art and craft in
wood as practiced by a Dermatologist
The
Dragon
The art and craft of wood carving as a
hobby is a most rewarding experience. You start out with a rough wooden
block of any shape. Give it a contemplative look from all possible
angles, trying to visualize what can be created out of it and suddenly
out of the blue it strikes you like a thunderbolt!
YES! This is it! This is what has been
sitting inside the wooden block since the day it was cut off from a
tree. Or, perhaps even before that; sitting here and waiting for you to
bring it out! And so it starts: You pick up a sharp tool and begin the
process of carving and slowly the thing inside starts coming out under
the guidance of the caresses of the sharp tools and the loving touch of
your finger tips.
And finally when the thing materializes
and you hold it in your hands, you are on the top of the world! The
pleasure of creating something beautiful, which comes out of your own
imagination, with your own hands, that too , a piece of beautiful art
work, is most wonderful. It can be compared to the ultimate pleasure of
creation and that is giving birth to a baby!
With my short experience of one year in the
art and craft of wood
carving, I have
formulated a rhyme which goes like this:
“
For Perfect Carving,
Besides Sharp TOOLS,
WOOD & MOOD
Have
To Be GOOD!”
Good
wood means any wood which is neither too hard nor too soft.
For me it has been the locally available
teak wood which has been giving the best
results. One
more important
thing in
choosing a
piece of
wood is the grain of the fibers; they should be preferably uniform and
lie along the length of the
wood carving
you have
in your
mind.
A
few words
about
tools: I started out with one chisel and a hammer that was available
in the house and now have
bought a
full set of carpentry
over the last one year. You keep on buying
the necessary tools as and
when the need
arises. The most important thing in wood carving is the sharpness of the
tools. You have to sharpen your chisels daily and keep them in perfect
shape.
About
the MOOD; I think good mood
is essential
for any
creative
work; especially
something
like wood
carving where
you cannot
afford to
make any mistake; as it is irreversible! But with my short
experience I have
found that after a good carving is done even the darkest of the MOOD can
turn GOOD! Such is the pleasure of wood
carving!
-
Dr. Charuhas V. Mujumdar
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