Beneath the Surface: Sycamore root w/ stone August, 2010

Carved from Sycamore root found along the banks of the Tioughnioga, this piece evolved slowly as I discovered more and more about the wood I was working with.  Ants fled from the core of the piece, and clumps of earth and pebbles were shaken from the interior as I began roughing out the tentacles.  I soon discovered that the wood was almost completely hollow from top to bottom, which allowed me to enhance the "floating" feeling that I was going for with the tentacled creature.
Several clumps of moss clung onto the piece for the first month that I worked on it.  I finally removed them, hoping I'd be able to put them back into place when I finished.  This particular piece of Sycamore root is far lighter in color than what I've come to expect from that wood, but the grain did not disappoint in its color or its unique and interesting patterns. 

Will Worsnopp, Dickinson College, Bronx High School of Science, Sidney Central School, carving, powercarver, MATSL, Bennington College,  sycamore  root carving