3D Sculpture - Koru

I've been working on the sides of my koru and can I just say, working with this stuff can be a little unforgiving and a lot frustrating! Needless to say, it's tuck away waiting for me to get re-inspired to continue working on it. Here's what happened...

 As you can see in the close up pics, some of the hebel

 has chipped away as I've been chiseling the grooves.

 Especially at the top were it's curved.

I phoned Heather, who works with Hebel and sells her carvings at The Bach. She suggested I send her some photos (which I did) and she gave me some ideas on how to fix the problem and also sent me a photo showing one way she turned "a mistake" into a feature. It was a bit daunting sharing my work with her (but i know it's important to get feedback) and she was really helpful. I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do with her suggestions.

Time Spent: 2.5 hours

3D Koru Sculpture

With it being winter it's a bit cold to be doing things outside at the moment. We have been fortunate though to have some nice sunny periods when I found it pleasant to sit on the porch steps and work on my koru sculpture I started some months ago.

 Now that I have the general shape, I'm shaping and rounding the edges..

 I plan on carving the sides, following the flowing shape.

 I'm sure the technique has a name but not sure what it's called.

 Some close up pics of my carving...

I'm really enjoying the carving/rounding process.

I find it very therapeutic..shame it's so dusty though or I'd do it inside!

..and hoping for another warm, sunny day soon when I can work on it again.