Exploring the creative process within the constraints of the wooden spoon... and sometimes, outside of those constraints.
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'Coral Wave' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Amboyna with found black coral.
'Coral 2' ~ A soft wood... maybe Silk Tree... and pigments.
'Beach Coral' ~ Carved in Shaving Brush tree.. with pigments.
'Coral Wave' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Amboyna with found black coral.
'Coral 2' ~ A soft wood... maybe Silk Tree... and pigments.
'Beach Coral' ~ Carved in Shaving Brush tree.. with pigments.
'Craters' ~ Wooden spoon carved from the same piece of Australian Plum as yesterday's spoon ('Criss-Cross'). This turned out to be a really nice carving wood.
'Craters' ~ Wooden spoon carved from the same piece of Australian Plum as yesterday's spoon ('Criss-Cross'). This turned out to be a really nice carving wood.
'Criss Cross' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Australian Brown Plum wood. This one sat half finished on the workbench for a year or two before taking off in this direction. Handle is hollow.
'Criss Cross' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Australian Brown Plum wood. This one sat half finished on the workbench for a year or two before taking off in this direction. Handle is hollow.
The 'Dance' spoon was carved in Lignum Vitae... and later on I ran the image through one of those online A.I. image generators (with various prompts) and while maintaining the overall shape of the original piece the process produced at least 50 'attractive' ideas in a fairly short time.
The 'Dance' spoon was carved in Lignum Vitae... and later on I ran the image through one of those online A.I. image generators (with various prompts) and while maintaining the overall shape of the original piece the process produced at least 50 'attractive' ideas in a fairly short time.
Just another Sundry Sunday...
'Maple Chef's Spoon'
'Cyclops' ~ Carved in Macadamia nut with Silk Floss tree thorns.
'Dade County Pine'
'Daschund' ~ Maple burl with acrylic paint.
Just another Sundry Sunday...
'Maple Chef's Spoon'
'Cyclops' ~ Carved in Macadamia nut with Silk Floss tree thorns.
'Dade County Pine'
'Daschund' ~ Maple burl with acrylic paint.
'Devil's Diet Plan' ~ Another spoon in the 'Thorns' series.
A friend brought back this decaying piece of Live Oak from a camping trip and it was combined with black lacquered Locust thorns... and the tips were dipped in red acrylic paint.
'Devil's Diet Plan' ~ Another spoon in the 'Thorns' series.
A friend brought back this decaying piece of Live Oak from a camping trip and it was combined with black lacquered Locust thorns... and the tips were dipped in red acrylic paint.
'Double Header' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Ebony, Bloodwood and Holly.
This was a decent idea but the choice of woods was way off. The line down the middle should have been much thinner... and the handle and bowl woods could have been more harmoniously matched.
'Double Header' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Ebony, Bloodwood and Holly.
This was a decent idea but the choice of woods was way off. The line down the middle should have been much thinner... and the handle and bowl woods could have been more harmoniously matched.
'Dieter's Spoon' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Mahogany with dried rose thorns and also a thorn from the Silk Floss tree.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #whimsical #wood #object #thorn
'Dieter's Spoon' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Mahogany with dried rose thorns and also a thorn from the Silk Floss tree.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #whimsical #wood #object #thorn
Sundry Sunday
'Dried Leaf' ~ Don't remember the wood right now.
'Dogwood' ~ Gathered on my brother's mountain top property in Virginia.
'DK' ~ 'Decay'
Sundry Sunday
'Dried Leaf' ~ Don't remember the wood right now.
'Dogwood' ~ Gathered on my brother's mountain top property in Virginia.
'DK' ~ 'Decay'
'Day of the Dead' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Horse Chestnut wood. Steel ball bearings for eyeballs... Sharpie marker.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #sculpture #woodworking
'Day of the Dead' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Horse Chestnut wood. Steel ball bearings for eyeballs... Sharpie marker.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #sculpture #woodworking
'Duck Scoop' ~ Desert Ironwood (I think)
'Ear Wings' ~ Two toned Cedar wood. (Admittedly, a terrible carving job... but the idea is still funny to me.)
'Ebony Circle Template' ~ Never really finished carving this spoon.... lost interest.
'Ebony Serpentine' ~ Ebony sapwood.
'Duck Scoop' ~ Desert Ironwood (I think)
'Ear Wings' ~ Two toned Cedar wood. (Admittedly, a terrible carving job... but the idea is still funny to me.)
'Ebony Circle Template' ~ Never really finished carving this spoon.... lost interest.
'Ebony Serpentine' ~ Ebony sapwood.
'Double Scoop' ~ Wooden scoop carved in Walnut wood. Break out the Raisin Brand.
#spoon #spoontaenous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #wood
'Double Scoop' ~ Wooden scoop carved in Walnut wood. Break out the Raisin Brand.
#spoon #spoontaenous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #wood
'Ebony and Ivory' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Ebony wood with sea shell inlay on the handle and a bone rim for the bowl.
