This is so cool! Just love it!

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whew... when I was a young kid, I often tried to "work wood" with dremel tools and such tools wood sculpters use... and I never succeeded, the wood always splintered.
but when I look at your works; they are smooth and plainly beautiful.
you're a master of you craft!

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I agree with the above. Very economical to use rose thorns rather than cut from something else. I agree that the smooth and organic arcs fit perfectly into the wood.

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Beautiful work. Your craftmanship and the concept are well matched!

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Incredible work!

The spalted wood works so very well in this piece.

This is just glorious. You weren't brought up Catholic, like me, were you? My Grandma has "bleeding heart" statues of Jesus and Mary everywhere -- they have NOTHING on the glory and evocative power of this piece.

I was, and still am. I think all the greatest sculpture in history has been religious in nature, (though a lot of junk made by hacks on a deadline is also). To my mind the pacific northwest native american wood carving tradition is hands down the greatest sculptural work ever. But medieval votive and reliquary carvings are a close second in my book. Can see a bit of both in my work, I think, as well as other traditions.

think all the greatest sculpture in history has been religious in nature, (though a lot of junk made by hacks on a deadline is also)

I had the great fortune to study a couple of semesters of Italian/Northern Renaissance art history. One of my lecturer's favourite themes was that for the designers and masons of the churches of Europe, their work was an act of prayer. She also used to point out the many features of the buildings which had been hidden from sight for many centuries after their creation (things like detailing on tiles above windows, or in the hidden cornices of rafters). These features, since re-discovered by abseilers, helicopters, and suspended cameras, weren't intended to be of any "Da Vinci Code" style conspiracy; they were simply made for God alone to view. Soli Deo gloria.

I have never really studied the Pacific Northwest native American carvings, and will see what I can find on the net...

Yeah, I'm definitely a big fan of all things medieval, though in the end maybe its less about religion per se, than about believing in what you're doing. That what you're creating serves some higher purpose besides making a living (not that that's not important) or making you famous. But ritual art is certainly a place where you see that in a strong way.

Pacific Native American stuff worth definitely worth a look, easy to overlook if you're not In US near the relatively few good collections I'm aware of. Doesn't have a really high profile in art world, or art history, which it deserves purely as art, I think aside from cultural/anthropological interest.

I've linked this beautiful thumb in my current journal... hope that's ok with you



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