So. I have been promising a new Belafonte model for some time now since my first attempt 4 or 5 years ago. My love of the movie The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou has not abated during this time and I had always planned on making another Belafonte. I had always thought I would make…
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New Netsuke completed, Usugi moon
It has been a long time in the making but I feel I am at a point where I can call this piece finished. A 37mm by 37mm manjū style netsuke made from polished ebony with mother of pearl, abalone, horn, antler and gold inlay. It represents a dashing hare at night under a clouded…
Christmas Toto-nut
Now I have a walnut. Ho - Ho - Ho Getting into the festive spirit I though it would be nice to share a few pictures of a bauble I carved this year. It started life as a walnut netsuke based on studio Ghibli's classic character Totoro but I abandoned it after I noticed a…
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