This was a fun subject matter! I’m grateful for the times I get to take a break from realism and carve something non-objective/ abstract. (Wish it happened more often!!) These started off as Two 6 ft. poison ivy covered stumps matching in size and location, one on either side of the driveway. (Yuck!!!! I hate poison ivy!!!) I covered myself from head to toe to remove the ivy and debark the stumps. Once the poison ivy covered bark was removed, I could relax and focus on the carving.
Here are some designs I started with…
Stump #1
I can’t take any chances with breathing in poison ivy dust, so I went all out…
Roughed in the form…
Sanded and burned to add dramatic contrast…
Shots of both carvings…
Stump #1 finished…
Stump #2
Worked into the night one evening…
Stump #2 Finished
From the street…
Thankfully another happy customer…and only got a little poison ivy on my arms.
After the carvings were finished, one of the neigbors was so excited about it that she called the local NBC new channel and they came over and did an interview…
Click here to view the TV interview with NBC News
Thank you so much for taking the time to look at this posting. All the live carving shots were taken by Cheryl Cianci. If you would like something made, simply visit my official website – www.customwoodcarvings.com and click the “contact” page to get in touch.
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Peace in Christ,
Kris
More great art. I bet your business will blossom with this news story. No one else can compare to your artistry.
Love it! Thanks to Aunt Marcia for sharing. Very talented artist!
These are two of my favorites. Love the abstract forms. Nice interview too 🙂
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I am reposting this with more pictures that I got from the customer’s friend, Cheryl Cianci. She took some great live action shots. Enjoy!
I just discovered saw carving and As soon as tomorrow , I grab my chainsaw, and go in my forest to carve some log!!! I ll try some mushroom and subjective form to begin my training 🙂 Maybe in some year there will be plenty of wooden carving in my garden!