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This fella is a beech tree, root harvested, sphaeroblast and is two and a quarter inches high and the same at the base. I haven't found a sample this large for a while so this carving is going to be quite a rare one.
He emerged from the nodule with long flowing hair and due to his positioning lends himself to being an incense stick holder. The pound coin gives you a size comparison and the small nodule is the usual size of Sphaeroblast used for wooden beads.
He is finished in oil and I am quite pleased with the texture and look of the hair. he is extremely tactile and makes a great point of interest in the room.
When burning the incense there is a risk of scorching the mouth area so care will need to be taken to remove the stick before it gets close to the mouth (Risk of Fire!)
Now your saying to yourself "What is a Sphaeroblast" right? well....In some trees a ball of wood forms within the bark isolated from the wood of the parent stem, so that the entire growth or swelling can be easily detached. These are called ‘Sphaeroblasts’ They develop from individual buds in which growth is aborted by the tree, the woody part eventually becomes isolated from the main stem and sits within the bark, in time if left in situ they rot away.
For more info pictures of Sphaeroblasts on trees and peeled ready to make beads visit the blog where i have a number of posts from early 2009 on them: http://woodwosecarving.blogspot.com/2009/01/sphaeroblast-carving-jan-2009.html
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