Except for the teddy bear, these carvings all began as wooden eggs. The teddy bear was made while I was still in high school from a roughout that my dad prepared for me. The purple and yellow rabbit (second shelf, right) is the first egg carving I ever did. That pattern for her came from Mary Finn's book Carving Egg Animals, a great book for anyone wishing to start egg carving. My most recent carvings are the two Vikings sitting on the top shelf. Their weaponry and the horns on the Viking man's helmet are created from a two-part epoxy putty.
I plan to continue rotating these carvings as new creations are made. These little guys are such a cheerful addition to my living room!
~Karen V.
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