Awards & Press
Recognition from the world's most prestigious wildfowl carving competitions and publications.
30+
Best in Show Wins
50+
Total Placements
23+
Years Competing
Ward World
Championship
Best in Show Winner
Competition Results
Best in Show & People's Choice ★
Northeast Waterfowl Festival, CT — Pied-billed Grebe
Best in Show & Cabela's Carver's Award ★
Northeast Waterfowl Festival, CT — Kingfisher
2nd Best in Show ★
Northeast Waterfowl Festival, CT — American Avocet
2nd Place
Northeast Waterfowl Festival, CT — Saw-whet Owl
2nd Best in Show ★
Ocean County Show, NJ
2nd Place
Ocean County Show, NJ — Sanderling
3rd Best in Show ★
Ocean County Show, NJ — Hen Canvasback
1st in Category
Ocean County Show, NJ — Horned Grebe
2nd in Species
Ward World Championship, Ocean City MD — Pied-billed Grebe
2nd Place
Ward World Championship, Ocean City MD — Dotterel
3rd Place
Ward World Championship, Ocean City MD — Red-Necked Grebe
1st Place
Ward World Championship, Ocean City MD — Redshank
Best in Division
Ward World Championship, Ocean City MD — Red-Necked Grebe
Best in Show ★
Ocean County Show, NJ — Red-Necked Grebe
Best in Show ★
Ocean County Show, NJ — Redshank
Best in Show ★
Ocean County Show, NJ — Avocet
1st Place & Best in Show ★
Ward World Championship, Ocean City MD — Redshank
1st Place
Ward World Championship, Ocean City MD — Golden Plover
2nd Place
Ward World Championship, Ocean City MD — Sanderling
1st Place & Best in Show ★
Ward World Championship, Ocean City MD — Upland Sandpiper
1st Best in Show ★
Ocean County Show, NJ — Golden Plover
1st Place
Ward World Championship, Ocean City MD — Pectoral Sandpiper
2nd Place
Ward World Championship, Ocean City MD — Virginia Rail
1st & 2nd Best in Show ★
Ocean County Show, NJ
3rd Place, Intermediate
Ward World Championship, Ocean City MD — Pelican Trio
1st Best in Show ★
Ocean County Show, NJ — Pelican Trio
1st in Show
Sweetbriar Show, LI — Black-capped Chickadee
1st Place
Sweetbriar Show, LI — Golden Plover
2nd Place
Sweetbriar Show, LI — Sanderling
1st Place
Toms River Decoy Show, NJ — Kestrel
1st Place & People's Choice
Sweetbriar Show, LI — Robin Pair
2nd Place
Sweetbriar Show, LI — Cardinal Pair
1st, 2nd & 3rd Best in Show ★
Garden State Show, NJ
1st, 2nd & 3rd Best in Show ★
National Decoy Show, Medford LI — Songbird Division Sweep
Press & Features
Woodcarving Illustrated
Published Three Times
Ed's work has been featured three times in Woodcarving Illustrated, the leading woodcarving publication in North America.
Learn more →Woodcarver's Guide to Sharpening, Tools and Setting Up Shop
Workshop Feature
Ed's elite wildfowl carving workshop was featured alongside master wood sculptor Ernest Szentgyorgyi, showcasing how top craftsmen organize their workspaces.
Caleb Smith State Park, Smithtown, LI
Permanent Display — 12+ Carvings
More than 12 of Ed's bird carvings are on permanent display at Caleb Smith State Park in Smithtown, Long Island, as part of the park's nature museum collection.
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5.0 ★ Shop Rating — 11 Years