Archive for April, 2012
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
Well the great British weather strikes once more!
I am writing this on the day when I should be there carving, but the weather is horrendous out there-the event was cancelled.
Thankfully we were warned that this could happen and therefore I decided not to carve what I had planned but fail ...
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Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
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Well here they are, I still have to carve the inscription and shape the stone blocks.
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The inscription will be carved on a sunken panel. You will notice a hole under the hands at the front, this is to drain off the water that would otherwise pool.
I may put ...
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Monday, April 16th, 2012
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Well here are the latest photos, as you can see I have started to carve more detail and there is a hand!
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I decided to carve feathers between the wing and the shoulder in order to give strength but hopefully make it look delicate.
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From mittens to fingers, I ...
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Sunday, April 15th, 2012
I will be putting the cherub commission on hold for a few weeks while I get on with some other commissions. However as my website is about 2wks behind the cherubs, there are still 2 more posts to go up!
The next commission is a carving of a Green man with ...
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Monday, April 9th, 2012
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Well as you can see the beautiful weather is ideal for working outside, this light is perfect for seeing detail and obviously once I have washed the dust off, I can see what needs to be worked on next!
Having put the first shapes over the hair I can start ...
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