This has been a nice job, working in a nice environment with the enthusiastic staff and children of Newport Primary School ~ and lots of timber to plough through.
The smaller stumps are being utilized for a nature trail in the school, and further to that there are a few larger logs which are being used for the school’s mottoes or values; a ten-foot trunk was earmarked for the pupils’ workshop sculpture.
Previous posts have shown the ongoing process, with an owl, frog and squirrel already carved; I plumped for a snail on the next one, so once a suitable log was found I set to work copying my sketch onto the surface.
The poplar wood is so soft it’s easy to make good progress relatively quickly.
I think the patterns on the shell make all the difference.
A quick detour after the snail, to carve some lettering on a log bench which is a popular spot for the pupils.
A rabbit next, the last element of the wildlife trail.