Gruffalo and friends

[TonyIOM]

Good morning

 

I was a at a trade show on the Isle of Man at the weekend and had a lot of interest in my Gruffalo carvings. The Gruffalo is just over 4' tall and about 22" wide, carved from macrocarpa. Sales of £950 was good but didn't beat my record of £1500 2 years ago. I hope you like them!

 

Cheers

Tony

[AcaciaRental]

Wow they're incredible! Surprised you didn't beat your record, they look great. Bet someone is very happy indeed

 

Did they take you long? Guessing you didn't do them at the show with all the paintwork and finishing touches. Really special

[TonyIOM]

Thanks for the compliments. The Gruffalo took about 3 days and the mouse about a day then I went back and applied paint. It was difficult keeping the decking oil off the paint without damaging but I won in the end! The mouse sold but not the Gruffalo - I'm carving a full set so I'm happy to keep him for a while - some smart a$$ offered me £300 for him and I politely declined

 

Cheers, Tony