Tonight
was tree carving. I took a few more pictures
and tried to focus on the face and head this time. At
least I was able to take more pics during daylight hours! Hopefully
you can see the progression as I chip away at it little by little. From the front it looked pretty good but then from the side,
the face looked flat and "man-ish" But finally ti started to take shape
and is now looking more female. I have no strategy, no plan, no method. I just jump in and chip away at it until it
looks right or at least close. Her face is dangerously close to the rotten heart wood, so I have to be careful not to go much deeper.
So a lot of pics tonight! One final parting shot. How you know when you are working with old chisels. I wasn't even that rough with this one, but this chisle is giving me a headache! I'll have to regrind it down AGAIN! ( no I didn't ruin the temper, it just chips out quite often)
was tree carving. I took a few more pictures 
and tried to focus on the face and head this time. At 
least I was able to take more pics during daylight hours! Hopefully 
you can see the progression as I chip away at it little by little. From the front it looked pretty good but then from the side,
the face looked flat and "man-ish" But finally ti started to take shape
and is now looking more female. I have no strategy, no plan, no method. I just jump in and chip away at it until it 
looks right or at least close. Her face is dangerously close to the rotten heart wood, so I have to be careful not to go much deeper. 
So a lot of pics tonight! One final parting shot. How you know when you are working with old chisels. I wasn't even that rough with this one, but this chisle is giving me a headache! I'll have to regrind it down AGAIN! ( no I didn't ruin the temper, it just chips out quite often)
8 comments:
Wow, you are so talented. I wish I could do that.
It is a lot of work. Carving. You seem to have fun doing it.
I really like the way the face is developing. I'm like you. I seldom have a plan or strategy with my figure carving. I have a general idea of what I want it to look like, and I start removing wood until it looks good to me.
Bob
Your pics are showing more details!
amazing work!
Holy cow, what a talent. Great job!
wow i am just amazed! that is true talent - and a lot of patience i am sure! beautiful work! and such fun to see it in progress! thanks for sharing!
WoW! Thanks for all the comments everyone. I'll have to show more progress pictures in the future.
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