Every year I join a carving swap celebrating the Chinese New Year. The year 2008 is the Year of the Rat. Not my favorite Chinese New Year character!!! As always, I had a hard time deciding what to carve-so I carved two rats-one for the front and one for the back of the page. I have yet to decide what to do for a background, so what you see here are the naked carvings. LOL! I do love to carve. I hate to stamp afterwards, as it seems so final. But carving is just beyond description. You get in the groove and do not, cannot stop. Love it!
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Wonderful carvings!!
Beautiful carvings as always, Miz Chris! I really like the one on the left. Hugs & Happy New Year from Me & Mr. Steve!
beautiful, both of them! is there a site where i can see the carvings of the previous years?
rat or no rat, these are lovely. Great work. I am in awe!
These are fabulous! I like them 'naked' !
How is that done? With an eraser. I like your art - there is a wide variety of kind of work here. I'm pretty much one dimensional.
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GORGEOUS! And my year too, so it is my favorite. Coolio.
So, these are pink erasers, white plastic erasers or some special block? You do some nice detail work and a surface I tried that says it cuts like butter is easy to cut but not real good for detail (they break off too easily).
I have always loved your carvings :) These are no exception :)
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