Female wood spirit carving in cottonwood bark.

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

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]

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

[@Melaaaaaaaaaan]

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

[@MartinFinnerup]

@@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]

@@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]

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

[@johkonut]

One of the beautiful things about creating an image of Mary is that no one knows what she looked like. Your rendition is amazing!

[@algorerhythm630]

Well we know she wasn’t a white European woman lol

[@kindal5671]

in his pinned comment, he said that the carving in the video isnt meant to be mary, just some practice

[@Virgil-the-rat]

Because she isn't real lmao

[@Zoe-dy4uk]

@@Virgil-the-ratShe definitely was real. That’s just history.

[@moggtheboss3087]

@@algorerhythm630eh, that carving could’ve just as well been an ethnically Jewish woman, ethnic Jews and Europeans don’t look too dissimilar, especially when we’re talking about a face in a piece of carved wood.

[@PianoDude78]

Missed opportunity to make Grandmother Willow

[@finesse4848]

Lmfao

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

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

[@PianoDude78]

@@wilkinsonwoodcarving That would be so fun

[@lukaskahan3500]

OMG YESSSS!!!

[@chadtorchia3750]

My first thought

[@chrisnewfield4853]

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

[@dhanssolo]

was looking for a comment like this lmao

[@temmie9430]

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

[@LorddOfChaoss]

This is too funny. lol

[@BeforeThisNovember]

@@temmie9430”easyer”

[@KaleSchlegel]

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

[@tabithaerickson5767]

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

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

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

[@vcommandarv5916]

​@orangegummugger1871 From Uganda

[@lronFist]

honestly me too, except i never realized it until i just read this 😂 always just subconsciously thought “yup, that’s something i’ll never be able to do”

[@am_Nein]

I could never- it scares me that I'll take too much or carve away something that in the end, wasn't so bad after all 😭

[@usernameplaceholder3]

oh noes everyone's going around "clocking" me all the time, gasp shock horror, all the mr egberts are sending me home to my boyfriend because I DONT KNOW WHAT'S UP? or did i miss the joke 😅

[@CarbonatedCondensation]

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

[@Xavier_1718]

Same here fr

[@astari_1014]

Wood right? RIGHT??

[@viktorverberckmoes6041]

Don't procrastinate! Life's a short ride

[@CarbonatedCondensation]

@@astari_1014 you know too much…

[@CarbonatedCondensation]

@@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

[@johnmobley9369]

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]

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

[@SunakoHokkaido]

Im sorry for you

[@phe.mp3]

@@SunakoHokkaidowhy

[@tourmelion9221]

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]

​@@SunakoHokkaido why??

[@GehMitDemStrom]

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]

Thank you for the kind words and for watching! 😊

[@iloveoppaio7541]

It's a nice Black Mary 👍

[@sugarspice7768]

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

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

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

[@Hobbs__]

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

[@ghostsuru8429]

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]

💯 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 ☺️

[@brian954]

I could watch you do this every second, every step of the way, in person, and still assume it’s magic. Incredible.

[@MiEishabarnett]

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

[@Yetinokles]

It's the tree from Pocahontas in her youth!

[@AydenDonley]

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

[@shopattenshopatten9430]

Ok dude

[@burgerman3500]

@@AydenDonley I think its just a practice

[@cupcakecavlry5560]

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

[@Gryphon2026]

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

[@loganquinn5829]

Beautiful

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@roscioocasio4385]

It was a pleasure watching you carve a woman's face. Blessings and continued success! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️💐

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@OfficialGrainBrain]

I’ve been avoiding carving faces but this has inspired me to brave it. Beautiful work 🫶

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thanks and good luck 🙌🏻 you can do it!

[@therealdannymullen]

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]

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]

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

[@maklanedavid]

@@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]

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

[@magicpensel9548]

​@@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

[@anais8263]

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]

💯 agree! Thank you 🙏🏼

[@Cbd_7ohm]

Women generally don't look like men though.

