Chunk Borealis

Over the bank holiday I had a sale out of the blue and had to rummage for hours to find this blackthorn spirit, then clean up and re-oil back to a respectable state.
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Not done one of these for a long time due to lots of reasons, but this has turned out mostly okay.
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Cherry stick wood spirit, finished on my night shift last night
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Grumpy cherry branch

After a few long & lost weeks I finally got something made this weekend. Cherry spirit

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What a great achievement - hurtling towards a whole year. I just checked my counter and I'm on day 1640. It's flown by :)

Hawthorn stick with a green man face carved into it against a leafy backdrop

Sold!

2 stylized busts, eyeless with metallic finish

The Twins. Polymer clay sculpts from years ago (Also accidental Viz style 'up the arse corner' submission photo )
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A collection of hand carved gormless and glum faces carved into sticks of various kinds

A load of lads. Log lads. Wood spirits. Tree creeps.

Last night's cherry wood spirit in the morning light.

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Gormless face carved into a very swirly grained cherry branch. Stylised wood spirit

Just put some linseed oil on this face. Cherry branch with a swirly endgrain nose. I'll put up more pictures in the daylight tomorrow.
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Has anyone else felt like this? On a positive note, I’m 4.3 years dry with no plans to stop stopping

(especially now I’ve got my brilliant little girl to look after) and the kitchen clock I can hear is sounding very loud indeed. I’ve always hated birthdays as I don’t like fuss or attention but this one is really giving me the heebie-jeebies.

I couldn’t think where to put this so I’ll just leave it here. Tomorrow I’ll be 43 years old, which is the age my dad was when he died (alcohol related illness).
I thought it might bring up some existential wobbles but it’s now sending a shiver down my spine

So glad you got some good news after that undoubtedly scary period 👍

If tha knows, tha nose.

Beech wood spirit brother

Sycamore kayak spoon 🥄

Oak wood spirit

Beech wood spirit

It's feeling very *twiterry* on here today int it?

I can't quite pick an all time personal favourite band right now, but I think that The Ramones are objectively the best band for everyone in the world

Another cherry face wood spirit as usual. I'm very bored with myself at the moment and my imagination is in the bin so this is all we get.

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Two serious faced wood spirits, carved into fallen branches & catching some nice shadows on the kitchen side this morning

Pair o'pals

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Portrait of Gove

Every time I get a second to rest my brain automatically fixates on how much my 1.5 year old is going to hate me when she's older.

Here's a better shot of the lovely grain on this cherry stick

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#3Dart
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#ko_fi
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#bristolartist
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Another, smaller cherry wood spirit done over the last 2 nights.

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#3Dart
#greenman
#handmadegifts
#ko_fi
#pagan
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#fantasyart
#bristolartist
#sculpture

A lump of cherry branch with a stern, bearded face carved into it, lots of swirly red grain. Photographed in the garden at 6am.

Some morning light on last night's cherry wood spirit

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#nature
#whittling
#opinel
#morakniv
#woodspirit
#woodcarving
#handmade
#woodornaments
#sustainableart
#art
#3Dart
#greenman
#handmadegifts
#ko_fi
#pagan
#fantasysculpture
#heathen
#fantasyart
#bristolartist
#sculpture