Thank you for all the comments! I wanted to address that this carving was not intended to be "Mary" but just me practicing to carve a female face. I recently posted my actual carving of Mary if you'd like to check it out. Thanks!

@thefallenone2093

2 ай бұрын

Women carving is difficult which we all know. Thanks for the obvious answers!!

@Melaaaaaaaaaan

2 ай бұрын

To most people, literally any generic white woman could be seen as Mary. Despite mary very VERY likely not being white...

@MartinFinnerup

2 ай бұрын

@@Melaaaaaaaaaan Yeah, and anyone claiming it doesn't look like Mary is just talking out their a**. Literally no-one knows what she actually looked like, beyond her likely ethnicity.

@Mayakran

2 ай бұрын

@@MelaaaaaaaaaanI mean to be fair, a lot of women from that region have very “white features” and it’s the coloring that’s different. Also, most people around the world will depict Mary (and Jesus, for that matter) to look like themselves. Ever seen Chinese Jesus? Or Peruvian?

@seajelly2421

2 ай бұрын

​@@Mayakranother way around. Middle Eastern and Black features are common, as is light colored skin. But it's a VERY diverse region.

Missed opportunity to make Grandmother Willow

@finesse4848

2 ай бұрын

Lmfao

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Someone else recently suggested that I carve her and I really want to!!

@LLifts3598

2 ай бұрын

@@wilkinsonwoodcarving That would be so fun

@lukaskahan3500

2 ай бұрын

OMG YESSSS!!!

@chadtorchia3750

2 ай бұрын

My first thought

I can confirm that carving women and children is extra difficult, especially when they fight back. I recommend sticking to carving wood. 👍

@dhanssolo

2 ай бұрын

was looking for a comment like this lmao

@temmie9430

2 ай бұрын

Men are easyer because you can convince them its just a really strong tattoo

@LorddOfChaoss

2 ай бұрын

This is too funny. lol

@BeforeThisNovember

2 ай бұрын

@@temmie9430”easyer”

@KaleSchlegel

2 ай бұрын

What's a choldron? Does it smell like a child?

Carving honestly sounds like a fun skill to learn. Maybe one day I’ll have to try it

@Xavier_1718

Ай бұрын

Same here fr

@astari_1014

Ай бұрын

Wood right? RIGHT??

@viktorverberckmoes6041

Ай бұрын

Don't procrastinate! Life's a short ride

@CarbonatedCondensation

Ай бұрын

@@astari_1014 you know too much…

@CarbonatedCondensation

Ай бұрын

@@viktorverberckmoes6041 don’t exactly have the supplies or time or access to it at the moment 😅 Hopefully one day when I’m an adult and have a stable career and such I’ll try it

My mind does not even compute carving in general. The tak8ng away to create just boogles my mind. You did great!

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! It's always fun for me to see the piece come out of the wood!

I hope to continue to see more of your videos. Your voice is very calming. Your art is always impressive and often stunning. Much love to you, my good man 🙏🏽

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and for watching! 😊

@iloveoppaio7541

2 ай бұрын

It's a nice Black Mary 👍

@sugarspice7768

2 ай бұрын

Oh good. I was wondering "who's gonna tell him." 😅

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

@@iloveoppaio7541 not intended to be Mary, but thanks!

@Hobbs__

2 ай бұрын

@@wilkinsonwoodcarvingbut you said it was for a church that wanted Mary though, no?

He didn’t just carve the men, but the women and children too!

@brianhernandez6893

Ай бұрын

LMFAOOO just watched that last night so I’m laughing extra hard

Beautiful piece. Also, absolute beauty of a choice of soundtrack here. A Go Go is my favorite jazz album ever. Scofield is unparalleled

That's so beautiful it kind of reminds me of like a Native American woman with the high cheekbones

@Yetinokles

Ай бұрын

It's the tree from Pocahontas in her youth!

