carvings at the end of December in my shop in Olympia, Washington.

These carvings are a contemporary design based on the gothic tracery style. The carvings feature abstract figures of loaves and fishes. The center carving features a dove flying downward toward the musician.



St. Philip Presbyterian Church Houston, TX
Paul Fritts & Co Organ Builders
In progress
To be delivered January 2010


Fritts Organ Builders, St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX
         Preliminary Design
Fritts Organ Builders, St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX        Fritts Organ Builders, St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX 

Visit St. Philip's Website
for Paul's photos building the organ.
Pipe shade carving for St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX      Gothic tracery pipe shade carving at top for St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX    
November 2009 - Tacoma, WA
A few of the carvings were installed for the open house at Paul's shop.



Gothic tracery pipe shade carving at top for St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX         Pipe shade carving for St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX 
November 2009 - Tacoma, WA



Gothic tracery pipe shade carving at top for St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX     Pipe shade carving for St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX 
August - September 2009 - Olympia, WA


Fritts Organ Builders, St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX 
August 2009 - Olympia, WA



Fritts Organ Builders, St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX  
April 24, 2009   - 		Fritts Organ Builders, St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX  
  Olympia, WA


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



Fritts Organ Builders, St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX 
The blank is cut out and carving is ready to begin,
working at my cabin in Arizona's Painted Desert.
(Cell phone photo, March 29, 2009)





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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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Jude Fritts


Wood Carving & Wood Carved Sculpture
Olympia, Washington



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