I thought I would share this carving of a local waterfowl, in abstract form. This particular waterfowl would use his colouring and extension of it's head pointing upwards to blend in with the reeds. I carved it from Tasmanian Blackwood. The base is a native timber Totara. I donated this carving to the community for them to raffle off.
It has been a long time since I have worked on this piece of Pounamu. I've spent the last few days shaping it. I believe I am not far off of going through the sanding process. Exciting stuff!!! This will also be my first Pounamu carving.
I've included the early stage (right),which I have placed on here before to refresh your memory. As you can see I have made some changes above.
This is the beginning of what I consider as my first greenstone carving. I say this because I've only ever added pieces of Greenstone to other carvings. Greenstone (Pounamu) is found in the South Island of New Zealand.
I intend to exclude part of the design before you as it looks too busy. I'm not all that good at knowing the different types of Greenstone there are so unfortunately am unsure what type this piece is. Maybe 'Kahurangi'. The approx size is 9cm H x 5.5cm W x 1cm D
I've also been working on the deer antler carving. The top of the granite base has some scratches so I need to find time to work on that. I'm working on the two pieces made of deer antler that will support the carving on it's base. After that it's a short step to completing the carving.
It's hard to see anything here as the shine affects the photo and forgive all the rubbish around it but it gives you the general idea of the base.
Here are a few samples of some designs for jewelry. They can also be used for carvings in both stone and wood and even metal jewelry. You can see the full 99 images at darrengartist.wordpress.com
Please share some of your work taken from my designs just so I can see how others interpret them.
