"Dancin' Baloo"

Baloo just can't resist moving to good music! When selecting a photo to carve I try to "fit" the character to the carving recipient. In Baloo's case, the photo I picked is the one most seen with his friend "Mowgli" sitting Baloo's shoulder. When sketching Baloo onto the Tupelo wood I noticed that with "Mowgli" missing from his shoulder, Baloo appears to be in a dance move position. Hence, "Dancin' Baloo!"

 

 

Time to bring "Baloo" to life...

 

 

Remove some wood here and there...

 

 

OK, now don't remove too much!

 

 

Time to perform a little "surgery" to make some space between his left arm and body.

 

 

Don't fret, I just need a little space with the knife to open things up a little.

 

 

That does it!

 

Let's give him a base and some color....

 

 

OK Baloo, make some moves!

 

 

 

 

 

As Baloo says, "Beautiful! That's real Jungle Harmony!"