A trinket I carved out of redgum with only a pocket knife since that was the only sharp tool I had.
Of course it represents love.
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Looks cool!
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Thank you! 
The really nice thing about hand-carved trinkets/objects like this, is the way they feel - thereās that tactile quality and once theyāre smoothed off and oiled they feel like satin and strangely, they never feel cold even when first handled.
Iāll have to carve something in Blender nicer than the cartoon blowfly Iāve just started, though I still donāt know how to even texture/material an object yet.
Wow! Sounds interesting. Maybe they preserve some sort of energy from the creator. Though thatās not a relevant subject here. Youāll love sculpting in blender.
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i know, but itās ātraditional artā 
and like I said my portfolio was completely empty!
I had to add something 
Maybe - I certainly focus a lot of intent in each carving and instead of linseed or other cheaper commercial oils, after sanding them to a 1,200-grit super-smooth finish I rub them against my skin, because the oil we produce is not only a more personal touch to a personal carving, itās much better for finishing wood.
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I meant, what I said about it preserving the energy is not relevant. Iām into energy healing and studied a bit about energy preservation.
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Thatās really interesting. I like it when personal touch is added to any form of art or creation. Itās like adding a bit of your heart and soul into what you made.
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That kinda makes sense to me - shh donāt tell the others
Iām always 100% focused on the piece Iām carving too: seeing the knife is carbon steel and honed sharp enough to shave hair off my arm, the few times Iāve tried to carve while Iām distracted has led to cuts that have almost cost me a finger on more than one occasion.
It really only takes 2-3 cuts where you just miss a tendon - blood spattering the floor; bone visible - for you to start seriously giving the wood and knife ALL your attention.
Exactly
Itās polarizing that: some people react with āEww - you used oil from your skin?ā, while others understand exactly why Iād do that.
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omg! That sounds scary. Not a big fan of gore. But neither the kind who faints at the sight. You must really love what you do (and your fingers too 
). I can see that in your work. Very neat and attention to details.
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lol! Only if they knew your blood spilt on it too. Haha!
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The cuts and blood arenāt scary, itās always thinking how close you came to - like I said - slicing a tendon and losing the use of a digit thatās scary for a while after a cut: usually it stops me continuing for a while - just because it makes me so paranoid.
But, thereās something about it - once youāve got a carving more than half finished you kinda get to the point of āno returnā, and you need to finish it - it turns into a compulsion once youāve worked on this one object long enough to grow emotionally attached to it.
If that makes sense.
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It totally makes sense. Thatās why I still continue to develop some of the scenes even if it stresses me out. My work is the reflection of my dreams, desires, fears and almost any emotion you can think of.
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Almost makes you feel sorry for people who donāt, canāt or refuse to allow themselves to be expressive
Poor non creative people - none of which hand around here of course, but theyāre out there 
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To each their own I guess. Mastering my emotions and feelings is something Iām trying to learn too. But whenever I try my poker face, I feel like giggling at how fake I must look. Expressions are what makes an artist and art unique.
Yes, yes and yes
You are correct and poker-face is stupid
For me, I usually just get pissy and resent-filled then snarky if I cannot express what Iām feeling at the time: whether itās with language and words, carving, drawing or just body language.
I loathe being in any situation where other people expect me to put a lid on my self-expression, because what theyāre then expecting is for me to be inauthentic - or fake, in your words: if you cannot express yourself, you cannot be yourself.
Simply being told to shuddup by anyone, is being told you cannot be yourself.
I rarely do though.
Shuddup I mean
Iām going to cook my dinner.
Iāll be hovering here though, so go on - Iām all ears
I find myself in that situation very often. How I stay calm is very simple yet effective for me. I try to understand what makes a person or a situation who they are or what it is. Thereāre a lot of untold or unexplained stories behind every situation. Keeping my opinion only for the people whoād understand, saves my time and energy. So most of the time, I keep my opinion to myself 
Ever heard about barking back at the dogs? lol
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I know, but Iām a stupid, reactionary male so find it difficult to resist barking back at them 
Mmm.
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I wouldnāt call it stupidity. āExpressiveā maybe? 
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The sheer volume of new creations here makes actually learning the software - more difficult.
All night last night I had Blender open and minimized as I flicked through countless posts in /artwork, and everytime I would be ready to go back and start playing - another new rendering thatās interesting enough to look at