Cardinal Carving of Epworth Park
Cardinal Carving

Upon entering Epworth Park and along Epworth Avenue, visitors are greeted by a bold red cardinal carved from a tree trunk set atop a stump. The story of how this carving came to be is quite unique with great ties to a community located in Bethesda, Ohio. Nestled in a grove of great Oak trees sits a park surrounding a small lake inhabited by a number of community members residing in vintage cottages. When a summer storm tore through this small village damaging a number of trees, the community and cottage owners association came together to preserve what remained of felled Oaks. Members commissioned a local chainsaw carver, Jeff Roscoe, to create a work of art that could be enjoyed by not only those residing in this peaceful village but by all who visit it. Although carpenter ants invaded and destroyed the original piece, artist Roscoe created the current cardinal offsite and later replaced the original work with it.

Original Cardinal

Image © Lisa Ray Ebeling

  • Image ID: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/dd/c5/98/ddc598921948e436b409ec769ee73807--chainsaw-carvings-ohio.jpg
  • View Description: Cardinal chainsaw sculpture with Epworth Cottages in the background
  • View Type: Front angle ● head on
  • View Date: 2011
  • Related Work: Chainsaw_Cardinal_Oak_Tree_Carving; Garden of Oaks Eagle Carving; Squirrel Stump Carving; Epworth Park

Today's Cardinal

Images © Brittany Hodgson

  • View Description: Cardinal chainsaw sculpture with Epworth Cottage in the background
  • View Type: Right Side Angle
  • View Date: 2023
  • Velated Work: Chainsaw_Cardinal_Oak_Tree_Carving; Garden of Oaks Eagle Carving; Squirrel Stump Carving; Epworth Park

  • View Description: Cardinal chainsaw sculpture with Epworth Cottage in the background
  • View Type: Front Angle ● Head On
  • View Date: 2023
  • Related Work: Chainsaw_Cardinal_Oak_Tree_Carving; Garden of Oaks Eagle Carving; Squirrel Stump Carving; Epworth Park

  • View Description: Cardinal chainsaw sculpture with Epworth Cottage in the background
  • View Type: Right Side Angle
  • View Date: 2023
  • Related Work: Chainsaw_Cardinal_Oak_Tree_Carving; Garden of Oaks Eagle Carving; Squirrel Stump Carving; Epworth Park

  • View Description: Cardinal chainsaw sculpture with Epworth Cottage in the background
  • View Type: Left Side Angle
  • View Date: 2023
  • Related Work: Chainsaw_Cardinal_Oak_Tree_Carving; Garden of Oaks Eagle Carving; Squirrel Stump Carving; Epworth Park

  • Chainsaw_Cardinal_Oak_Tree_Carving
  • Class: woodworking
  • Work Type: sculpture
  • Title/Name: Cardinal Stump Carving Title Type: Preferred
  • Creator Display: Jeff Roscoe
  • Role: woodcarver
  • Creation Date: June 2011
  • Subject: sculpture techniques ● carvings (visual works) ● sculpture (visual works) ● birds (motifs) ● oak (wood) ● outdoor sculpture ● dendroglyphs
  • Current Location: Epworth Park, Bethesda, Belmont (county), Ohio
  • Measurements: 4 x 2 feet (1.22 x .61 meters) (sight measurements)
  • Controlled fields:
  • Value: 4; Unit: ft; Type: height
  • Value: 2; Unit: ft; Type: width
  • Materials and Techniques: Chainsaw and Oak Tree stump carving
  • Material: Oak Wood
  • Style: Arborglyph
  • Description: The chainsaw cardinal oak tree carving is located in Epworth Park in Bethesda, Ohio, and was carved by Jeff Roscoe of Belmont County, Ohio. Roscoe has been carving oak tree stumps in various shapes at Epworth Park for years. Among his carvings at Epworth are this cardinal, a squirrel, and eagle.