Phoenix, Out of the Ashes

This is a big piece of Wild Olive wood found on a farm in the Cederberge. It looked like a big bird, so I started shaping the body, cutting out a big piece using a saw and knocked it out with a chisel.

I cleaned and started shaping the "wings", using mostly power tools.

This is the other side. The tree burned at the bottom, as we look at it now.

Here I started shaping the head, and working on the body and wings further.

The other side again. You can see where it burned extensively.

Working on the body and the head.

As I work further, I use the natural flame in the Wild Olive as an exploration map and to discover the Phoenix.