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By MARY A. SCHUMAKER -
Contributing Writer
“There’* nothing like the feel of wood. It’* just marvelous,” exclaimed Mr*. Dorothy Estes. With twinkling eye* and a
vivacious smile, she moved ^ graciously around her warm living room, calling attention to the different objects that she has carved over the years. It is difficult to say that “Dot,” as everyone calls her, has a single talent. She is known for her delicately arranged dried flowers exhibited on the Rappahannock house tour, her strong oils that adorn walls, her hand molded clay figures and primarily for her wood carvings.
Dot’s parents were native Rappahannockers going way back with four generations resting in a family cemetery in Gid Brown Hollow. She was born in neighboring Fauquier County and except for a year in Texas, has lived in Rappahannock all her life.
Dot began carving as a child when she would accompany her father on his rounds to check on his workers. Father and daughter would ride out to the fields and while he was busy, she would borrow his pocket knife and start carving. Since then, she has devoted a majority of her time to wood.
“You see something in a piece of wood,” Dot commented. People often pick up interesting pieces and drop them off at her house. Poplar and soft pine are among her favorites to work with.
Among her many carvings are a creche set that she carved for her granddaughter. One of the characters is depicted as astronaut Neil Armstrong. She was, like all of us, glued to the T.V. set that day the Americans landed on the moon and took “a giant step for mankind.” Without sounding maudlin, she said that everyone felt the same sense of wonder and pride. She wanted to express her feelings and did in the small wood carving.
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