Wood Carvings & Clay
from the Hand, Not a Machine
Words are not my only medium. I love carving wood and working with clay. All my carvings are handmade either with chisels, a Dremel, or angle grinder. My clay projects are hand built, no molds. Sometimes I use a wheel, but mostly I shouldn't. That needs work.
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After seeing the heron driveway sign (667) I made for myself, my friend requested her own. I found this really incredible piece of wood to make it a unique piece.
I carved this heron and sea grass with my house numbers for my lower driveway.
I used a router to extract the center leaving the cross behind. This was a gift for a friend's birthday.
I used an angle grinder to shape the sand and a Dremel for the rest. I added half marbles for eyes.
I cut out the cross shape with a Dremel and then texturized the background and the silhouette with a Dremel sphere bit. I also burned the edges of the silhouette and wrote bible verse with the wood burner.
I used the same technique as the other cross with a router to extract the middle and then cleaned it up with a Dremel and hand sanding.
I carved an owl with a Dremel and then wrapped rope on a piece of drift and screwed a round base on the bottom for a unique cat scratcher for a friend.
I threw the bowl and built the Octopus by hand to add to the side. I hand painted the octopus.
I hand-built the vase and the rose from clay.