The main subject for this carving in Hessle was an image based on the illustrations from “Guess How Much I Love You”, a popular children’s book.
I’d been a bit wary about this stump holding much detail with it being Blue Spruce (basically a Christmas Tree), and very soft and wide grained ~ actually it carved surprisingly well all things considered, as long as you kept your wits about you and watched the grain and kept the tools sharp.
Around the side was a jolly goblin, looking up at an owl peering down from the back of the stump.
Round the opposite side, another goblin looking out of an opening:
Underneath him, a fairy door:
……and a secret key:
…..and a mouse guarding his home:
A coat of oil brings it all together:
