Saddened and frustrated by the war in Ukraine, (and needing to find a way for Laurie to stop crying every day), we began this art piece, named Ukraine!
Measuring 64 x 36 and nearly 3" thick, we used as much of the piece of cedar as we could.
We cut lines across the 'flag' and will lower the 'background'.
First we break out chunks. Then smooth the background/flag.
We sand to remove the lines at the bottom of the cut.
Carving. Burning. Wire brushing.
We used these bent knives and a couple chisels to clean between the petal tips.