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My girlfriend is starting to become quite the carver. This is the finished piece (carved in maple) I showed you she was working on when I posted the bench stuff. I enjoy her working out there with me. She just needs to learn how to sharpen the chisels now and she'll be onto something. I...

My third Green Woman of original design. Hand carved with gouges as a relief wall hanging. She has all the mystery of the medieval green men who warned that the forest was a scary, dangerous place, but yet she is a little Americanized because more of her face is exposed than on a traditional...

I am invited to a birthday bash at a friends farm and have only two days to think of a gift with the little cash in hand or rather no cash to spare. Hence I got the picture of her profile I had and made a wood carving of her head in relief with the timber I have in my work shop. Hope she'll...

I introduce to you "Seamore", a very Hip Deep Sea Furie. "Seamore" has quite a following. He is one of the most popular Furies. He is kind and caring and always has time for any creature. He always has a smile and is really quite handsome. Most anyone is attractive if they wear a big smile for...

These are some pictures of 3 different projects that i did on my free time, not really knowing if i could do it or not, you know, the way a pro would.. So i started with drawings, i could at least do that. I blended curves and added leaves as i went. Most people wouldn't believe me if i told...

The Box Plot … one of these days I need to lay this article out in publisher and generate a formal PDF version. For now - here's the text and some images are posted above! The Box Plot Article by Eric M. Saperstein - June 2006 There is a goal shared by artists spanning all mediums and...

First, I must say that only 6 of seven carvings could be posted. My apologies :-) It was the winter of 2016 when I decided to undertake a new relief carving project,... a series of seven carvings that would illustrate the seven "I AM" saying of Jesus recorded in the gospel of John. Unlike other...

This is another relief carving based on a graphic design of M. C. Escher. The original was titled "Sun & Moon" and was a woodcut printed in four colors. It was called that because the light birds were overprinted with a sun, and the dark birds had a crescent moon & stars. That was a little too...

This 12" x 15" basswood relief carving is based on a woodcut of M. C. Escher in January 1947. The scene shows a strange birdlike creature with a human head from three different perspectives in the same image. The figure is standing in an archway with a lunar landscape beyond. An equally strange...

As my first relief carving I decided to make a picture of my girl friend's pet dachshund. We had just met in the summer, and I was planning this as a Christmas gift. I had a piece of mahogany about 10" square. Using a generic photo of a dachshund as a guide, I dug in with my palm tools and...

This 12 inch square relief carving is based on a woodcut (April 1954) of M. C. Escher titled "Tetrahedral Planetoid." Four towns centered on the corners merge into an overhead view in the center. The next four photos are close-ups of each corner. It is a very complex design. So, I thought it...

cherry and walnut logging truck. I made everything except the wheels. It wouldn't be a big rig without the mudflap girl! This piece is for sale at www.azuremoons.etsy.com. Thanks for looking.

I introduce to you "Rambo", a very Kool Deep Sea Furrie. A very Peaceful soul, "Rambo" is a Loving, Grateful creaturel. He can always be found meditating in the Grotto, away from all the Deep Sea Hubbub. He is always available to those in need and loves sharing the simplicity of life. For life...

This relief carving was done as a memento of kayaking in Maine & Nova Scotia. While visiting Deer Isle I got the urge to do some carving, but had no wood. We stopped in a local gift shop where I had seen some bird carvings and asked the woodcarver where to get basswood. He said, "I think I have...

This is another interesting lettering design by Scott Kim, who was called the "Escher of the Alphabet" by Isaac Asimov. The entire alphabet, in order, is shown in mirror symmetry. That is, if you draw a vertical line down the center of this design, the left half is the mirror image of the right...

This wood carving is an enlargement of a 1940 Plymouth grille emblem, a 4 inch tall cloisonné piece decorating the front end of an old automobile. The basswood carving is 16 inches tall and the cloisonné enameling is simulated by metallic blue acrylic. The sailing ship was the symbol for...

I introduce to you "Reef", one kind hearted Deep Sea Furie. "Reef" has quite a fun personality. He is one of the most likable Furies. He is kind and caring and always has time for any creature. He always has a smile and brings a smile to everyone he encounters. Most anyone is attractive if they...

Here is another famous Escher graphic design converted to relief carving. This impossible structure with a waterfall was a lithograph he did in 1961. If you trace the water flow down the twisting brick channel, it mysteriously ends up at the top of the waterfall. This 16" x 20" basswood carving...

This is a relief carving inspired by a May 1956 lithograph by M. C. Escher. The scene shows a man (left) looking at lithographic prints in a gallery with arched windows. The print in front of him expands upward and around to the right, causing the quayside town to enlarge many times, and...

I introduce to you "Kuder", a very Hip Deep Sea Fury. "Kuder" has the best disposition. He is one of the most popular of all the Furies. He is kind and caring and always has time for any creature. He always has a smile and is really quite handsome. Most anyone is attractive if they wear a big...