Fruit and Vegetable carving.

I started fruit and vegetable carving classes in September and  I am really enjoying them tremendously. It needs a lot of patience and concentration as the work is very intricate but the results are very satisfying.
I started off with carving carrot and cucumber leaves in week one. Controlling the knife which believe me is very sharp and  one that has a mind of its own needs a lot of skill and manual dexterity!!!My  cut fingers will vouch for this, having invested in a whole box of bandaids.

Week two and three progressed to carrot flowers , which came in all shapes and sizes.I am yet to master the perfectly shaped flower.

Week four and I am onto carving turnips, these being larger are I guess easier to manipulate as there is more surface area.Although I must say taming the knife is yet a challenge.

Now on to week five and along came the melon. My knife skills are improving and have only used two plasters all week. :)
I hope to continue for a few more lessons, I will update my progress if my fingers are still intact!!lolz.

Here are some clicks of my amateur carvings.