carved cherub, woodcarving, Fritts pipe organ, Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ   Wood carved lion, pipe shade carvings, Marion Camp Oliver Organ at St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle  Carved wood crab, Pipe shades All Soul's Episcopal Church in San Diego, CA, carved wood sculpture Jude Fritts
Wood Carving & Sculpture 		Pipe organ carvings, Pacific Lutheran University  Carved angels, Pipe shade carvings, Saint Joseph Cathedral, Columbus

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Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 1998
carved wood pipe shades, Fritts pipe organ, Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, wood carver & artist Jude Fritts





Grace Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA 1992
Wood pipe shade carvings for the Fritts pipe organ at Grace Lutheran, Tacoma





Grace Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA 1992
Carved wood sculpture of instruments, harp, violin, horn & drum for Grace Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA





Grace Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA 1992
Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma





Grace Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA 1992
pipe shade carving, Carved ornament & flower, Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran, Tacoma, WA





Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA 1999
Pipe shade carving, wood carved wheat sculpture, Fritts organ, Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA





Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA 1999
Wood carved rat in pipe shade carvings for Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Magnolia neighborhood, Seattle WA





University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN 2004
Wood sculpture, pipe shade carvings at DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, Indiana





University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN 2004
Carved octopus sculpture, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN





Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 1998
Female figure with sunburst, carved wood sculpture at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU), Tacoma, WA, woodcarving artist Judy Fritts
Photographer: Barbara G Collins, Tigard, OR





Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 1998
Life-sized wood carved sculpture of woman with orb, pipe shade carvings at Fritts organ at Pacific Lutheran University, master wood carver Jude Fritts
Photographer: Barbara G Collins, Tigard, OR





Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 1998
Carved dream catchers and looking glass in pipe shade carvings for Fritts pipe organ at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA
Photographer: Barbara G Collins, Tigard, OR





Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 1998
Wood sculpture of multiple faces in pipe shade carvings for the Fritts pipe organ at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA





Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 1998
Carved faces in wood sculpture for the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma Washington, wood carver Jude Fritts
Photographer: Barbara G Collins, Tigard, OR





Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 1991
Wood panel for Arizona State University, Tempe





Lippincott Residence, Cape Cod, MA 2001
Hand Carved ornament from Lippincott organ





Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 2002
Wood carved ornament for the Fritts pipe organ at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York





Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 2002
Carved wood ornament, Fritts pipe organ, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York





Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 2002
Wood carved ornament for the Fritts pipe organ at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York





St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus, OH 2006
Wood carved ornamentation, pipe shade carvings for Fritts organ at St Joseph's Cathedral, Columbus, OH





St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus, OH 2006
Sculpture of angels, Decorative wood carving, pipe shades, Saint Joseph Cathedral, Columbus OH





Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NY 2000
Pipe shade carvings for the organ at Princeton Theological Seminary





Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NY 2000
Decorative wood carving for pipe shades of the organ at Princeton Theological Seminary, NJ





Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NY 2000
Decorative wood carving, pipe shades, Princeton Theological Seminary, NJ





Korea Baptist Theological University, Taejon, Korea 1990
Hand Carved Ornament, Pipe shades, carved angels (cherubs), Fritts pipe organ, Korea Baptist Theological University and Seminary, Taejon, Korea





Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 1991
Carved goat for the Fabulous Fritts pipe organ at Arizona State University, Tempe AZ





All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego, CA 1986
Woodcarving of crab for pipe shades at All Soul's Episcopal Church in San Diego





Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, WI 1989
Carved grapes and leaves in pipe shades for the Schlicker pipe organ, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Wisconsin WI, Schlicker Organ Co.





Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, WI 1989
Carved grapes and leaves in pipe shades for the Schlicker pipe organ at Wisconsin Lutheran College, Wisconsin WI, Schlicker Organ Co.





Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 1991
Close up of carved angel face, Cherub for ASU, carved wood sculpture





St. Marks Cathedral, Seattle, WA 2003
wooden carved owl sculpture, Pipe organ screens, St Marks Cathedral, Seattle, WA





St. Marks Cathedral, Seattle, WA 2003
Wood carved lion, pipe organ screens, Marion Camp Oliver Organ at St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle, WA





St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX 2010
Fritts Organ Builders, St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX





St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX 2010
Abstract loaves carved in gothic tracery style for Saint Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX





St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX 2010
Abstract design of loaves and fishes, wood carved gothic tracery, Saint Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston TX





Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 1998
Carved sculpture of woman with sun and sea creatures, carvings for the organ at the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma Washington, wood carver Jude Fritts

Pipe Shade Carvings
for Pipe Organs


Since 1984 Jude Fritts has designed and carved large scale pipe shade carvings for two dozen pipe organs located at universities and churches throughout the country.

The term pipe shades is used to refer to the carved embellishments hiding the tops and feet of display pipes. Pipe shades are of enormous importance in the artistic visual effect of the case.

Featured Pipe Shade Carvings
by Jude Fritts for Organs at:


Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, 1998

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 1991

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 2004

St. Marks Cathedral, Seattle, WA, 2003

All Organs: Photo Albums



Wood carved angel, cherub sculpture, Fritts pipe organ, Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA
Episcopal Church of the Ascension


carved art


Wood carved ornament, Fritts pipe organ, Grace Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA  Woodcarved seashells, pipe shade carvings, organ at Lippincott Residence, Cape Cod MA   pipe organ carvings, University of Notre Dame, Indiana  carved ornament for pipe organ at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, A  Carved owl and ornament, St. Marks Cathedral pipe organ, Seattle, WA  Carved flower for the Fabulous Fritts organ at Arizona State University, Tempe AZ   Woodcarved panel, pipe shade carvings for Fritts organ, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ   Carved seahorse, All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego CA, Judy Fritts  Carved octopus, pipe shade carvings for All Soul's Episcopal Church, San Diego CA

Carved ornament, pipe organ at Princeton Theological Seminary, NJ       Carved wood ornament, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

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Wood Carving & Wood Carved Sculpture
Olympia, Washington