Ira Schram was born in 1974 & Tonya in 1971 and they hail from Lake, Michigan. Ira wrote " Ira started carving decoys in college when a friend asked him to carve a replica of a large brook trout, he had inadvertently eaten. Tonya started stealing Iras decoy blanks to make them prettier. It has now turned into a hobby our whole family gets involved in."  Ira went on to say " We have four kids, and the three youngest all have their own knives for carving".

Contact them at:

Ira & Tonya Schram

551 Woodland Dr.

Lake, Michigan 48632

tonyaschram@att.net.

Here is a commisioned item of Tonya's

This carving is 9 1/2" long and carved from cedar, painted with acrylics. It is doweled on a piece of maple. Several dried plants are coated with polycrylic. This was carved by Tonya Schram in February 2008.

photos courtesy of Ira Schram