GRAY — The Maine Wildlife Park, 56 Game Farm Road (Route 26), will host professional chainsaw artists Ron Carlson and Bill Fournier on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A news release describes the artists as follows:

Carlson is a professional chainsaw carver from China, Maine. He began woodcarving in the mid-1960s and enjoyed this highly-rewarding hobby until the early 1990s, when a friend introduced him to the chainsaw. The speed and versatility of chainsaw cutting amazed him, and his lifelong hobby became his business in 1993.

Thousands of pieces later, Carlson now specializes in carving bears, but he has carved almost every animal, abstracts and all sorts of strange custom requests: from airplanes to the “7 Dwarfs” to giant gorillas on safari. He has shipped his art to a dozen countries worldwide.

Fournier, of Maine Custom Wood Sculpture, will demonstrate his techniques for creating eagles, hawks, bears, wolves, mountain lions and more from pieces of white and Norway pine, fir, cedar or spruce. The carved animals range in height from 2 to 3 feet up to 7 feet tall.

Fournier is from the Auburn-area, has been carving for nine years, and started this art form as a hobby. Now his work is in demand around the state and New England. He will have several precarved animals on display and for sale, and plans on carving a 4- to 5-foot tall standing bear for the demonstration.

In addition, local Maine artist Georgette Kanach, of Maine Nature Art will be on had to demonstrate a variety of her wildlife art mediums and techniques, including her intricate moose antler carvings. She will have several pieces available for sale as well. Kanach is currently displaying a wide selection of her art through Aug. 31 at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife headquarters building at 284 State St., Augusta.

For more information, visit www.mainewildlifepark.com.