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Lady with a Fan

Lady with a Fan

Low relief carving using the grain of the wood to bring out the beautiful profile of a gentle lady holding a fan. She has a comb in her hair which is piled high on her head and is covered by a lace Mantilla which flows down around her. The wood is coloured in places and different waxes are used to help define different areas. The wood is called lace wood and fitted the design perfectly. I had the wood standing in the workshop for a couple of months and couldn’t decide what to do with it. Returning from holiday, I went to get something from the w/shop and glancing at the lace wood was astounded to see a face smiling out of it. I set to work immediately and that is how she came to be.

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