Wood Slab Meet Soapstone

I found a slab of wood wanting to be shaped and a chunk of red soapstone with similar needs.

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I sketched a shape on a damp piece of paper from my toolbox, and now we’ll see how wood and rock might come together.

Winged Penis, Clay and Wood Heads, and a Serpent

I’ve been playing with clay and carving wood.

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Playing with some forms in clay. I was watching a Mary Beard BBC doc on Rome and she showed a Fascinus and I thought I’d make one. The gray head is an idea I’ll do in white alabaster or granite next.

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I started a goofy little skull in basswood, and I’m still working on the slab serpent.

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Basswood Head Carvings

Basswood head carvings with acrylic paint.

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Almost done. One more layer of accent paint and they’re ready for a satin finish.

Serpent Bas-Relief

Today I’m working on...

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I started roughing-out a “primitive” serpent bas-relief on a green wood slab.

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 Treating the slab with Pentacryl to limit cracking of the green wood when I’m done for the day.

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And I whittled-away on these two blokes some more.

Sketchbook to Project IV

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