Gene Westerberg
Gene grew up in a family of Swedish wood carvers, and started whittling with a pocket knife at an early age. He is a graduate of Northern Il. University and taught high school shop and art, together with special education until retirement. He also taught bird carving to adults in continuing education classes starting in 1988 to the present. His inspiration comes from nature: first hand study of dozens of species. He has observed in Brown County, at home in Sandwich and whenever his travels take him.
Gene has won numerous awards at shows and art fairs, and his work has been purchases by collectors in several countries as well as all over the U.S He now exhibits and sells through the Brown County Craft Gallery and in the DeKalb Gallery as well as my studio at home. |
