Sculpture, Ice and Camping

Last night I went to another sculputre class with the Adult Education group in Bottisham, this week it was Wood Carving and I loved it, spending 2 hours beat the living #*&% out of a lump of wood was really good fun and surprisingly easy, unlike drawning or modelling, you have a 100 hits to get it right as you are chipping away at the wood one tiny bit at a time.

Actually we were really doing wood engravings since there isn't time to sculpt wood in the 2 hour lesson but the principal is the same, I carved a spiral into the wood as a way of getting the feel of the tools and then carved a small turtle on the cut off end of a branch, they weren't perfect by any means but I felt I had enough control to be able make what ever shape I wanted.

Tonight and this weekend I'm going camping with my sister, should be fun, except this morning I had to chip ice off my bike before leaving for work so the weekend maybe a little on the chilly side, still, I've got hats, gloves, jumpers and coats to keep me warm during the night and hopefully jenny will have as well.