Tinglewood Festival

06/11/2026

Check out Tim’s latest creation - did a video to show all the angles of the eagle taking on the rattlesnake

06/02/2026

2026 Tinglewood Festival will be Sat September 12. https://www.tinglewoodfestival.com/

In Montevallo, Alabama you can walk through the “Forest of Faces” at Orr Park where you’ll see dead cedar trees turned into one-of-a-kind works of art. This wooded section along Shoal Creek is known as Tinglewood, and it began after the 1993 ice storm damaged trees in the park. Instead of letting those trunks be removed, local artist Tim Tingle, a coal miner by trade, started carving them into faces, animals, and storybook-style figures. Today, more than 50 carvings can be found along the walking path, including gnomes, a dragon, and a fish eating a snake. The city says the art is made from storm-damaged cedar trees, and the Tinglewood Festival grew out of this same creative corner of Orr Park. Beyond the carvings, the park has two playgrounds, ballfields, a football field, a walking trail, picnic space, a pavilion, and a gazebo. Orr Park sits along Shoal Creek on Park Drive, just a short walk from Montevallo’s Main Street, and it’s an easy daylight stop for families, photographers, and anyone who loves unusual roadside art.

05/27/2026

Come back and visit in September for Tinglewood Festival 9/12/2026

04/21/2026

Number 109 "Gnome with Magnolia" & Tim 😀

04/18/2026

Come see us at Arts Fest

03/05/2026

03/05/2026

Go check out number 98 🎩🐭in Tinglewood within Orr Park, Montevallo

03/05/2026

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02/24/2026

97 Carvings as of Feb. 16, 2026

Alabama’s “Forest of Faces” is one of the more interesting and creative places to explore in the state! At Orr Park in Montevallo, more than 30 detailed carvings line the walking trails beneath tall cedar trees along Shoal Creek. After a storm in 1993 damaged many old trees, local artist Tim Tingle asked city leaders for permission to turn the dead trunks into art instead of cutting them down. Today you’ll spot carved faces, storybook figures, animals, and even a dragon rising from the wood. The project, known as Tinglewood, uses only dead trees, leaving living ones untouched. Beyond the carvings, the 40-acre park has playgrounds, ballfields, picnic shelters, and open green space. It’s open during daylight hours on Park Drive, just one block from Main Street.

12/11/2025