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!
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…
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Hi Chris, this project was such a pleasure to watch and document. The results of your labor and talent are incredible. I have posted the link to facebook as well. Thanks for the credit. Cheryl 🙂
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