For the second part of my wood carved fuchsia project I made the central part of the flower. It started as a piece of oak bought at the National Trust Ickworth wood fair.
The idea was to use different wood to reflect the different textures and colours of the different parts of the flower.
I began by turning the basic shape from the block of oak. For a while it looked rather like a cup.
Next came the actual wood carving stage. I did this to the roughed out point whilst on our annual holiday in Northumberland.
We have spent a week in a remote farm cottage every year for the last 10 years. It began as a retreat from all that is office life, at a time when the garden was quietening down and the bees tucked up for winter. Now we go just because we love Northumberland.
And so that’s it, short and sweet for stage 2. It still needs a lot of finishing, particularly to the base, where it will fit into the petals made in part 1.
Watch this space for part 3.