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Some carving sounds and a bit of the process. One thing about carving out of hard wood is the duration it takes to complete each piece. I tend to use old recycled tools from my grandad’s collection too. So It’s time consuming! But I do love it. #art #carving

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Added some more wood to the ears and carved in some details. I’m planning to use a bit of painted detail on this one too, but that may change depending on how the two wood tones work together.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Eyes, nose and some detail work. There’s a lot to do still! #art #woodwork #sculpture

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

A piece of olive wood for the nose should provide a subtle color contrast from the rose wood. It also smells nice! 😜 #art #sculpture #woodart

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Starting on the details and then on to smoothing, I kind of let the wood grain guide this process. #art #artmask #sculpture #carving

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

I’m loving the contrast of the natural grain with the ply. Since I use waste wood or repurposed chunks, I rarely know what species it is. Does anyone know what the darker wood is here? I’m guessing it’s some kind of rosewood as it’s so dense. #art #carving

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Creating the eye “sockets”? I’m actually not sure what I should call them. 😅 #carving #art #woodwork

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments

Nice sunny day to spend carving out the rough form. I managed to get some good time in yesterday carving out the layered block. #art #sculpture #carving

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Using many offcuts of wood in this project, it’s not a pretty step, but it has to start somewhere. #art #woodwork #sculpture #carving

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Collecting materials for the next project. It does take me a bit of time selecting the right pieces for the job. 😅 #art #carving

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Hello! I make sculptures and paintings of mischievous animals (mostly cats) 🐈

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

Here’s the linkage working, I’ll follow up with another video after this one showing the effect. #art #maskart #carving

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

A very weird little experiment for my first piece of 2025: “Beedle” 🪲 a sculptural mask made of gourds, driftwood, mountain laurel, paper clay, acrylics & gold leaf. Part of THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S CABINET group exhibition at Arch Enemy Arts! On display Jan 18-Feb 16

submitted 31 days ago • 27 comments

I quite like this angle. Brings out the character. 🤪 #art #carving #woodwork

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s the latest one! “The Messenger” Acacia and Beech wood. #art #carving now available for sale on my website 😁

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve been fairly tied up with things lately. But I’m hoping to get back to my art again soon. I still need to get some final pics of my last work, but it’s looking quite interesting in the living room at the moment! #art

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

Well, I managed to complete it before Christmas! 😁 I’ll be away for the next week, so I’ll try get some in situ shots when I get back. I also managed a name for it: The Guardian of the Way #art

submitted 64 days ago • 0 comments

Working on the final details is fun, it’s also one of the things I tend to take a bit more time with and it sets the entire tone of the piece. It’s getting there! 😁 #art #carving #maskart

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

Staining and paint washing the tones so it feels like it’s all connected. From here it’s on to the final details, although, I’m not sure I’ll get it done before Xmas! 😬 #art #carving

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Acacia and beech wood mask. #art #carving

submitted 72 days ago • 1 comment

Meh, been struck by the sick today, so I’ll just stay curled up in bed! Here’s a “Christmas worm” made from clay waste. #art

submitted 73 days ago • 2 comments

Behold Le Snoz! 🐽 The gold leaf is working. Although I feel I’ll need to tone it down a bit as it’s a bit too shiny against the wood grain. 🙃 #art #carving #sculpture

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

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submitted 75 days ago • 4 comments

October's project is finally complete (a little late)! This one’s been a bit tricky to name, so it’ll need some time to simmer before it’s ready for sale. Feel free to give me some name ideas please! 😅 #maskart #art #carving

submitted 75 days ago • 3 comments

Shiny! #art

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

Adding a makers mark #art #carving

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

My skills are a bit lacking when it comes to gold leaf. But hopefully the result will look better than the process! 😬🤣#art #carving

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

I finally got around to making a frame / mount for my last work. I definitely think it hangs better on the wall with it. #art #carving #sculpture

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

Shaping teeth seems to be weirdly challenging. Every time I think that it will be a quick process, then I’ll end up with a few that don’t make the grade and playing around with fixings and angles. 🫣 I think that we’re wired to see the tiniest of inconsistencies in teeth. 🦷 #art #carving #sculpture

submitted 79 days ago • 1 comment

Working on the eyes this morning, the polished Acacia has a nice shine. But I’m still wondering if I should gold leaf them?! Maybe I need a vote? 🤣 #art #carving #sculpture

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments