fallen White Pine twigs, looped into themselves

pine needles affixed with tree sap or wedged into seams in the bark

needles, dissembled and whole cones, etc., fixed into tree knots with tree sap - the top middle knot and cone are Canadian Hemlock, the rest are White Pine - in two photos the bark is darkened by rain

bison-shaped limestone rock, etched a little

7 3/8" x 3 1/2" x 1 7/8"

drilled, carved dried orange 

2 views of the same die, made from small wood scraps

new base

front, back of a pointy rock

called it an "anxiety reducer" 

Mary said "it is NOT!"

ice cream-cone-shaped carrot intended to promote vegetable consumption - still tastes like a carrot 

found the piece in the center, added the extensions

a big railroad tie size piece of lumber splintered to the point I broke it up to dispose of - this chunk of wood clung to a spike - as dark as the spike - all along I thought it might be a cross, but started carving it and the little bird flew off the spike.

carving released a waxy resin, reminded me of painting class in art school, the smell of linseed oil

been zoomin' a lot

storing a big spring in a little box, added another, and another

Tony Griego painted this glove gold and gave it to me - I just figured out it was the glove Midas used to keep things from turning to gold

this glove has been wincing at me like this for years