@AydenDonley

Ай бұрын

Yeah that doesn’t look like any Mary depiction I’ve ever seen lol

@shopattenshopatten9430

Ай бұрын

Ok dude

@burgerman3500

Ай бұрын

@@AydenDonley I think its just a practice

@cupcakecavlry5560

Ай бұрын

@@AydenDonleyhe said he was practicing for the Mary piece he never said this was the one

A women’s face can be as angular or blunt as anyone else’s, same with a child to some degree. It’s definitely still a challenge. I’m glad you haven’t let it hold you back.

@compassrose1466

2 ай бұрын

That’s true! It’s more so that in media that’s not of real humans we assume features in art and other media. Like how Disney princesses are actually super slim but we often don’t remember just how tiny their waist was in the movies. So women having super gentle features in art all the time makes sense so our brains register such things or even how children are done it art always having bigger and rounded eyes and more rounded faces

@user-pn8ze3vy2x

2 ай бұрын

Im sorry for you

@phe.mp3

2 ай бұрын

@@user-pn8ze3vy2xwhy

@tourmelion9221

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I've got a trans woman friend and she passes just fine with her face shape, and I don't think T or E effects face shape either. Plus Vladimir the cross dresser is super believable in his woman costume with no changes to his face shape

@houseofthewretched

2 ай бұрын

​@@user-pn8ze3vy2x why??

gotta love tst holdin it down 😂

Amazing! I’m so glad it was Mary. Absolutely beautiful!

I just wanted to say that for your first time carving a woman's face, you did an excellent job! 👏 👍 it really looks great!

Beautiful

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼

My man!!!! What an amazing choice of song!! One of my favorite albums as a kid. 😊

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Me too...I'll never forget being 16 when my friend popped this in!

Great album! Haven't listened to it in awhile. Carving was top notch too.

Your Mary looks like indigenous American, and I LOVE that. Just saw a reply where you explained *THIS* isn't the Mary, but rather a practice at the female face. Still love it, and could become a huge market for you.

@maklanedavid

2 ай бұрын

The reason it looks indigenous is he made a few mistakes if he had a bit more practice he would have been able to sculpt the image he had in his mind better

@jonathanallen4169

2 ай бұрын

​@@maklanedavidor this is exactly the way it was supposed to turn out

@maklanedavid

2 ай бұрын

@@jonathanallen4169 no whenever you draw or sculpt anything you make a mental image in your head of exactly what you want it to look like of course your hands and skills are not advanced enough to copy exactly that so that is not how I was supposed to come out but the best he could do at the time because he is a beginner at sculpting women's faces

@maklanedavid

2 ай бұрын

@@jonathanallen4169 so the reason it looks indigenous to America is cuz it's messed up

@magicpensel9548

2 ай бұрын

​@@maklanedavid you are not the artist therfore you do not know how it was intended to look. We can not know what was intended and what was just happy accidents

women don't have to be always delicate, we can be bold too. you don't need to give all of them small noses or small chins! can't wait to see more of your female sculptures

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

💯 agree! Thank you 🙏🏼

@Cbd_7ohm

2 ай бұрын

Women generally don't look like men though.

@georgemurdock7670

2 ай бұрын

But then they look ugly

@lnplum

2 ай бұрын

This is an actual problem with character art in games and animation btw. Management always wants female characters to be smoother and nearly featureless so any attempt to create a female face with distinctive features will usually be met with resistance. Not to mention that there's usually only one body type for female characters whereas male characters are allowed to come in any shape.

@AckzaTV

2 ай бұрын

Yeah women can be ugly and mannish too right?

She looks so good!! And i think its really inspiring that you try to do things out of your comfort zone as well!! I think thats pretty cool!

I think I've seen some of your works in a art gallery in Knoxville. Inspired me to try sculpting.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Not me, but it's always good to be inspired 😊

That’s amazing.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@CheakMyViewsItsMoreThen33000

2 ай бұрын

​@@wilkinsonwoodcarvingThank you Sir for showing us that

I love your choice of music. Brings me back to my childhood, My dad was a band director and loved jazz.

Incredible! I really hope you carve Mary the same way!!!

Wow, I'm always in complete and utter awe of your work!! ❤❤❤

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼😊

@cuda7261

2 ай бұрын

I was going to say the exact same thing!

