Pumpkin for St. Martin's day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martin's_Day#Netherlands

 NOT for Halloween.

Becket

10 November 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjtWSSWDpJo Entire Movie

http://www.vernonjohns.org/snuffy1186/becket.html

http://trivialbiographies.blogspot.nl/2010/10/thomas-becket.html

Bracket fungus

I mounted this earlier work (W047 - 2003) on a hollowed out trunk and did some corrections.
Below right a pumpkin (W072 - carved in 2006)

Fungus as carved in 2003

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracket_fungus

And another one

Unexpectedly, this Toussiana mask was done.
The blue on the bird's bill used to be made with Reckitt Blue, as blue dyes were rare in Africa























Nowadays, Reckitt Blue has become a rarity, so I had to emulate with acrilic paints.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussiana_(d%C3%A9partement)

Green Man of Canterbury

Pholiant

Finished today

The Cowry shells one time represented money

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_money#African_shell_money

This mask symbolizes the transition to maturity.

http://www.sanaaafrika.com.au/?p=3526