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This is the third spoon that I’ve carved. It was done a few years ago, but thought I would share it with all! It was a spontaneous carving as when I first sat down with the small apple branch and knife I had no idea what I was going to carve. I did have ‘spoon’ in mind though. As I carved the bulk of the wood away, the form slowly began to emerge as well as the color patterns. I let the wood and color dictate to a major degree the direction in which I carved. Wish I could claim to have carved this with the coloration in mind which aids in the beauty of the piece, but alas, it just happened that way. After about 4 hours this was what it turned out to be. Sort of a Picasso-est cubist woman form, or possibly a latter day spoon based on the Ashanti fertility fetish. It’s certainly one of my personal favorite of all that I’ve ever done!
-- Rick, south Sweden
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Blake
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#1 posted 1510 days ago
Really cool, very original, and beautifully done.
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mtnwild
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#2 posted 1509 days ago
That would be my favorite spoon.
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Loucarb
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#3 posted 1509 days ago
The coloration is awesome and a fantastic shape. Well done.
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#4 posted 984 days ago
I am definately going with the fertility fetish. Nice work!
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rdlaurance
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#5 posted 984 days ago
Thanks… one must wonder, what kind of magic elixir does one take by the spoonful for the fertility to kick in…
:-)
-- Rick, south Sweden
JimArnoldChess
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#6 posted 901 days ago
I think the best carving projects start and finish like you describe in this one. Your carving skills are excellent! and its so nice to see imagination and originality.
Thanks,
Jim
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rdlaurance
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#7 posted 901 days ago
Thank you, Jim… those kind words coming from one whose skills I greatly admire, means a lot!
-- Rick, south Sweden
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#8 posted 728 days ago
Beautiful.
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#9 posted 728 days ago
That’s a very unusual design and you dis a great job on it.
-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau
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