Gum burl tea spoon

I was intending to carve a bowl, but the wood I chose split. I picked up this little burl from the woodpile and thought it might have some potential. In its raw form it looked a bit like a flat grey slug
The two-tone wood in the handle is not dyed or coloured, it's just a function of the wood itself. Isn't it gorgeous?

I believe that happy accidents like that don't tend to happen if you start off with a set idea or plan. Trying to impose a design on something as unpredictable as wood, you can often miss gorgeous forms like this that pop up.
I try to listen to what the piece wants, and for this reason I love working with burls or twisty/gnarly pieces. They have their own flow and curl that has such character and potential.

Couldn't help carving the spirals on the end *grin*.

The finished piece is about 4 inches (or 10 cms) from end to end, carved from an unknown eucalypt species, and oiled with apricot kernel oil.

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If there are any more experienced wood workers out there who would like to give me some feedback, I'd be delighted (hence the critique request).