People ask me all the time how long it takes to carve a piece … how do I do it … what tools do I use … where do I get my ideas – so here’s a start to finish photographic record of two pieces – Happy to Be Me, and Pikaki.
Pikaki
White Colorado Alabaster – about 16″ x 12″ x 10″ (sold)
![Carving Pikaki 1 Carving Pikaki 1](http://angelatreatlyonart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Carving-Pikaki-1.jpg)
Carving Pikaki 1
![Carving Pikaki 2 Carving Pikaki 2](http://angelatreatlyonart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Carving-Pikaki-2.jpg)
Carving Pikaki 2
![Carving Pikaki 3 Carving Pikaki 3](http://angelatreatlyonart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Carving-Pikaki-3.jpg)
Carving Pikaki
Happy to Be Me
Oamaru Limestone from New Zealand – 24″ x 12″ x 10″ (NFS)
![Carving Happy to Be Me 1](http://angelatreatlyonart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Carving-Happy-to-Be-Me-1.jpg)
Carving Happy to Be Me 1
![Carving Happy to Be Me 2](http://angelatreatlyonart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Carving-Happy-to-Be-Me-2.jpg)
Carving Happy to Be Me 2
![Carving Happy to Be Me 3](http://angelatreatlyonart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Carving-Happy-to-Be-Me-3.jpg)
Carving Happy to Be Me 3
![Carving Happy to Be Me 4](http://angelatreatlyonart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Carving-Happy-to-Be-Me-4.jpg)
Carving Happy to Be Me 4
![Carving Happy to Be Me 5](http://angelatreatlyonart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Carving-Happy-to-Be-Me-5.jpg)
Carving Happy to Be Me 5
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