The Devil's Monkey - Wood Carving
Shared by Alasdair in the Wooden Crafts
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The Devil's Monkey is truely an abstract, indeed depending on how one looks at it you may not see 'The Devil's Monkey', instead you may see a sea horse or even an undead dog?!This item has been carved from the rhizome of the highly invasive Japanese Knotweed a species alien to the UK and which has taken hold in a host of areas, it has an infamous reputation for killing and uprooting.
The piece I've used here is dead. It lay for almost a year between my lifting and carving it and despite this I took precautions to ensure that shavings and removed materials were incinerated. The wait however has been well worth it, it has a beutiful grain and although it was awkward to carve due to the nature of it's growth pattern the end result has proven to be highly satisfying.
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