"Our Spiritual Plight"

This piece depicts a person reaching up
for spiritual enlightenment
and holding herself back at
the same time.
It has been carved from a section of
Spotted Gum, which is normally
used for making axe-handles.

Rather than being detrimental to the
piece, the rough nature of this tough
Australian timber has provided this
piece with an uncanny sense
of human likeness, right down to
the existence of knots where
the knees and elbow are
found.

Nothing has been added to this
carving, what you see is naturally
existing as bark and other features.