African Wild Dog (aka Painted Dog) sculpture crafted from found wood Abigail has gathered on her wanderings.

Most pieces used to create this sculpture were collected in the UK along the Devonshire coast in early 2024.

Each piece of wood has been selected for it’s unique qualities of shape, texture or markings, carrying with it a feeling of the animal it is destined to become.
The starting place for these pieces isn’t the idea to create a specific animal, but a careful assessing of the wood collection and as pieces are selected to work with, the animal characters begin to reveal themselves.

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Abigail works mostly with a range of hand tools in her London studio to create each piece.

The surface of the Wild Dog has been The surface of each beast has been carved, burnt, drawn on, gouged and painted. Each individual tooth and claw has been carved and sanded. It's tongue has been painted with pink emulsion paint. It's left ear is a repurposed salad spoon found in a 2nd store, the surface of which has been carved into to add texture.

Created for display only, it is a fragile piece to be handled with care. It is not a toy.

Each 'Wood Sculpture' is an original, unique artwork - you will receive the piece shown.


Measures approx: 39cm L, 19.5cm H, 23cm W.