BlueFish - 2001

I started this carving while at a woodcarving show as a "just-for-fun" project.  I chose this subject because it was simple and I wouldn't need any of the reference photos that I usually use when carving.

When I started it, I didn't really know how I was going to finish and/or mount it.  Seeing some other carved fish at the show, I decided to give this decidedly non-serious carving a serious presentation.  So, I carved the coral out of a piece of scrap wood, and found and stained a basswood base that I had kicking around my shop.

The result is more than I envisioned when I started.  My wife immediately took possession of it, and it is now on display in our front room.

This carving won a First Place ribbon at the Intermediate level at the Great Salt Lake Woodcarvers' 2002  show.

Size:  3.5 inches wide x 4.5 inches high

Wood: basswood

Finish: gloss acrylic sealer over acrylic paint

Pattern: adapted from a pattern by Dave Stetson that appeared in the Spring 2000 issue of Woodcarving Illustrated