Bears

We have a number of bear carvers up here.  They take big trunks of trees and turn them into wonderful reproductions of wildlife.  Mostly there are a couple of types of carvings.  The whimsical ones like this -

And then there are the more anatomically correct ones like this -

Both of these stand well over six feet tall and they represent a lot of work for the carver.  They also sell for quite a bit of money.  Around $3500 a shot for one this size.

I was told years ago that in order to produce a sculpture all you have to do is imagine the figure you want to carve and then cut away the excess.  So that is what's going to happen to the head on this one - Easy!!!!!

There will be an article coming up soon in The Sun, so I'll not go on more about this subject.  Stay tuned!