Marv Kaisersatt

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Marv Kaisersatt began woodcarving seriously in 1976 and has been teaching caricature carving since 1985. He specializes in carving multi-figure scenes from a single block of basswood. His figures depict “ordinary folks doing ordinary things in extraordinary ways”

His awards are many and include honors from the International Woodcarvers Congress in Davenport, Iowa where he has won “Best of Caricatures” in 9 of 10 years, the Upper Midwest Woodcarvers Expo in Blue Earth, Minnesota and the Nordic Fest Woodcarving Exhibition in Decorah, Iowa.

Marv is a founding member of the Caricature Carvers of America (CCA - http://www.cca-carvers.org). The CCA is dedicated to promoting the art of caricature carving.

He specializes in carving multi-figure scenes from a single block of basswood. His figures depict “ordinary folks doing ordinary things in extraordinary ways”. Marv’s favorite caricaturist is Al Hirschfeld (recently deceased at age 99, a New York City sketch caricaturist depicting performers on Broadway in a flowing stylized manner).

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