@PaulSmith-vn4lu

2 ай бұрын

​@wilkinsonwoodcarving wow amazing

Great song Scofield is the man Your art is beautiful

@tomwilkinson2898

2 ай бұрын

I love his playing!! Thank you 😊

I'm jealous, as, before I had all my tools stolen from me, I used to LOVE whittling, chiseling and refining a piece until it's finally finished, and it feels that kind of "warm" feeling when you hold it in your hands. Sorry I swear I'm not crazy, just nostalgic, lol. Thank you very much for sharing!

Aw! That's beautiful!

It looks very good

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@marzarilarriquetajosetibur1601

2 ай бұрын

It looks very... Wood *ba dum tss*

@bloontewn3291

2 ай бұрын

​@@marzarilarriquetajosetibur1601I can't let an ass joke like that slide. Don't ever make a joke like that again

@marzarilarriquetajosetibur1601

2 ай бұрын

@@bloontewn3291 Heeeehaw(it's an ass joke)

Good thing he knew how Mary looked

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Lol this is not a depiction of Mary. Just practicing the female face in general 🙏🏼

@rangoman1815

2 ай бұрын

It's Mother Mary... westerners man, so much disrespect to Christianity in general

@Tony2z2

2 ай бұрын

Pretty sure she had a Mohawk. Haven’t read anything that suggests otherwise

@439801RS

2 ай бұрын

Just female model number 3, everyone know that one

@cegesh1459

2 ай бұрын

Doesn't matter, you can depict fairy tsles the way you want.

Came out good looking!

SCOFIELD?!!!! WHAT?!! such a refreshing surprise

Love how you're willing to try new things and techniques in your craft ❤️

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Still so much to learn 😊

Thats one of the most creative and cool hobbies I have ever seen. This absolutely slaps!

I'm not a believer but what an honor it is to be asked to provide art that people will consider sacred. Great work!

@georgemurdock7670

2 ай бұрын

No christian considers a piece of wood sacred. Its just symbolizes a concept that is sacred.

@lovescomedy619

2 ай бұрын

@@georgemurdock7670 lies, I've been around a lot of Christians that idolize their symbols. You're being idealistic

@georgemurdock7670

2 ай бұрын

@@lovescomedy619 just cuz they call themselves something dosnt mean they are that thing. If they idolize something other then the holy trinity, they are not christians.

@lovescomedy619

2 ай бұрын

@@georgemurdock7670 it brings joy to my heart to see all of you at each other's throats for your differing beliefs. Also I never specifically stated whether an Apostate or Christian would consider it sacred in my OP, I kept it vague on purpose.

@georgemurdock7670

2 ай бұрын

@@lovescomedy619 come on. If i claim to be a muslim and still drink beer and eat pork and not follow even the most basic things of there religion nobody would consider me a muslim

Unique rendition of the Virgin Mary, I usually don't see her depicted with lush lips like that. Not a bad look for her! Great job, it's beautiful.

Came out so well!

Really wasnt expecting to hear A Go Go in a doom scroll, cheers for the change of song dude

@tomwilkinson2898

2 ай бұрын

Lol that's awesome!!

As an amateur serial killer, i agree that women and children are easy to carve.

Holy cow dude! That's awesome! Yeah you got a subscriber right just now

As a woman, I think it looks great!

@wynoglia

2 ай бұрын

As a woman, it looks good but what he said that women and children both look more delicate so supposedly it's harder to carve is insane We're going to pretend women's faces are all curves and men's faces are cubes? There's no dna gene for the face of a male or female It's just genes for features on a face A male can have a rounder face, a female can have chiseled jaws Men were classically portrayed with raise cheekbones BUT it's LITERALLY a thing to look for in a woman model Look at modelling agency and catwalks and you see their cheekbones Why there SEEMS to be women and men faces are only bcos of hair length and makeup There are plenty of men with plump lips and women with thin ones It's UNLIKE with shoulder width or hip ratio

@RayRahu

Ай бұрын

@@wynoglia Chromosomes aren't real, apparently.

Hell of a start if you ask me! Looks fantastic.

Great song choice, long live Scofield

This is incredible, good job man!!

