SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Dave Stetson is one of the best in the world when it comes to wood carving. He has spent thousands of hours in his workshop carving caricatures, many of them working on old Saint Nick.
Inside his home there are Santa carvings everywhere.
“Over 700,” Stetson estimated.
Some are very special.
“Every year, I do a Santa carving for my wife,” said Stetson, pointing out the ornate wooden carvings around his house.
Many of the hundreds of Santas were done by Stetson’s wife, Michele. The two met while carving Santas.
“She was good. She was probably the best in the country,” said Stetson.
“No, not anymore,” said Michele Stetson.
Eight years ago, things changed.
“The moment you have a loved one that has a stroke, life stops,” said Stetson.
The workshop got lonelier.
“She rarely goes out there now,” said Stetson.
It was once their shared passion.
“Now I can’t, but…um…that’s OK,” said Michele Stetson.
In an instant, everything changed. Christmas morning though, has not.
“The one thing I can do is carve a Santa for her,” said Stetson. “She just sits there and looks at it and smiles.”
Michele Stetson knows what gift is coming every year.
“Oh, I love it. I love it,” said Michele Stetson with a smile.
It is not the design or painting that brings Michele Stetson so much joy.
“They come from the heart. That’s all I can say,” said Stetson.
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