My oldest daughter drew this design quite a few years ago while in college. She was an art student at the time and made this design as a gift for me. Over the years the ink started to fade and I sought a way to preserve the piece. It occurred to me that a permanent form would be to copy it in a wood carving. The results are seen in the photo above. I used an African Walnut wood that had a good grain and carved will. The carving is an exact copy of my daughter's work for I laid the paper pattern (her work) on top of my board and transferred the lines with carbon paper. Carving the lines in gave volume to the figures. It has hung in several of our homes and created interest from viewers. As we passed through our home building years and started to downsize it became evident we would have to limit our treasures. I asked my daughter if she would like to have "population explosion". She was very pleased to receive it and in so doing completed the full circle of this arts existence.
*More detail can be found on my art at my website <www.apatchablue.com>
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