Rod Johnson |
"The Swedish Uncle" was carved in the late 1930's by Rod Johnson's father S. E. Johnson. The image is believed to be of his Uncle Anton Kalsson of Nässjö, Sweden, who was also a wood carver. |
Sigurd E. Johnson was born 1905 in Jonah, Texas, of Swedish parents who immigrated to Texas in 1893. |
"Skipper Sam," an early image carved by S.E. Johnson along with the firest carving knife that he received in the carving kt. |
"Just Stepping Out for a Smoke" image of Carl Hammar, the church sexton at the Hutto Lutheran Church in Hutto, Texas. Carved by S. E. Johnson, 1942. |
"A Job Where You Start at the Top" depicts farm life in Williamson County, Texas, in the 1940s. Carved by S. E. Johnson, 1978. |
"Cattle Buyer at the Auction" a figure seen at a cattle auction in Williamson County, Texas, in the 1950s. Carved by S. E. Johnson, 1988 |
"The Swede and the Texan:
Swedish Heritage?Western Style"
carved by Rod Johnson in the 1980s. |
"New Arrivals to Texas."
Carved by Rod Johnson in 1996. |
"The Four Reagans" were carved in the 1980s by S. E. Johnson using photographs on the cover of "Newsweek" magazine. |
This bedbug trap was made by S. E. Johnson in 1983 after hearing the story of a bedbug trap when visiting in Sweden. |
"A Donkey" was the first figure carved by Rod Johnson as a child in 1947 |
"The First Cowboy" carved by Rod Johnson in 1972. |
Wooden flowers carved by Rod Johnson at the Texas Folklife Festival. |
An example of a potato head carving that Rod Johnson uses in teaching students. |
"The Pecking Chickens" toy carved by Rod Johnson in the 1990s |
"A Dancing Bear" toy carved by Rod Johnson in the 1990s. |
"The Dancing Cowboy" is an Aggie cowboy used in demonstrations and was carved by Rod Johnson in the 1990s. |
"The Whirligig Sailor" is the only whirligig carved by Rod Johnson in the late 1990s |
"Men Chopping Wood," is a chopping action toy carved
by Rod Johnson in 1996. |
A "Jack-in-the-Box" toy that Rod Johnson designed, fabricated, and carved for a movie in 1996. |
"Noah's Ark" is made from red cedar with a removable cypress roof and carved by Toni Silver and Rod Johnson in 1994 for the movie "The Substitute Wife." |
"Balancing Act" is a toy that was available in the late 1880s and was carved by Rod Johnson in 1996. |
A cradle designed and built by Rod Johnson and carved by Toni Silver in 1996 for the television movie "True Women." |
"Frog Family" carved by Rod Johnson for his wife's frog collection in the 1980s. |
"Swedish Dala Horses" are typical of those sold everywhere in Sweden. The horse on left is in the traditional Swedish style and Carol Laubach of Austin, Texas, painted the one on the right in Texas style. |
"Swedish Trolls" carved from pictures in stories of Swedish trolls was done by Rod Johnson in 1997 and 2002. |
"Jultomten" is a figure adapted from an 1880's Swedish Christmas card. Carving by Rod Johnson in 1998. The carving is owned by Tommy and Carol Nelson of Austin, Texas. |
A full size Stetson hat carved by Rod Johnson in 1985-86. |
"The Dancing Chicken" was created by Rod Johnson to use with children at the Texas Folklife Festival. |
