Walnut Horse Rising Out of the Sea
January 11, 2012
Black Walnut Horse
This is a photo of a sculpture I did back in 1986 or so of a horse rising out of the sea. I started with a stump piece of black walnut from a tree that grew out in front of the house here. The stump had a knot in it that looked like the hind end of a horse, so I began removing material with gouges and a hammer until I had a rough shape. To finish off the piece I used sanding and grinding bits in a Dremel tool. This is actually the first piece of sculpture I ever tried and was an outlet for some hard feelings I was experiencing at the time. I like the action in the pose of this horse, which came naturally from the way the grain ran in the raw wood. I am not considering selling this piece at this time, but the right offer could cause me to reconsider.
