it was for you

My son and I were talking about a tattoo that he wanted me to draw for him. He wanted something like a crucifix, but not the whole thing. I sketched just a part of the arm nailed to the cross, where it looked like it was coming out of the paper. I kept sketching it differently and finally decided I should do a wood carving. It grew in scale as I pictured it and decided to carve it for art prize. It is a large two piece carving connected together. The cross beam is poplar wood. The arm is Walnut. it is just the hand and 3/4 of the arm of Jesus nailed to a portion of the cross. I have a spike carved out of mahogany. The parts were designed to look like they are coming out of the wall. Larger than life size the had is roughly 6 1/2" across the palm. The title for this is the feeling I got when I was sketching the idea, it doesn't matter who you are, it was for you. This piece is for sale if anyone is interested. Please email me if you would like more information. ggkarsten@ya

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