Not bad for a first try, but it needs much refinement. The centered oval, needs to be more oval without the hiccups. Don't detail or mold the cut in the layout until it's borders are trued up. Get your penciled border true before cutting, then cut true to it. Very true to it. The back grounding is as important as the raised portion, and can make or break what you have as raised. I see many lines that waver in width, and others that begin thick, then taper to small. That needs, in most cases, to be reversed. The very top C that aims left, is a good example. It is too thick at it's beginning. The very bottom right is a 90° extension. That particular one should flow smoothly out from the main stem, in a narrower base, getting wider as it goes. Do some further study of carving designs before you start your stock, and practice drawing. Practice a lot. We all have to. As in engraving, the finished result will only look as good as the design, no matter how skilled you become. One simple thing to remember. The eye hates parallel lines. Sometimes they are necessary to the design, but are to be avoided whenever possible. Keep going. You're doing better than many beginners I've seen.
