and finished it this week.
In 2012, I had to cut down a larch. I had an idea of a sculpture and cut away a lot of the excess, but even then the stump was quite heavy and it was not easy to bring it home. When all cutting was done, I treated the wood with a gas torch and finished it with two coats of linseed oil.
Working on sculptures from time to time is only kind of a therapy for me.
@Cherryville Chuck: I don't know, what it should be called, because I am no artist and don't know much about art. It was simply an idea which I wanted to realize. @gmercer_48083: The real working time wasn't that long, because I started with a chainsaw for rough-cutting and an electric drill. But of course I also used chisels for making the slots and rasps too. It took so long because I developed several ideas for the implementation and rejected again. In between were always some long pauses.
Yes you are an artist, Uwe, you had the vision to see something special where others only saw a log. I'll suggest a name for it: I would call it "Life" because it reminds me of the DNA double-helix.
Thanks a lot to all for your flattering words! @Gaffboat: Bingo! That's exactly my main idea behind it. @jw2170: That's what my brother in Sweden said.
I am happy, that someone got my idea, but of course, everyone may see, what he/she wants to see. That's ok!
Wow Uwe. I agree with Jon. The ability to use imagination to see what's hidden inside an object and to bring it out is awe inspiring to me. That is art.
Thank you very much, Steve!
Where to display, that's a good question. I could not find the right place until now, but I think it will stay in our garden.
I saw the rooster on your blog. That is a beautiful carving and I like the way you painted it very much! Wonderful work!
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