Contemporary Netsuke Artist, fine crafts and model making
I have been working on a netsuke in boxwood of a snail on a chestnut which started out promisingly. This was inspired by the many antique chestnut netsuke with a dark rich stain and patina which i wanted to replicate. Carving a chestnut is deceptively difficult. One has an assumption that such an item would…
Since returning from my travels in Japan in October 2015 my work on netsuke has not been as prolific I would would haveliked. I have yet to produce a new fox priest after the last one escaped and only now do I feel like I am starting to get back into carving after that setback.…
I just completed my fifth netsuke, this time representing a fox which hopefully appears calm and tranquil. It is made from the root section of an old scrap of walrus tooth so the shape, and to some extent to composition of the netsuke was dictated by the material. This netsuke also gave me the opportunity to experiment with…
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…
For a while now I have been working on a new netsuke. I decided to try my hand at a manju netsuke and do a bit of relief carving. I also wanted to try doing some inlay work, juxtaposing the dark cloudy ebony with silvery mother of pearl. The photos here show the piece as it currently stands. …