That's beautiful. Love these spirits in trees that you carve. ❤

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

For a first time carving a face, you did a real great job!!

Didn't expect John scofield but I'm happy that I found a go go, I love that song!

women aren’t just like naturally delicate, women and mens faces can be so many things

I think its great. You shouldn't be so worried, your good at it bro you should do more female pieces.

Man the Virgin Mary looks so good! Good job my brother!

@Matthew-307

2 ай бұрын

Mary is not a virgin anymore, the Bible says that after she gave birth to Yeshua that she had sex with her husband and had other children. Just one of many errors of the Catholics. They worship a human(Mary and the apostles), they are idolaters and transgressing the commandments of the Most High God.

She looks like Clea DuVall! Absolutely gorgeous ❤

I think this test run came out wonderful. It's a really gorgeous piece even as a little practice one!

If you “need more practice” carving Women’s faces, I can’t imagine what your creations will be like after you do! 🤯 I do furniture making, woodworking, & repair. I haven’t had the bravery to attempt wood carving yet, but your art inspired me. It’s time I Practice too! 😆

@tomwilkinson2898

2 ай бұрын

Lol I don't think I'll ever get over the idea that I need more practice! Thanks. You'll probably be great. I know a lot of carvers who started out doing other woodworking

@Xavier_1718

Ай бұрын

Goodluck to you both if you started carving!!

not Mary with the RBF 😭

@user-idgaf123

2 ай бұрын

lmaoo

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Definitely some rbf going on lol not mary, just a practice piece

@ntsh96

2 ай бұрын

Took me a minute to get rbf 🥴

OMG you carve wood AND put John Scofield as background music... I love you.

As an artist, anyone who says something like "it's too hard to do X," usually that's just a limitation on that particular artist. With the right mindset and patience, you can accomplish almost anything in art. Just like the lady from MT who collects random pieces of driftwood and makes the most AMAZING horse sculptures I've ever seen. You'd thing it's impossible to make anything out of drift wood. But she definitely proved me wrong.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

💯 I have been carving for about 10 years and I feel like I'm just scratching the surface of what it possible. It's all about learning ☺️

Wow, that is beautiful! I never thought about it being difficult to carve a womans features in wood, but you showed it definitely takes talent. You have it though.

More subscribers 🙂 Nice. Happy Carving! 👋🏼

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

You are incredible at your craft. My grandpa was incredible at wood carving so watching you really brings my memories of him out.

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL my brother. She turned out gorgeous 😍

Beautiful work, truly masterfully done

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Dude keep up the good work

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼

Looks amazing !!! ❤

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

16 күн бұрын

Thank you!

I love how she turned out

I'm thinking of getting it to this and a good place to start is only doing woman and children first.😂 Let me explain I'm a jeweler and one of the toughest things in jewelery is diamond setting especially beedwork. That's were you set in a flat surface and raise a bead to hold a diamond. So the guy that was teaching thought that was the best place to start. He also played the guitar and thought finger style. Instead of using a guitar pick he told me to learn to play finger plucking. I was just learning to play the guitar. After going through that and meeting other people jewelers and guitarists and realizing how far ahead I was In both arts Ive always thrown myself in the deep end when I'm learning something new. On certain things you it is impossible or unwise to skip steps. But I think it'll be smart to start with women and children 😜

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Can't go back, but I agree in the value with starting with a challenge, then every thing else seems easy in comparison!

i like that it doesn’t seem to be adhering to a certain beauty standard for women, i think it looks really nice

Always great to see another John Scofield fan on KZread 👏👏

The first time I ever did a character figure it turned out amazing I was really surprised how talented I was. It’s definitely a God-given talent.

I do a little bit of carving but it's kind of different I do wood burning and I really like it, it makes me relaxed and the end results are cool. Your art is so cool thank you

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

No better way to relax! Thanks for watching!

You're extremely talented, sir!!!

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly!

so talented!! i love it❤

that looks amazing! you should definitely carve more people❤

That's great I like it, face thos fears more because ur fear looks pretty good have good day

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words 😊

Love this content! Do you use a mallet or just hands to push the tools?

