My wood carved fuchsia has been a long term project, but that’s no bad thing. It has been quite nice to work on something I haven’t felt like I wanted to finish as quickly as possible.
It is made from a number of components, mainly wood, but also with leaves and stems made on my forge. All of which I will explain as I go.
We should start with my inspiration, a fuchsia flower. Having said that, my fuchsia is a bit of a composition, rather than a copy of a specific fuchsia type.
For my wooden version I started with the main petals, made from ash.
I started with a slice of ash bought at the local National Trust wood fair as I like to know that the materials I use are from a sustainable source.
From this plank I cut 4 pieces, glued them together into a cross, and carved them into the shape of the 4 petals and the first part of the stem.
And so this is stage 1 complete.