Follow My Carving - Gaia

Follow this Gaia carving as it
progresses to final form. Use the
links to the right or at the bottom
of the page to see each step.

Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 |  Step 4 | Step 5 | 
Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 |  Step 9 | Step 10 | 
Step 11

 Step 4 All of the waste material has been removed around the tree and moon elements. Keeping it to an even depth is the trickiest part. Getting into all of the small nooks and crannies where the branches meet requires using extremely small tools. For that reason, the depth can be no more than about 1/4 inch.

As you can see in the close-up, the sides of the tree are not perfectly squared. When the tops of the branches are rounded, the tree will appear to emerge from the body of the Gaia.

Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 |  Step 4 | Step 5 | 
Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 |  Step 9 | Step 10 | 
Step 11

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