[@georgemurdock7670]

But then they look ugly

[@lnplum]

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]

Yeah women can be ugly and mannish too right?

[@bsd220]

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

[@brianhernandez6893]

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

[@NoahBelton]

Mate that came up super well.and trust me when I say that because I am a woodworker myself

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@jessegullette3645]

That’s a hella good carving bro. 1,000,000x better than I could ever do. Keep it up!

[@MDrey-x2p]

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

[@LitoDaKidd05]

That’s amazing.

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you!

[@CheakMyViewsItsMoreThen33000]

​@@wilkinsonwoodcarvingThank you Sir for showing us that

[@melmarz7792]

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

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you 🙏🏼😊

[@cuda7261]

I was going to say the exact same thing!

[@PaulSmith-vn4lu]

​@wilkinsonwoodcarving wow amazing

[@MidnightSons1992]

I love how she looks like a actual person in your work, you did amazingly

[@anthonyramos169]

I would Love to have something like that in my Catholic parish. God Bless You and keep up the great work!

[@Tr-zn9ob]

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

[@nikki80368]

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

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thanks! Still so much to learn 😊

[@J.McSmithy]

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

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

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

[@summergirl444]

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

[@totaldramalover101]

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

[@piamoltzau4382]

It looks very good

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you!

[@marzarilarriquetajosetibur1601]

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

[@bloontewn3291]

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

[@marzarilarriquetajosetibur1601]

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

[@johnbadgett]

Great song Scofield is the man Your art is beautiful

[@tomwilkinson2898]

I love his playing!! Thank you 😊

[@JN24185]

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

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- That came out *just beautiful!* Good job 👏🏽

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thanks a lot! That was fun to carve

[@sr.lontra]

Yo, that looks beautiful! Congrats man 👏

[@yuriys5991]

Good thing he knew how Mary looked

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

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

[@rangoman1815]

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

[@Tony2z2]

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

[@439801RS]

Just female model number 3, everyone know that one

[@cegesh1459]

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

[@cecilwhinter]

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

[@TheFeather47]

As a woman, I think it looks great!

[@wynoglia]

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]

@@wynoglia Chromosomes aren't real, apparently.

[@alechart462]

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!

[@green..sapphire]

that looks amazing! you should definitely carve more people❤

[@GatchaDollBox]

Came out so well!

[@juststartsomewhere9089]

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

[@eveh3028]

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

[@nickcanney2386]

My dad won a couple 1st place ribbons at the iowa state fair with his cottonwood bark carvings. Miss him everyday but happy to see other people work with such an interesting and close to heart medium

[@tomi-jon8798]

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

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

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

[@Catsmakemeselfconscious]

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

[@samsmith3805]

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

[@tomwilkinson2898]

Lol that's awesome!!

[@carlynscolorfulcreations]

Beautiful work, truly masterfully done

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you very much!

[@SupremeLittyy]

This is incredible, good job man!!

[@archamedies616]

THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME??? i know you have experience with wood carving, but you did INSANELY well

[@mitchjr77]

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]

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]

Goodluck to you both if you started carving!!

[@socalnad]

More subscribers 🙂 Nice. Happy Carving! 👋🏼

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thanks for watching!

[@Dopa-MiningFam]

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

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

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

[@BoofChunku]

Niiiice, that looks pretty solid I friggin love small detailed wood work

[@Juanbrawlstars]

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

[@lethalgoblin4426]

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

[@tomwilkinson2898]

Thanks! It's the best hobby!

[@Löki_SB129]

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. ❤❤❤

[@MiryaSosume]

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

[@IrmasMontes]

Absolutely beautiful ❤️

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you!

[@benjig7085]

Incredible craftsmanship it turned out amazing!

