A SEASON OF CELEBRATION
FIVE ELVES OF INTEREST
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This year’s Christmas
carvings will benefit the
Homeless Family Center,
Vero Beach. One new
community project begun
by Miller is the carving of
eagle canes given in a club
ceremony to veterans who
have been awarded the
Purple Heart.
Miller is a fan of actor
Johnny Depp and a friend
of Depp’s father, who commissioned
him to carve a
walking stick with a skull
motif for his son. When it
was finished, Miller asked
the father to present it to
Johnny as a gift from him.
He was surprised and
delighted by the unexpected
reward that came
in the mail months later.
“I received a personalized
photo of Johnny with the
skull walking stick. He said
he loved it and that it was
put to good use in Pirates 4.
What more could a woodcarver
ask for?” he says.
Two years ago, Miller
signed on for one of the
studios in the then-new
Art Bank on Orange Avenue,
in Fort Pierce. There
he displays and sells his
work and offers group
and private carving lessons.
He considers his talent
a godsend and wants
to share it with anyone
curious about turning a
plain block of wood into a
work of art.
Actor Johnny Depp, star of the Pirates
of the Caribbean series of films, sent a
personalized photo of himself with the
walking stick Miller carved for him.
Name: Joe Miller
Age: 66
City: Fort Pierce
Family: partner, Judy; children,
Patricia and Jennifer.
Background: Before retiring to
Florida, was employed by the
Long Island Railroad as a bridge
and building inspector.
Something most people don’t know about me: “Back in the
old days I was a care person for people with multiple sclerosis
in nursing homes.’’
Favorite holiday memory: “My favorite holidays were when
all the children were home to celebrate together.”
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ED DRONDOSKI
The shelves of Miller’s Art Bank studio
are filled with ornaments carved for the
holidays.
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