From The Workbench

My starting point is my sketch book, 
where I doodle around with variations 
on themes,or paste in inspiring photos 
and reference pictures.
When an image grabs me I'll work out 
a rough 3D model in clay or balsa wood. 


For small pieces its easy to transfer 
an outline of the main view onto a wood
block then cut it out with a jigsaw, 
giving something like a giant jellybaby. 
Then, you pick up your knife and gouges 
and turn your jellybaby into a reclining 
nude, or whatever.