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4″ hand carved female face – maybe she looks just like somebody you know!
$35.00
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Description
This is a hand carved figural portrait carved from basswood. It was carved using only traditional hand tools including knives, chisels, and wood carving gouges from a blank starting block measuring 2″x2″ and about 4″ high. It was finished with boiled linseed oil and this allows the grain of the natural wood to show through. She’ll fit nicely in a corner facing outward or will do well as a small free standing sculpture on a shelf or desk.
She was created with no drawings or patterns, just a free-form hand carving. I was going for facial features reminiscent of what one might associate with an Inuit or indigenous person of the arctic region of north America and I feel (hope) this comes across in the carving.
This carving, like any items that I carve, make, or sell is one of one. While I could carve another one that is similar, there will never be another one exactly the same. This is the beauty inherent in items that are hand made from wood and natural materials.
Seller Information
Crabby Crafts
Waldorf, MD
About Crabby Crafts
Crabby Crafts is what I’ll optimistically call an “arts collective”. Okay… really it’s a bunch of older guys around Southern Maryland that like to make stuff that we think is cool and because we enjoy making stuff. We found each other via various local woodworking clubs, shows and events and we continue to get together to drink coffee, eat snacks, collaborate on ideas and projects or otherwise support each other’s hobbies.Â
Mostly this is wood stuff, either lathe-turned goods, traditional woodworking stuff, or wood carving with knife and gouge or power tools. It might be cutting boards, small furniture items, kitchen goods, it might be a walking sticks or canes, or hand carved wooden figures. Basically whatever the person wanted to make.
I’m Jay. I guess I’m the Crab of Crabby Crafts, though I think I’m actually a pretty chill guy. I’m the owner/proprietor of this shop on My Community Made. I’m the youngest in this collective of friends and the most internet savvy by far (low bar TBH though). Thus, I have been voluntimidated into helping the other old guys sell some of their pieces in addition to my own stuff too.
Personally I carve wood traditionally using knives and gouges only and do decorative work using anything from ancient traditional methods like kolrosing to ultra modern methods like lichtenberg fractal burning.Â
You’ll always be buying from me, Jay. I’ll have the item in my shop and I’ll be the one packaging and shipping it to you. You’ll always know exactly who made the item you’re buying as I’ll include the maker’s details and a short bio in each product’s listing as well as all the other details about the item.
