I carved another pear as a wedding present for friends married at the end of April. The stone was a piece of Green Dalradian Schist from Annagh Head in NW Mayo (almost as far west as you can go). The stalk is Aspen.
Pear & piece of green schist
Pear & piece of green schist
becoming pear shaped
becoming pear shaped
green pear
finished
Wedding present
Pear (schist)
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