I like to carve the valley areas first and then the ridges that connect them. I have found in the past that if I carve from one side of the board to the other carving the valley and ridges at the same time I end up carving a valley/ridge curve that looks more like a sine wave curve, and for some reason it looks very artificial. By carving the two complete valley's and then carving the ridge that connects them I end up with more of a catenary arch shaped curve and it looks more natural to me.
I stepped back to snap this picture and I really like the contrast of the carved areas vs. the un-carved areas. Noticing things like this influences my work a great deal. I'm not sure yet how I will use this or when but eventually it will show up in a future piece.
Robin
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