Meer carving

Bought a REALLY cheap meerschaum pipe on eBay.

It is a clumsy rendition of a hand holding a rose, but the clumsiness of the execution leaves a lot of raw material left to try and improve!
I intended to make the petals of the rose thinner and more curled and even try and improve on the fingers and wrist of the hand. The sleeve leaves room to carve out a bracelet or even a watch.
Another project awaiting fulfilment...