In an ongoing series of sculptures, artist Mori (Moriyuki) Kono carves animals crawling out of fallen logs. Born in 1967 in Japan, the artist moved to Canada in 1997 where he currently resides.

For those interested, the works below were carved from logs of Western red cedars. For more beautiful woodwork check out Kono’s artworks along with photos and videos of his creative process at the links below.