More carvings

I've been working on more carvings. I still don't "see" the finished carving before I take the saw to the wood, but it's getting clearer every day that I work at it.

I did my second bear a few days ago. Everything came together a bit better than the first bear and I needed much less help working through the carving process. I like the face on my second bear better too. It's a bt happier and more "Disney" than my first bear. I forgot to carve the sign, but that can happen at any time, so it's not a big deal...

Today I decided to work on a piece of flat wood which is more or less what I will be working with if I decide to continue carving while on the road. I am concentrating on gnomes since one of my small business ideas involves them. With that in mind, I spent most of the day working on one piece which gives me practice working on gnome faces. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out, despite a few goofs that I managed to work into the carving.

I'm not sure how long we're planning on staying here in Minnesota, but while I am here I plan to learn as much as I can about chainsaw carving, sanding and finishing so that I will know another trade that I can earn money at and get enoyment from.