Untitled WIP

[Mottles]

Juniper
18" Tall x 3" Wide x 12" round at the widest part

I don't have a name for her yet, her name will come to me as I'm carving...I hope. This is only a rough sketch but I think it gives me some direction. P1070315resize.jpg I have some wood in my stash for the base I think it's juniper too.

[pallin]

Kathy - Here is a link Claude posted related to Kachinas: (especially note the curved ones illustrated)

http://kachina.us

I know you are carving juniper rather than cottonwood root, but the info is good.

Phil

[joepaulbutler]

Thanks for this interesting post

[Mottles]

Kathy - Here is a link Claude posted related to Kachinas: (especially note the curved ones illustrated)

http://kachina.us

I know you are carving juniper rather than cottonwood root, but the info is good.

Phil

Thank you Phil...I appreciate the link will check it out. I did a small leaning Kachina and used a small juniper nut for a bowl and painted the while thing. Have a nice weekend
Kathy

[Mottles]

joepaul Thank you, for looking....I probably should have drawn the image onto the juniper wood before uploading the image. I spent about an hour just getting the think bark off. The wood is pretty dry...thinking I might have to use my power carver for this one. Have a nice weekend.

[pallin]

If the juniper is like what we have around my home in Lake Isabella, CA (Southern Sierra Nevada) you will need a power carver! Good luck!

[Mottles]

Ha, ha you might be right. Hubby said he would help me service my power carver tomorrow. It hasn't been used in a year so checking the oil on the shaft is a good idea. Our juniper wood here in NW Arizona usually is not to much of a struggle to carve with a knife. Not as nice as basswood of course.

[Tinwood]

Great concept Mottles. Keep us posted on the progress.

Tinwood

[Merle Rice]

Good Start Kathy, Remember no GLOVES when POWER CARVING. Ha,Ha. Looking forward in seeing it finished. Merle

[Nomad]

I'm looking forward to seeing this completed. Good eye for the wood and great project.

[Arthur C.]

My first thought when I saw your post was "The Little Match Girl."

[Mottles]

Tinwood Thank you, I will keep you posted on my progress. I was hoping to get started on it today after hubby and I serviced my powercarver...didn't happen.

Merle You are so right will remember your warning. I see where some powercarvers wear leather gloves...I have to be so careful carving with tools as I'm on blood thinner for an AFIB a year ago.

Nomad Thank you, I need to do some drawing on the wood I have an idea how I want it to look whether I can pull it off in another story.

Arthur Clever thought

[Mottles]

Update: She has a name 'Hopi Woman' So now she begins. The little nub on the right....I'm seeing either a baby or pot what ya think? Working now to get the shape I'm looking for...got my power carver all oiled and she purred didn't miss a humm,
My leather gardening gloves worked great to save fingers from the burr. Will up date after I make some more progress. P1070335resize.jpg
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[joepaulbutler]

Oh WOW, I didn't realize the size of your wood. The nub, I can saw a cactus flower of some sort?

[Mottles]

Oh WOW, I didn't realize the size of your wood. The nub, I can saw a cactus flower of some sort?

Hey, joepaul that is a good suggestion I hadn't thought about a flower. Thank you