I believe that every house should have it’s own mouse. I often carve sketches of mice and leave them in people’s houses that we visit. I have carved mice for family and friends as well as just for fun. My late father took up wood turning when he retired and then spent the next 20 years turning and selling his wares at craft fairs and other events. He adopted a mouse as his trademark and so I carved him a mouse wood-turner complete with lathe which he then proudly displayed on is stall.
I like the simplicity of a caricature of a mouse where as long as the basic essence of the figure is there it becomes recognisable. This one that I carved a few years ago for our friends Janet’s and Tom while we were out walking in some woods not far from them. It’s a piece of Beech that I found lying on the ground so I’m amazed that it hasn’t split as it dried out.
This one was a wedding gift for my Godson Ryan when he married the lovely Bryony, it’s in Apple.
This one was for Michelle, George and Chris. He is carved in Apple like Ryan and Bryony’s one.
This one is a little different from the others, he was a Valentine present for my lovely wife Tracey.
More recently I’ve done this one for my youngest daughter Hazel who has set up home with her man Will. This little guy is in Sycamore, lovely wood to carve but a bit boring.
Currently working on one in Oak to replace one that has escaped from Eileen and Catherine. No pics of him yet, I’ll post when he’s finished
Carved by Trev 