This is a personal project I've been working on sporadically for a bit. The original inspiration was a 14th century Japanese Mountaineer's axe that I thought was really beautiful. I wanted to challenge myself to try and design a stylized version of it, and through a lot of trial and error this is what I was able to come up with. It's certainly not perfect, but I'm really pleased with how it came out.

The original inspiration behind the axe. https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/l6vwu4/mountaineers_axe_with_heartshaped_holes_and/