We're going to take a massive detour on today's work - unlike all the other Gallery Wall Talk blogs to date, this piece is not a painting. This sunflower print was carved out of a block of wood. The creation was part of an art class I was teaching while at the old A.D. Gray Middle School in Waldoboro Maine.
The kids in the class were free to design anything they wished. I, being the forever lover of beauty as well as sunflowers, chose to proceed in that direction. The procedure was to draw out the design before we were allowed to cut the design, as there were only enough blocks for one attempt at this.
I began carving from the center and worked my way out toward the edges. I discovered that I have a gentle hand when it comes to carving as I didn't make really deep grooves. I wish I could say the same for when I tried pottery...
Until next time,
The Happy Painter,
Jill
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