December 2025 3-D Featured Artist Ken Yacavone

Ken Yacavone returns to the gallery by popular request. He first became interested in carving waterfowl after seeing antique duck decoys in a museum.   “I was inspired by antique ducks and shorebird decoys,” said Ken. “I now draw my own patterns, and most of my creations are carved by hand with little use of power tools. I carve mostly from White Pine, and paint with art oils, which create a unique patina.”

After moving to Cape Coral, the myriads of birds that live in the area gave Ken new inspiration – heron, gulls, spoonbills, even flamingos are part of his menagerie.

After years of visiting (and cleaning up) environment while bird-watching, Ken felt compelled to  make some statement pieces about his concerns with the environment.  He began incorporating plastic pollution recovered from the ocean in his creations. One of his duck beach pollution statement pieces is at Ding Darling National Refuge where it is used in programs to educate the public about plastics in the environment.