Being a Proud Spouse...



One of Jared's Carvings in Progress with Tools

I've mentioned a few times before in posts that my husband is a wood carver.  He recently finished his work website.  I know I'm biased, but I think his site looks good and I'm really proud of him for finishing it (especially right now when we're busy with a newborn). 

If you're interested, feel free to visit his new site: www.jaredwithington.com .

Looking forward to something special...

A year or so ago, I met a lovely couple through Freecycle.  Recently they found some bog oak when doing some landscaping.  They remembered that my husband is a woodcarver, and kindly offered it to him.  (If you read this, Thank You!)

Bogwood is normally found in Ireland, and it's a rare treasure to find some here.  If you're not familiar with bog oak, the term basically refers to oak trees have been preserved under water and eventually under peat and other wet soil.  It is common for pieces of bog oak to be 3,000 or more years old.  To find out more about bog oak, click here.  Bog oak is very unique and beautiful.

My husband still needs to assess how much of the wood is usable (there are some rotten sections), but there should be some great pieces of bog oak for him to carve and sculpt with.  Looking at these fantastic pieces of wood, I know that the result is going to be something spectacular.  So here's looking forward to something special. 

To see some examples of bog oak sculpture that I really like, click here.

More artwork

A lot of people have asked to see Jared's artwork, so when I did the last post on his wood carvings, I decided to go ahead and add some photos of his other recent work as well. For the past couple of weeks, he's been in a modelling class at school. He's sculpting a half-life size figure from clay working from a life model. He'd never done anything like this before, but I think he should be pleased with what he's managed to sculpt.

Here are some pictures of his sculpture taken in the studio.