John Adamson- Tree Sculptor

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Bat Eared Boxer

This carving was made in response to a dare.      The original owners of the wood a carver and her woodturning husband had given up on it.       I was challenged to do something with it or.....

As I do with all my problem bits of wood, I put it on the floor of my workshop and tried to ignore it.   Of course, I kept on tripping over it, and each time I had to move it, was another chance to see it again and in a different light.     Eventually inspiration strikes or the piece of wood finds a corner where it is not in the way.       

I finally saw that if I removed the branch A I would have a fairly symmetrical piece of wood, with B and B being the ears and C the snout.     I had an animal that could be either a dog or a pig.     I chose a dog as I am more familiar with their shape, and invented of breed that Crufts probably do not recognise, the Bat Eared Boxer but we are working on it.