13 artists from around the world gathered in San Damiano Park in Monona for the annual Harry Whitehorse International Wood Sculpture Festival running from June 19-27. The artists, each creating a unique piece from a single log, pull inspiration from other art forms, nature, the human experience and more.
German artist Martina Kreitmeier uses a chainsaw to trim down her sculpture titled “Dance” at the Harry Whitehorse International Wood Sculpture Festival on Thursday, June 25, 2026 at San Damiano Park in Monona, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
OWEN ZILIAK,STATE JOURNAL
French artist Olivier Delobel raises his hand with a small carving tool to his sculpture in progress of a bear and mouse dancing together at the Harry Whitehorse International Wood Sculpture Festival on Thursday, June 25, 2026 at San Damiano Park in Monona, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
OWEN ZILIAK,STATE JOURNAL
French artist Olivier Delobel sits as he carves small details in to his sculpture of a bear and a mouse dancing at the Harry Whitehorse International Wood Sculpture Festival on Thursday, June 25, 2026 at San Damiano Park in Monona, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
OWEN ZILIAK,STATE JOURNAL
Swiss artist Anne Cartlet works on a dance-inspired carving on the edge of Lake Monona at the Harry Whitehorse International Wood Sculpture Festival on Thursday, June 25, 2026 at San Damiano Park in Monona, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
OWEN ZILIAK,STATE JOURNAL
Waylon Linsmeyer, 4, right, makes a large bubble as his brother Emmett, 7, runs after to pop it during an event put on by Monona Public Library at the Harry Whitehorse International Wood Sculpture Festival on Thursday, June 25, 2026 at San Damiano Park in Monona, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
