Custom Yoka Show: WIP Part 1

So I am working on a custom for the Yoka show at the Vinyl Toy network that's on Nov. 21. I am going to make one of my characters from Nori's story. I went up to the Tail of the Dragon Sunday and found a nice piece of wood. I do not like to cut up living trees so I was lucky enough to find a piece that had fallen from a tree, naturally I presume. Here is the blank figure and the piece of wood I am starting with. I will post updates as I make progress. So far I have carved the wood some and gave the vinyl a nice bath to get the oils off so that the paint adhere better. I do not have a lot of time to get it done, so I will be working rappidly on it.