Thread: carving . WIP

don't know
l wouldn't need to all the back work that l did and wouldn't get a full feeling of who she is
what you are saying is more in the frame of true wood spirit carving whitch l knocked out a few so l was looking for sommthing diffrent just not working out at the mo,,, stay tuned next week and we will see how she comes up

WOW, brill job, cant wait to be talented enough to do carvings like that

I prefer the tree-root idea you started with, and the pictures at post #16. Of course you will need to develop branches and they could form a figure of, say, a woman or an animal.
The figure could be formed as a space inside the twined branches.

soth

its funny you posted that l was in the shed today seeing if she could fit inside the hand with branches around her
also started making a tree trunk with branches the canopy has be stumped a bit at the mo

finished the woman but her holding a tree was the link to the root part(just sitting there so to see what it looked like ) also made a small carving of two hands to go in her hands that looked good also but that is in the shed somewhere

going to put some more work into the tree idea (ghost gum)
and tubby can stand by herself

Got back into this carving ,just in case there is still anyone following this project ,l will tell where im at

there is a lot of ideas floating around my head on how to finsh this carving and l have tried a few.
THis is the new one ,think of a flower bud opening
l have a metal tree l made a while ago, the big hand will go on three branches and the smaller one on one branch
The new carving stands 60mm , it can fit inside the larger hands is another way of doing it

Move my Carving Chair 2000 in the sun and spent a few nice hours having a carve today

good to see and hear that your on the go with your artwork SPIRIT it all takes time doesn't it? It would be good to be able to push on the imagination button at will wouldn't it? Just a few questions:

I don't want to get personal or nuffin but did you, or have you a broken leg?

The golfbag cart seems to be missing something, is the leg rest interchangable?

The bike, the golf cart and the Carving chair 2000 are all in close proximity, will they all end as one Carving chair ????

Are yes the 2000 ,as you well know the 2000 swivels around ,see the foot rest on the side has got a bit of spring in it ,good for when lisening to music .The rest at the front extends out to give that coffee table feel to it
The chair came out of the shed to catch some rays lucky it is made to tip over and can be wheeled into place....,Yes good ,and l can see it now Golf buggy ,Bike and Chair piece is called Things l have taken up and stopped befor l got started

p/s my leg is ok ,l think it is anyhow

OK have been working ,Story so far is the tree and root is growing from the hands ,now out of the tree comes other pair of hands ,like a flower bud opening for a new plate to grow.
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Most of of the work was done with a Triton rotary tool ,love it, you can get geat detail and play with the shapes with a rotary tool ,it feels like painting some of the time
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In the 4th photo there is a blank spot in the branches ,here l am going to try something trickyyyy(quick edit ,didn,t work)
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Starting a new job monday so may find it harder to get back in the shed ,unless l can teach carving yes good job it is
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don't forget to post in the gallery

just been cleaning up the branches today,When you take out the small hand it looks like a wood spirits home ,will try and get the photos to show it next time .Thinking on the base now ,l have a hollow log the right size ,may do the same branches and vine thing with more twists

has anyone got ideas on finshes ,wood is plum and cedar

been sanding away ,down to 150g, looking good .hopfuly will finshed soon

started a new job today,all went well .What great job!teaching high school kids life skills that find it hard fitting into this high pace life we lead
4 hr meeting to start my day 4 hrs of brain storming with 12 other teaches and helpers ,,,,love it ,,,,every monday they do it ,never have l worked in a place so open to ideas.Three projects ,two classrooms useing rammed earth at one of the schools the dude im with is a arty fellow 1st job get his container he worked out of in better shape ,windows ,air vent and a bloody heater

So any how l took this piece in to show them ,just to show then what l could do ,that was a good move ,love to teach them my way of carvings ,l dont like chiesles that much .Well while showing my work off l could not stop lokking at the 2 bottom hands back to the shop for them ..still every happy with it ,just needs more detail

Sanding inside sitting on the rocker infront of the fire watching the footy show l thinks it was Paddy idea )

Hi Spirit

Sanding, love sanding, and as I'm sanding I sway in thinking that while sanding a piece of wood smooth reveals its beautiful characteristics, no doubt, but what your really doing is trying to return the wood to its original state, that is, on the in side. For some reason I like weathered wood better than even the smoothest and polished wood. Some carvers don't sand at all, a stand I admire for its honesty let alone skill.

That being said, I can see why the sanding is necessary for your hands carving, it certainly is a complex form with lots of nooks and crannys. I'd like to know where the idea came from, or wether your similar to me in that sometimes something comes from no particular intention, it just leads you there.

I'd like to see your carving with the forearms being the vase and the hands surounded by a bunch of all sorts of flowers, the smaller hands holding a smaller bunch. I'd also paint a blue sky with white clouds as skin but I'll shut up now, take me with a grain of salt Spirit.

Please keep the pics coming Spirit

Kind regards
Harry

don't know if anybody still following this job,its takeing longer than l hoped .
Anyhow been working on the back of the hands ,vains and tendons and
and lots of sanding
also going to change the root part a little