Saami the Reindeer is Shaping Up

In August, 2010 we received news that the carver for Saami had stepped down. Work on Saami came to a standstill. Dick and I decided to visit the carousel carving studio over the week-end to see if carving had resumed. We were delighted to find that progress had taken place, and we met the new carver, Terrye. We have some great photos of Terrye at work on Saami.











The head is taking shape as well.


Young visitors can choose a line drawing of one of the carousel animals to color. We were happy to see a colored drawing of Saami done by Madison posted on the wall.


Here is the drawing of Sampson the rooster:

and the progress on Sampson:


Sally the Swiss cow is coming along nicely:


Details of the floral decorations:

and a front view:



Sir Hugo Page the griffin is progressing nicely,


Check out the claws.


Sir Adrian Chapman has been returned to the carving area from painting to have some repair work done:


and a detail shot:


As usual, the painting area is bustling. Several of the animals whose progress we have been documenting are now being painted. Taffy, the alpaca is shown below.


And Neal, the greyhound is done!


Now that progress on Saami has resumed, we'll visit more often.