Getting back in the saddle 

After a long period of not carving (18 months) I've decided it's time I got back into the groove as it were. I always have a small inner conflict when it comes to carving. Part of me wants to sit down with a piece of wood and a few knives and small gouges and just carve, no big tools, no electricity, just me, the edge and the wood. The other side of me wants to go monumental and take the biggest piece of wood I can find and create something big and beautiful.
With the small idea I can carve almost anywhere but with the monumental I need a workshop.
At the moment I am a little challenged as far as a workshop and time to use it are concerned so I guess it's back to my trusty knives.
So, here we go, honing stones at the ready and sharp knives a plenty I'm going to get back into practice with a lovely piece of box and a sharp knife to create a small rosebud. It's a subject I've done a lot of in the past so I know the form well.