I had to take in the paintings for the exhibit and frankly, after carrying in a couple of boxes of paintings (11 of them), I didn't want to try to tuck a heavy, 18" long fox under my arm when the block for the little bird and all my supplies fit neatly into my purse!
Here's what I accomplished today after starting with a small rectangular block of wood. This bird is actually going faster than the first one but I've also done quite a bit of 'carving' on my left hand! (Memo to self - take a supply of band-aids!):
It doesn't look like much but has honestly come a long way from the original block of wood. I don't know when I'll get to work on it but if I find time, it wouldn't surprise me to have it done before the next group session. Oh, and I filled the crack in the first bird but it isn't dry yet so don't know how it will finish. I wanted to use a nice oil but may end up painting it to conceal the patch of the crack.
Will keep you posted!
2 comments:
well it looks to me as though you got a lot achieved in one session? How long is a session?
It must be very therapeutic carving beautiful objects out of lumps of wood - till you wake yourself up with a knife knick of course!
Hi Sue! Yes, it is very therapeutic to carve and yes, you do become suddenly alert if you cut yourself!
We usually carve for about 2 hours but some of the time is spent arranging stuff, honing knives, chit-chatting, etc!
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