08/29/2026
I meant to share this over at least a couple of different posts, but I kind of like getting to show ya’ll start to finish process on this piece!
This is for the Ink Rally at Emerge September 12th! The prompt this year was “Eclipse” so I incorporated the scientific drawing of an eclipse along with some popular constellations.
This material (MDF board) cuts like butter I think I have a new fave medium to carve! The transferring of the design was done with a huge printout with graphite paper underneath, and that took over an hour to do.
I carved over the past three days and put in a total of 7 1/2 hours of carving to complete this piece! My largest piece I’ve ever done at 3x4’
I had to go to Woodcraft halfway through because I needed a wider carving tool for the large spaces I needed to remove, my biggest gauge before the newest one was about 1/5 the size of the said new one. So glad I grabbed that before trying to clear so much wood with something so tiny 🤣💀
Now all there is to do is wait, and maybe add some stars if I feel like some spots need them haha just a few of these prints will be for sale at the event, and I cannot wait to see what other folks have come up with!!