[@IsaiahPlum-ne8qu]

John Redcorn, good work though Wilkinson! Excited to see all the progress you make in with your up & coming projects 👍

[@wubzeez7319]

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

[@Jojo_Animation_Adventures]

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

[@Matthew-307]

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.

[@moonbeam0081]

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

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you for the kind words 😊

[@marshalllee2509]

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.

[@veryperson6799]

so talented!! i love it❤

[@eyevanilla]

not Mary with the RBF 😭

[@user-idgaf123]

lmaoo

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

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

[@ntsh96]

Took me a minute to get rbf 🥴

[@rabits24]

This guy sounds like trixie mattel

[@kindal5671]

omg i cant unhear it now😭😭

[@epson_ecotank_et-2850]

bro carved john redcorn

[@bigman-uj8xy]

I would love to try this. To me being terrible at something that you’ve never tried before is a uniquely amazing feeling.

[@2tubeornottootube]

She beautiful! I wouldn't have thought this was something you found challenging.

[@ellie8272]

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!

[@mannyjimenez6942]

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

[@ExtxndoLabz]

lol

[@danielwallengren2564]

I was thinking that

[@connorbaz5980]

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

[@danielwallengren2564]

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

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

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

[@anthea875]

Well done that's beautiful & IF you stay in your comfort zone then your craft will never improve. Onwards & upwards 💙💜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@tomevans4402]

I carve men wood spirits but have never tried a woman spirit. Yours turned out great

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you! Give it a try, it was fun

[@deibs4660]

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

[@franzii_thelobbyhoe8640]

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

[@Roosters-rants1977]

Turned out beautifully. I wish I had that talent.

[@a.i.5129]

This is really beautiful. Keep going with your craft ♡

[@zt7706]

Love your content man great craftsmanship, I would love to see you try to sculpt celebrities' faces tho, especially how you'd tackle something like Pop Smoke's braids or something, anyway great work keep it up

[@lxl9026]

Omg I love the colour of that wood what the hell! I’ve never felt this strongly about wood before

[@MMA_Boxer]

My friend if not already you are about to be a master you have the whittling hands keep up the great work my friend God bless.

[@wyattdickson11]

Excellent job for your first walk around the bend so to speak, only advice I could give us maybe to add her hood on the next revision to help give that saintly air about it as well as to soften her features more maybe fuller cheeks but overall a more delicate character, definitely not the easiest task but anyone passionate in their craft finds their own way 👍

[@breakingthemasks]

This is a great time lapse. Thanks!

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DevilishDaysxMaui]

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

[@chelseastraker942]

That’s amazing, great job ❤

[@chrispate2788]

WOW..VERY TALENTED, BEAUTIFUL work, u got skills my friend ! 👍

[@mattmccusker7639]

You're already there friend, the only obstacles we really face is our own self doubt! ❤

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you!🙏🏻

[@8628416]

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

[@nicolasarmandugon-xe4rn]

Es increible me encanto es arte puro!!

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you! 😊

[@sophiesblossom]

Looks amazing !!! ❤

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you!

[@willcookmakeup]

Looks really good! The only propotion I would say is is the nose ang brows. And Im not a wood carver, but I'm recommending that as an esthetician and makeup artist who works with female faces on a daily basis and those were the only things a little off to me.

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Agree, thanks for the tips! I'm friends with an esthetician and she has the best and most constructive criticism.

[@charleshuff7905]

That’s a beautiful piece..kudos

[@Dakinekine]

I'm sure you'll get better over time but holy cow That's amazing for your first time my man

[@EvilSantaTheTrue]

Good sir... your dexterity in your hands and your designs are impeccable.. - evil santa

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thanks!

[@the.imprint]

Aw! That's beautiful!

[@duckyjustducky3367]

Mary looks beautiful, well done

[@erickjarquin2355]

Beautiful Skills. You are very talented !!!

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you!

[@razarine]

YOU DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB WOW

[@michaelmancheno5562]

Very cool to see native American men represented

[@Camolot]

Came out good looking!