A Bowie Knife replica in wood, with a 11″ Pine blade, a Teak wood guard, 5″ Meranti handle and a Rhododendron butt cap.
The Bowie Project XI/XXII
Category: Artworks
Bjorn Ironside / Alexander Ludwig
Wood Carving 9.0 : Ramesses II
Inspired by the colossus of Ramesses II/ Ramesses the Great at the gates of the temple at Abu Simbel on the banks of the river Nile in Egypt. A wood carving in Teak wood.
Katana III/XXII – Sting
Look at photographs of my first commissioned piece. It has been a pleasant experience working on an order, and being able to let go of a creation for a life in its own home!
And so I’m glad to say this, I am taking orders now, and not just for Katanas. If you want a piece, let’s discuss !
Wood Carving 8.0 : The Katana Project
Wood Carving 7.0 : ᚱᚨᚹᚾ
Wood Carving 6.0 : Uruz
Wood Carving 5.0 : Peek / Tip-Toe
I had thought I would be able to write about sculpting, wood carving, this whole process. But it is best experienced for oneself. Whatever I might tell you about this may not make sense until you have picked up a hammer and a chisel for yourself. Until you have lived with a piece, seen it emerge from a block of wood, watched it grow as your hands work, you cannot possibly imagine how transformative the process is. You will have evolved as a man at the end of the journey which you had set out on with a prayer and hope, and you will be struck by the the wonderful realization that you are human. The log was destined to be much more than just a piece of wood, and your thought has led to its fulfillment.
Roomscape 3.0 / Housescape 1.0
Horse Head 1.0
Watercolor & coffee on cloth, 12″ x 8“
For all the bits in between, watch the video!
Spiral into me 