It's a difficult question to decide when and how to separate the branches. Once they're separated, I can't carve as boldly as I would like. The first of the three sections has already been separated, and work is underway on the second.

いつ、どのタイミングで枝々を分離させるかは、悩ましい課題です。分離させてしまうと思うように大胆に彫ることはできません。3箇所のうち1箇所目はすでに分離完了し、2箇所目に取り掛かっています。