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Wood Spoon & a Topiary Tree

01 Tuesday Jan 2013

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I finished the wood spoon but the recipient forgot to take it home. That’s just as well because I forgot to carve my initials in the back. Will do that this week.

Wood spoon with wheat and grapes carved into the handle.

Wood spoon with wheat and grapes carved into the handle.

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Wood spoon with wheat and grapes carved into the handle

I finally felt like working on a Glittered Roses Topiary, by A Gilded Life for the 12 Artsy Ornaments of Christmas class. I didn’t get very far in the glittering because of pain, no doubt left over from two days of crazy carving, but I’ll tackle it some more tomorrow. The topiary will be beautiful when it is finished! It will look lovely in the guest room/library.

Starting to make the Glittered Roses Topiary, by A Gilded Life for the 12 Artsy Days of Christmas class.

Starting to make the Glittered Roses Topiary, by A Gilded Life for the 12 Artsy Days of Christmas class.

Happy New Year!

Picking up the Carving Tools Again

27 Thursday Dec 2012

Posted by in crafts, Inspirational, Scoliosis, woodwork

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It has been months since last I carved.

I am slowly recovering from October’s grueling surgery. Most days I have to sit very still, my back held against a heating pad. But today, despite the pain in my back, I just had to pick up the gouges to work on the old spoon. Handling the wood and gripping the smooth handle of the gouge felt so right. I was comforted.

Grapes and wheat wind around the wood spoon handle.

Grapes and wheat wind around the wood spoon handle.

The wood spoon was buried in a box for months, unfinished.

The wood spoon was buried in a box for months, unfinished.

It felt good holding the wood, gripping the gouge.

It felt good holding the wood, gripping the gouge.

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Just because something is put away for a long time, even months or years, doesn’t mean it’s gone. When the time is right, it will happen. Be patient. Be at peace while you wait.