Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
I carved this figure from basswood. I used an old photo for my guide. The photo depicts my mother in law holding a rooster named Speedy. She had just finished washing him for the 4H fair. My youngest son was showing for the first time the next day. Maxine had just pulled the rooster out of a bucket of soap water. He almost drowned! It was a tense situation. My dear mother in law took it in stride and revived ole Speedy. This is the first carving I have done where I used some colored stain. I think it worked. I knew I had done something when my sister in law recognized Maxine instantly! The hat was stained with a dark stain. I learned something I had never thought of when I applied a drop of stain. Capillary action spread the strain onto the forehead! I had to recarve part of her face. Lots of lessons in this carving!