New Wood carving

True to form I'm working on more than one project at a time. I seriously think I enjoy putting myself through this. A bit of a sucker for punishment so to speak, as it drains me. This is an early stage of what looks like an abstract shoe of some sorts.

Progress on fish hook carving

Although my progress is slow I am getting there. As you can see from the comparison there has been a reasonable amount of progress. I think the name of this particular piece of greenstone is Kakotea. Forgive me if I am wrong. I am trying to teach myself the differences of greenstone in New Zealand. The photo background on the right shows the carving sitting on a Brisbane river nodule.

Solo Exhibition

I'm happy to announce I'm having my first solo exhibition at the end of Feb running through to the 26th Mar.  I began creating artwork for the exhibition around Dec 2013 so have been pretty busy over the last two months.

On Holiday in Carterton, NZ

I've been staying with friends in Carterton for the last few days. I brought my piece of Greenstone thinking I had wet sanding left but lo and behold I find a mark that would be quicker to remove if I waited until I return home on Wednesday. My foredom electric carving tool will tidy it up much faster although it does leave me disappointed as I was hoping to finish it while I was away.
 I'm finding that working in hard stone has it's rewards. It teaches me patience, along with caring how the piece looks. Striving for perfection takes time and the desire for the best end result I can achieve takes careful observation.

New Carving

This is my latest carving. It took approx 10 hours to complete. It is deer antler that is very old and was buried for several years. The colour gives the illusion that it has been stained but I can say it has not. There could be something very special happening with this particular carving and I am waiting for a reply before I reveal anything on here. The leaf-side of the carving is the back and carving itself is titled Únity'. I hope you like my newest piece of art.

And the Moon turned Red

I have finally completed the torso. I've included the original image for comparison. It has been a slow process with a lot of my recent work. Sometimes I think I do too many things at once. I hope you like the difference.