What do I love about spoon carving? The fact that only yesterday this bit of wood was a tree, trying to live its best life. A home to birds and many insects and spiders, it got blown down in a storm and today I carved it into a beautiful functional work of art.
That's what I love about spoon carving....... and playing with axes, let's not forget the axes!

The second to last photo shows the inside of the branch and a friendly weta that had made it home. And yes I did jump a little when I saw him!