Miller, James Ray: - James Miller started carving at age 11 under the guidance of a supportive Community Education carving group.
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When he\'s not busy with handcraft, exploring the outdoors, or spending time with his friends, James is at work developing software, where he also happily faces the same challenge he finds in his woodcarving: simplifying and abstracting ideas in unique ways.
Since then, he has written several articles for the magazine, and in 2018, he traveled to Norway to meet with talented craftsmen and learn their techniques.
Several years later, through the encouragement of Harley Refsal, he submitted an article to Woodcarving Illustrated\'s 5th Whittling edition.
In 2010, James\' work appeared in Woodcarving Illustrated for the first time as part of the Best Carving Design Contest.
This interest, and the support of mentors, family, and friends, has led him to become the youngest Vesterheim Gold Medalist woodworker, teach several classes, and demonstrate in numerous small-town events.
The members of this group introduced him to the Scandinavian flat-plane style, which sparked his ever-expanding interest in Scandinavian culture as a whole.
Miller, James Ray: - James Miller started carving at age 11 under the guidance of a supportive Community Education carving group
