Wow, what talent!

I’m jealous that someone else has that much talent!

Tatiana, I agree, for decades, I have noticed the similarity of structure , so similar to human limbs. That makes sense, as the way of getting around takes the same basic pivots and axis points of turning and grasping.

It is such a marvel of mastered movement, our limbs, and those of animals, I am transfixed at slow motion video of them in action. There is nothing more beautiful than to study life in slow motion video.

Prosthetics have come a long way in helping to be mobile again. Especially human legs , but there is nothing mechanical that will ever rival the astounding , artistic way everything works, with skin, muscle, tendon, cartilage, and bones, to twist, pivot, grasp, lift, or press, of the human body. Much less, the sheer beauty of movement in action.

I have never carved antler , ivory, or simulated material , someday it would be fun to try.

Well done on your carvings , they are so nice to see.

Rosomahi, huh ? Or Rossamaha ? I have learned a new name for them . A good title for my next piece of art depicting one.

Rosomaha is singular. Rosomahi is plural. Our nouns still have grammatical genders, just like English a few centuries ago, and a rosomaha is a "she" by default. It's a strange word with an unclear etymology. Also for some reason, most people pronounce it with an extended [s], so intuitively you want to spell it as "rossomaha" (and this is how it is spelled in some old books), plus since our phonetics is more relaxed than English, with most unstressed vowels reduced to a generic "uh"-like sound, Jack is actually pretty accurate in his transcription of how the word actually sounds

Amazing work

Tatiana has was called a gift. And we trappers can relate very well to the use of a natural resources in the gifting process.

This particular gift of artistry is phenomenal as well as stunning.
One of a kinds are always unique

Great post.

Blessings and Merry Christmas Tatiana!
Mark

Actually just as amazing as the artwork is Tatiana's command of English which is easily better than 90% of what is on this forum. And all the more so as English, I assume, would not be her first language. Her technical knowledge of the natural world, from this and other posts, is also outstanding.

Remarkable! I admire the patience, and tenacity, that detail-oriented folks have. What a gift.

Thank you for explaining, Tatiana. I will have these new terms for them now , in my word collection !

I had promised Mr Paul I'd share if I ever make another carving. A roe buck skull that was taking up space in my freezer. No sketch or plan really, I just freehanded it, and then my favorite trapper suggested the idea for the left side...

Wow , your talent is incredible
Thanks for sharing

So amazing I'm at a loss for words. Thank you so much for sharing your passions, hard work and gifts with us.

In your last photo, I love the contrast with your carving and your cartoon like depictions of animals on the note paper to the right

Awesome, beautiful art work, fantastic talent !
I would pay good money for that art.

Beautiful Work
such patience

Very nice detail and work

That's amazing. The ability to see that and then execute in 3D is superb.

Absolutely stunning!

Wow! So different, beyond the norm! Bet people would shell out big bucks for these!

Your talent/gift is simply amazing….it has no boundaries.