Yew sculpture

As I come to a finish the wood is giving me problems. It is the first time I work with Yew wood & I can see now that it isn't really suitable. As I try to work in greater detail, it is breaking along fault lines in a major way.

Disappointing. I will try to finish it in a rough shape, but the head is impossibly weak (bits just falling off) & one of the legs is also holding on by a small piece...

Mural final

I added a background based on a child's drawing of a tree. With oil pastels so that i could cover it in a translucent layer of acrylics without losing the rough, child-like texture.