It's been two months since our last visit at Christmas to the carving studio. Let's see what's happening.

First, we'll check out our reindeer, Saami. She's laying on her back, hind legs attached.


Here's a close up of her back legs


Her other body parts are stored on the shelf below.



Lady Sophia the poodle is making progress.





A detail shot of Lady Sophia's head:

A Morgan horse is getting started.


Below are the blocks for the Morgan.



The dragon, Yun Hsiang has a magnificent tail.




Freedom's carver is studying its hind area.


Here's a head shot of Freedom


Daisy the little elephant is below.


Daisy holds a peanut in her trunk.


Marcy the unicorn's saddle is shaping up

close up of Marcy

Sally the Swiss cow below


and a close up of Sally's head - before the eyes have been set in.


Below is a photo of the current status of Geno the Orca whale


Sampson the rooster's tail feathers are taking shape.



Sampson's head is getting great texture



Kiger the mustang pony is looking good.


Here's a close up of Kiger's head.




King the lion's head is on the left while his body is on the right in the photo below.


Zulu the servar looks nearly ready for painting.



Kiwi the show horse is now supported by a post after hanging for some months.



Kiwi's front view is below.

One of the rounding boards is on display.


A painter is working on Sir Adrian Chapman.


Lightning is done and ready to ride.

With my younger brother, Mike, visiting for Christmas, a trip to the carousel carving studio was a must do event. This was his first visit to the carousel.

Let's start with an update on Saami, our reindeer. Below is an overview of the carving area around Saami.



Saami is getting some detailing on his body.


I wanted Mike to see the drawing of the Nisseman (gnome) that will adorn Saami.


Below is Sampson the rooster.


and a detail of Sampson.


The horse, Buster, is quite far along.


And below is the current progress of Freedom.


Here's a shot of Sir Hugo Page, the griffin's front end.


There's a dragon named Yun Hsiang in progress.


In the paint area is Hope, the giraffe, on the left, Tax, the black buck antelope in the center, and Sir Adrian Chapman, the armored horse on the right.

Peace, the lioness is looking peaceful.


Tuesday the cat looks nearly done.


That's all for now.

It's been more than 5 months since we last visited the carousel carving studio. Let's see what's happening.

Here's a view of the drawing of our reindeer, Saami posted on the wall, with sample antlers mounted on the wall, and Saami below.


A closer view of Saami is below.



Saami's side view:


and a head shot. You can see the beginnings of Saami's harness around his neck.


Cheyenne the cavalry pony appears to be galloping.



Zulu the serval is getting some repair work.



and a detail of Zulu's tail


Geno, the Orca whale is shaping up.


On the wall is the drawing of a horse named Freedom, with its head on the table below.



Freedom's body below



Freedom's back end


Taffy the alpaca receives more paint


Harriette the frog is painted.


Here's a close up of Harriette's head


One of the rounding boards


Below is one of the painted heads that will adorn the rounding boards of the carousel.