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thanks. Both! Depending on how aggressively I'm carving

That looks awesome man! Great work

Incredible craftsmanship it turned out amazing!

Absolutely beautiful ❤️

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Omg I love it. That came out amazing. I really like it. I've never tried carving, but I've thought about it since I used to watch my uncle carving as a kid. The majority of his carvings are of animals, people, and religious figures. My favorite of his is one of the scenes of Jesus's execution. It was a collaborative piece with my aunt, and she painted the rest of the temple along with the lashes and scars on Jesus's back. It is so detailed and makes me wanna cry every time I see it when I visit them. I absolutely adore them, and they taught me how to paint and enjoy art. ❤❤❤

@IyaMiri_ne_Sero-Kizuru

Ай бұрын

While studying history of art, there was a barroque school in Andalucía where they would make esculturas of the passion of the lord abd they would look stunning

It's amazing, though I know next to nothing about wood carving it's always fun to watch people grow in their respective trades and hobbies. I can't wait to see further improvements in the future.

She looks fantastic!

She's beautiful! And that looked so fun I should really get into wood carving !

@tomwilkinson2898

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! It's the best hobby!

Great job 👏🏻

Thats beautiful! keep it up!

Wow this looks so beautiful. Inspiring to try it myself, not that bit smaller ones❤

I'd never considered how our perceptions of masculinity and femininity would affect the difficulty of depicting men/women in certain mediums, but it's very interesting!

It seems I’m not the only one with a fear of women

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

😂😂

@funkunko

2 ай бұрын

you should be fearing those animals instead lol…

OMG STOP I LOVE THIS???

I have one of these! It’s of Mary, it’s exactly like this; carved from the branch and everything, brought back memories ❤

It's good, looks native American and not Jewish in the features though. But it's good

@extxndo

2 ай бұрын

lol

@danielwallengren2564

2 ай бұрын

I was thinking that

@connorbaz5980

2 ай бұрын

Why do you assume it was supposed to be Jewish? Why not Nordic or Germanic in origin?

@danielwallengren2564

2 ай бұрын

@@connorbaz5980 it was supposed to be mother Mary. A middle eastern Jewish woman that gave birth to Jesus

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Not intended to be Mary, just practicing carving the female face. However as I was carving it I was tempted to change gears to carve a native American lol

So they wanted you to make an idol for them ?

Damn i haven't heard this song in ages

Your voice is as soothing as watching you carve these masterpieces..

Granted I’m not a wood carver, but I am a very good Mona Lisa sketcher. The trick to making a woman is the slight, almost imperceptible upturn in the corners of the lips, giving the woman a serene looking expression

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

I completely agree. Always working to improve, thanks for the tip!

@ipurpleyou5227

2 ай бұрын

Isn't it more about bone structure and therefore the proportions of the features? Why do women always have look serene? What does that have to do with femininity? Aren't male statues also serene looking?

@sgrey9181

2 ай бұрын

@@ipurpleyou5227 I'm not a particularly good artist, so I would be inclined to defer to the experts. Since you seem to know more than me, that would include you. Thanks for the tip!

Looks like a native dude lol

@jordan-my2vl

2 ай бұрын

have you ever seen a woman? 😟

@funkunko

2 ай бұрын

you have never seen a woman irl LMAO

That’s amazing, great job ❤

I thought it was George Floyd

@CarveyKeitel

2 ай бұрын

Out here trolling huh?

@kyotron

2 ай бұрын

Lmfaoooo

@finesse4848

2 ай бұрын

Lmfaooo

@cozmonauts932

2 ай бұрын

Real

I’ll never understand how you can get such a smooth finish on all the details even after watching you make it😂

Loving the choice of music! :)

I love how lots of carvers end up carving native americans like myself in there work ..we are nature lovers ...its natural to see us in wood forms.. my mom says they talk to us and i do believe that

Love you’re work ❤

I loooove working with my hands and using tools. I’m already a mechanic and own a pretty large tool set for it but I have been wanting to get into woodworking for a year now. Would love a video on a good tool set for beginner sculptors