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  1. 4th April 2015, 05:50 PM #1
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    Default Turkey "bridge" project

    ..so.. 24 wood carver/sculptors from 18 different countries just spent a month in Eskisehir Turkey..
    building a wood sculpture for the town on the theme "bridge"...(I was the Australian representative)
    .we had 14 days to agree on a design, construct, carve and install..8mtrs wide, 4mtrs high (about 1.5 tonnes)and 90 mtrs of carving in black pine
    ..good BIG fun..work space was in a 15th century mosque..
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    Congratulations, what an exciting opportunity. Have you any more photos?
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    ..installed at 11pm ..minus 6deg and snowing..
    (some detail pics)..
    The last pic is the result of a chair fight between an Irishman an Icelander a Guatamalan and a Botswanan..(arguing over who invented the pavlova)
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    10/10 for imagination on the chair and craftsmanship, but is the "bridge" destined to be out in the weather? thats a lot of carving in such a short period of time, again congratulations.which piece is your work?
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    Quote Originally Posted by shedbound View Post
    but is the "bridge" destined to be out in the weather? ........................which piece is your work?
    cheers
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    The "bridge" is installed outside for about 2 weeks then gets a permanent indoor spot..the environment is very cold and dry so it should be ok for a while.
    ..I spent most of the time building the steel substructure and the fixings..but I managed a few meters of carving towards the end of the project..
    all the carvings were collaborative, with 5-6 people working on a piece at the same time...

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    Congratulations, what a great project to be involved in, I must say you get some very interesting trips away and obviously you meet many talented interesting people. Half yer luck
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    wow , it would be so hard to carve and get it to look the same as the the other carvers work ,
    smile and the world will smile with you
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    Great thread!
    Well done and lucky you.
    Did you make the tangled chairs while you were over there?. I don't quite "get them" in this story.
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    ..the chairs were just a self indulgence when we had 10 mins spare...nothing to do with the project...here's a 3 minute version of making the piece
    https://www.facebook.com/IWCScollab....nf&pnref=story

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