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Tlds shows the detail of the eye ant! facial plates along with the blend of colors.

To physically add depth to the piece, I glued some small scraps of burl along the bottom edge of the slab to break up the

man-made cut. Although none of the picces are more than 1" high, it still gives the illusion that you arc looking over a coral reef in the foreground.

To add more depth, 1 reburned the front sea urchin, making the spines longer and thicker, and brought a few spines up over the fish to show that he was behind the urchin.

By tills point, 1 had added depth optically and physically. With that done, 1 decidcd that this fish was finished and to make any more changes to it would be gilding the lily, beating a dead horse, or perhaps overcooking the fish.

But then I thought about plates, gourds, leather, and a whole bunch of other surfaces to play with! So, stay tuned and see what comes next.

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