I was looking at the portfolio of Reynaldo Villarreal yesterday, when I saw a wooden sculpture next to his beautiful paintings. About 35 years ago I made this wooden sculpture (about 12 inch high). It's a long time ago and not a great piece of art, but I thought it would be nice to show it here on AW. My fathers hobby was making wooden sculptures. He has made dozens of them, mostly with a christian or indonesian subject. He had all the tools, so I thought then I'd give it a try. He had a book about Easter Island with photos of wooden sculptures of the "long ears". There were 2 photos (a profile and a front view) of this sculpture. So the challenge for me was: can I make a sculpture from 2 photos out of a piece of wood? I remember it took me 5 days to complete and that my father liked it! I have never made any wooden sculpture since, but who knows I will in the future....


One of the references, not the original but a look alike