Norman Altman has been carving figures for ... The many faces of Santa, carved into wood by ... roughly 6 inch Saint Nick hauling a Christmas tree across carefully carved snow. A jolly red face, ...

That's one of the many reasons he has enjoyed carving Santa statues over the past 26 years. "They're just fun," he said of the statues. "A Santa is a very personal thing.

He started carving Santa Claus figurines about 15 years ago as a stress-reliever. By now, he figures he’s chiseled Kris Kringle’s face about 500 times. For years, ...

He avoids carving eyeballs, which he said “lock” an expression on the Santa’s face. One person who sees a Kriss Kringle describes its face as cute; the next might interpret the expression as ...

SHEBOYGAN – A display of more than 100 wooden hand-carved Santa Claus figures can be viewed until early next week at Uptown Social, 1817 N. Eighth St. The James V. Siegl and Helene Y.

SHEBOYGAN – A display of more than 100 wooden hand-carved Santa Claus figures can be viewed until early next week at Uptown Social, 1817 N. Eighth St. The James V. Siegl and Helene Y. Siegl ...