As we've seen in past posts relief carvings of animals were a common design for Richard and Mike. The really interesting thing is that they are all created from one piece. Usually they look as if they are stretched cross boards but in the rare case of the coonhound the hide is the entirety of the piece. This dog in particular was made by Mike as a gift for his father-in-law. It is in fact a portrait of one of his favorite dogs.
When I created this blog to honor their work I asked relatives to contribute any pictures they might have. My sister was able to locate some pictures including this carving of a running Palomino also with the similar stretched hide look. And of course the mule deer Richard carved which we already shared.
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