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Friday, February 20, 2009

Poseidon's Mount


















I finished this hippopcampus last week. It's carved in boxwood with a light staining, and sumi to pick up some of the details. The eyes are horn. I have to say, the most fun was plotting out, carving and dyeing the scales of his hindquarters.
Posted by Doug Sanders at 4:31 PM

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