Elk Antlers
I thought that I had mentioned the story about the elk antlers in one of my blog posts, but I guess that I hadn’t.
Well…I came across the artwork of a phenomenally good artist who happens to live in Minsk, Belarus and carves faces and busts out of elk antlers. His name is Андрей Сагалов and if you were to copy and paste his name into Facebook, you’ll come across his many carvings.
I admired his carvings for so long that I finally put the word out that I needed a small piece of elk antler. In no time at all, my sister-in-law, Bonnie and her husband, Steve, came up with a huge…I mean, huge…set of antlers that had been shed. On my last trip down to Niagara, I picked them up. After visiting my daughter along the way and losing one half of the antlers to her sense of family room decorating, I finally got them home and on the bandsaw.
So, this is the result so far of my rendition of my Facebook friend’s style of carving. Of course this is all done with a Foredom tool and cutting bits that you’d expect to see at a dentist’s office. That top piece will be a crown of sorts by the end of the weekend.
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Stunning carving Mark,so full of details,the face is so clear.
Thanks Lynne.
Beautiful work. Did you know you had this talent?
It’s such a far cry from caricature carving, and you have mastered it on your first try.
Wendy, I’m not sure about mastering it but it sure is a lot of fun.
Wow! Beautifully carved. Can’t wait to see the finished piece.
Thanks Cheryl. Now if I can only paint the crown with some chrome like you’re doing with your photo of the car…which is spectacular.
“After visiting my daughter along the way and losing one half of the antlers to her sense of family room decorating”
HAHAHA. Too true. I love my antler.
By the way, that carving looks amazing!
Love, Em
You’re hilarious, Emily. I think we should take your antler half and carve all of the Game of Thrones characters into it. Love, Dad.