Monday, May 8, 2023
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My fondest memories of my grandfather (known lovingly as Poppy) are the simplest ones...watching the talented hand of a wood-carver as he whittled with my grandmother. His kind but stern voice, his wisdom and laughter. Visiting them in my youth and seeing the wonderful garden oasis that was their back yard, or just walking by the lake. The simple, seemingly uneventful days are the ones I remember him by, his honest kindness.
Poppy and Nanny (Austin's first wife, Carol, my grandmother) were a huge inspiration to me as an artist. They taught me to Make and carve and to doodle (that was more Nanny's thing), and I owe them a lot in the person and artist I am today, even if I don't carve all that much.
I would like to share a little of Austin's work, and add a link to a (now memorial) account we set up for him years ago to showcase some of his talent: https://www.deviantart.com/aushicks