The bone came from my friend's yard where his dogs had used it as a chew toy.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #seashell #wood
'Ebony and Ivory' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Ebony wood with sea shell inlay on the handle and a bone rim for the bowl.
The bone came from my friend's yard where his dogs had used it as a chew toy.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #seashell #wood
'Echo' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Red Palm wood with the bowl interiors bleached.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #wood
'Echo' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Red Palm wood with the bowl interiors bleached.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #wood
'Eel Conceived' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Sapele wood with 30,000 year old Kauri base.
I was halfway through this project before I realized the title implied an offspring.
The last image is the original sketch as the idea occurred.
#spoon #woodworking #art #craft #sculpture #wood
'Eel Conceived' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Sapele wood with 30,000 year old Kauri base.
I was halfway through this project before I realized the title implied an offspring.
The last image is the original sketch as the idea occurred.
#spoon #woodworking #art #craft #sculpture #wood
'Eggplant' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Walnut wood. The 'flesh' has a finish applied while the 'stem' was left raw.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #eggplant #woodenspoon #sculpture #carving #design #wood
'Eggplant' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Walnut wood. The 'flesh' has a finish applied while the 'stem' was left raw.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #eggplant #woodenspoon #sculpture #carving #design #wood
'ElecTrick' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Sapele wood with upcycled plug.
Lazy knows no bounds. Plugged it in... and it didn't even work!
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #design #woodenspoon #carving #sculpture #whimsical #object
'ElecTrick' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Sapele wood with upcycled plug.
Lazy knows no bounds. Plugged it in... and it didn't even work!
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #design #woodenspoon #carving #sculpture #whimsical #object
'Feather Spoon' ~ Wooden spoon carved in wild Apple wood, stained and gold leafed.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #feather#woodenspoon #carving #woodart
'Feather Spoon' ~ Wooden spoon carved in wild Apple wood, stained and gold leafed.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #feather#woodenspoon #carving #woodart
'Figure' ~ Wooden spoon carved in some sort of figured wood that I can not remember right now.
'Fish Rice Spoons' ~ Wild Apple and Walnut
'Four Legged Heart Bowl' ~ Serviceberry wood with live edge retained.
#spoon #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #woodart
'Figure' ~ Wooden spoon carved in some sort of figured wood that I can not remember right now.
'Fish Rice Spoons' ~ Wild Apple and Walnut
'Four Legged Heart Bowl' ~ Serviceberry wood with live edge retained.
#spoon #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #woodart
'Fire Bomb' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Mahogany wood with painted cactus skeleton (Cholla).
This was an easy and fast spoon to carve and the handle was left over from another project.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #woodart
'Fire Bomb' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Mahogany wood with painted cactus skeleton (Cholla).
This was an easy and fast spoon to carve and the handle was left over from another project.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #woodart
'Flight' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Huon Pine sent to me by the very talented Aussie spoon carver Jeff Fraser.
I think the beak on this one was Bloodwood and an acrylic base was made to display.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #carving #woodenspoon #whimsical #sculpture
'Flight' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Huon Pine sent to me by the very talented Aussie spoon carver Jeff Fraser.
I think the beak on this one was Bloodwood and an acrylic base was made to display.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #carving #woodenspoon #whimsical #sculpture
'Fleur-de-lis' ~ Wooden spoon carved in figured Sapele wood. Most of the Sapele wood I encountered was very pleasant and easy to carve. The piece of Sapele that this and a couple of other spoons came from was a bear to carve.
#spoon #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #wood
'Fleur-de-lis' ~ Wooden spoon carved in figured Sapele wood. Most of the Sapele wood I encountered was very pleasant and easy to carve. The piece of Sapele that this and a couple of other spoons came from was a bear to carve.
#spoon #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #wood
'Flower Fox' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Maple and Macadamia woods.
This piece was carved from leftover wood from other projects and that was the main influence on the design.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving
'Flower Fox' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Maple and Macadamia woods.
This piece was carved from leftover wood from other projects and that was the main influence on the design.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving
'Floral Chef's Spoon' ~ Carved in Maple wood. After carving the flowers I decided to paint them... and then did not like the effect so I carefully removed all of the paint.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #flowers #sculpture #chef #woodenspoon #carving
'Floral Chef's Spoon' ~ Carved in Maple wood. After carving the flowers I decided to paint them... and then did not like the effect so I carefully removed all of the paint.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #flowers #sculpture #chef #woodenspoon #carving
'Fraternal Twins' ~ Wooden spoon carved in a single two-toned piece of figured Walnut wood. The lighter sapwood contrasts with the darker heartwood.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #sculpture #carving #wood #twins
'Fraternal Twins' ~ Wooden spoon carved in a single two-toned piece of figured Walnut wood. The lighter sapwood contrasts with the darker heartwood.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #sculpture #carving #wood #twins