Elf carving

This shelf elf is just laying out in the sun all bare bottomed try to get a tan. Hand carved from basswood wood.

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This three-part How-To carving series, just in time for the holidays, will guide you through the steps to Carve a Christmas Elf with accomplished multimedia carver and sculptor Justin Gordon of Groveland, Mass. Part I - Blocking out the carving on the woodPart II – Carving processPart III – Painting and Finishing A fe

I'm going to try and and work on Christmas stuff while doing my other carvings in order to keep a little ahead on those items. It is easy to get burnt out on Santas and stuff during the holidays, so hopefully it will help if I get a little bit of inventory stocked up. This is just a simple little elf, in a style similar to the last Santa I did last year. I am trying to get a level of realism with the wrinkles and such, so as to make it seem almost alive. Elves are magical creatures and…

Santa will have an ideal perspective sitting atop your mantle or bookcase. NO good or bad deed will be missed. This clever old elf sits daringly on the edge to catch everyone in the act. He sits 3 inches (7.6 cm) tall and his beard hangs over 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) for an overall height of 5.5 inches (14 cm). Santa is hand carved with love from a single piece of Northern Basswood.

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Captured in Wood and Shadow: My Newest Gnome Carving. #necioplit #woodcarving #whittling #gnome #basswood #basswoodcarving

Carved Old World Elf

The final in our three-part How-To carving series takes us through the process of finishing and painting our Christmas elf with accomplished multimedia carver and sculptor Justin Gordon of Groveland, Mass. For the previous two lessons, click the links below: Part I - Blocking out the carving on the woodPart II - Carvin