Muerteras… | In progress | Images © Copyright 2012 Mel LV Ruiz
Top halo portion, start to finish…taking a mini vacation from this piece for a while. *winks*
Muerteras… | In progress | Images © Copyright 2012 Mel LV Ruiz
Repainting the concept of a carving I recently had to butcher…
Santos De Palo: Untitled… | In progress | Images © Copyright 2012 Mel LV Ruiz
Still chipping away. I’ll post more pics when I’m nearing the finish line :)
Untitled “Semi Relief” | In progress | Images Copyright © 2011 Mel LV Ruiz ♥Ineffable3
Upside down…and still not giving away any surprise endings. I’ll eventually stop posting these progress shots altogether. I’m going to wait until the piece is near completion to do a mass picture post.
Untitled “Semi Relief” | In progress | Images Copyright © 2011 Mel LV Ruiz ♥Ineffable3
After almost 2 weeks away, I’ve finally come back to my little Saint and her 2 birds. I’ve made alot of mistakes with this layout - mainly because it’s turning into an full relief as opposed to a semi which was my initial intention. I was recently told, “There are no mistakes in carving, just design changes.” It’s true, wood has a mind of it’s own. As do the Saints. As far as they’re concerned, if you’ve decided to devote your time to them, you better devote your entire time…otherwise you’re hands won’t work for anything else.
Santos De Palo: Oya | work in progress | Images copyright © 2010 ♥Ineffable3
It took a while for me to get it right, but I managed to carve the face (it’s also pretty accurate to my original drawing, so double score!) Hopefully I’ll have some time tomorrow to get carving on the body. We shall see…
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