Ken Fisher, Happy Buddha for Daniele (Art & Accessories)

My partner who is French (hence the frog) asked that I carve her a very large happy Buddha so she could rub his tummy for good fortune. Unfortunately, I only had a 100mm square block of pine (not sure of the species) which I received as a gift from Japan many years ago – still feels pretty good to rub his tummy! The sculpture was carved entirely by hand and wax finished.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.