Alien - Gargoyle - Doodle

Hi, Not sure where the idea for this one came from.. I think it was a development of adding a bit of weirdness to a utensil.. I sketched the idea, thinking that it could be a "Meat tenderiser" but most people have laughed at that possibility.. so I have just kept going as I am enjoying the organic nature of the result.

I wanted a heavy piece of wood as it was going to need to be used as a sort of hammer.. Oak is heavy but not very stable during drying so I looked up different woods and their weights. It also had to be fairly common as I was going to be looking for a suitable branch in the local woods. Well the books said that beech was similar in weight to Oak, so off I went with a friend to the forest with my trusty folding saw. Luckily we have had some storms and a number of trees had been blown over. We found a fantastic Beech tree which supplied the necessary bit of branch.. I spend a lot of time in the woods looking for likely bits of wood for projects.

Unfortunately I didn't take any photos at the start, but you would have seen that I had not made things easy for myself as I needed to push the wood back from the end grain to make the face. The nose was, of course to stand out more than the rest and it has not been easy getting some depth.. I think I still need to do some more here. The eyes are wonderful. Not finished but they stand out well and really make the character.

Here are a few more photos.. and I will post again when more complete.