Caen limestone from France Acupuncture
The tricky issue of the ‘maker’s mark’ has led to much amusement with my fellow carvers. The maker’s mark traditionally takes a few minutes to complete, not a major project in itself. My first attempt on Acupuncture took almost as long as the piece itself – an afternoon.
After that I gave up and just carved my signature, though that’s still not exactly swift.
Purbeck thornback limestone, saw cut side, painted and sanded Nataasha
Welsh slate, riven side Garden of Eden
Welsh slate, riven side Sorrow
Then I started experimenting with glyphs. Quicker, but still tricky to carve.
incised and oiled Garden of Eden
carved in relief Nataasha
painted Nataasha
same, same, but different
And finally I think I’ve got there! Takes about 10minutes.
Heather red slate, riven side
