YAY go Baarbara! Little mare had to wait till I'd left didn't she

Thank you! I must admit I feel a little lost now with no wood to hand. Yes there's the forest nearby but you just can't carve figures from green timber (plus it's hard to get it to shape with only a few carving tools!) but hopefully it won't be too long till my new batch arrives. I've decided to st...

I'm afraid these ones have all sold but I am planning on making more, just waiting for the wood from the suppliers :) I usually do them around 3 or 4 inches tall. That's a good size for the wood I can get. If you are after a particular thing I can do commission work, just let me know what you want a...

Thank you :) I'll be on the coast, in Brisbane. Hoping to find a good 'Mens Shed' there to join.

Sister piece to "She", again 3" x 1.5" x 0.5". The colour is better matched on the light background but the grain shows better on the black. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g44/Grimnirsalias/Carvings/th_IMG_1125.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g44/Grimnirsalias/Carvi...

Glad you like em :) there's another one just finished too...

3" x 1.5" x 0.5", this is She, resting. She was named for the immortal Queen in the film She - m http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g44/Grimnirsalias/Carvings/th_IMG_1117.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g44/Grimnirsalias/Carvings/th_IMG_1116.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/...

:) I tried clay, wasn't that hot at it. It's sort of the opposite skillset to carving. With wood you take away anything that isn't on the desired carving, with clay you add to the base until you get what you want. Sometimes I wish I could add a bit back lol but no can do!

Meep... I think I might've just sold the last one... I want more wood! lol Anybody happen to have some nice seasoned fruitwood (Lime, Pear, Apple etc..) they don't need? Preferably in 2" square lengths? LOL here's me living next to a forest, lots of wood available and I don't even have an axe t...

Thank you everyone :) June, they are made from Lime wood

The inspiration originally came from a friend who'd done a beautiful painting to celebrate her pregnancy with her last child. I'd wanted to try my hand at figure carving for some time but hadn't got the nerve. When I decided to try it I remembered her painting and decided to try a carving of a pregn...

LOL that would one big mama! No, only 3 inches... Glad you like them :)

Thanks Sara, yes I made sure I oriented them so the grain showed all the lovely curves. Curvy ladies are the best type!

Thank you :) (I fixed the links so they show properly, all the pics are thumbnails you can click on for the full-size pic)

I've been wanting to do a full torso for some time and finally got up the nerve over the last couple of days. These 2 ladies are about 3" tall. The first one I did is the one on the base and while I was very pleased with her there were a few things wrong, so I did her sister as well. I decided ...

Yes! I'm still waiting... Just hope I can get it from the library...