Must be a nest somewhere
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Must be a nest somewhere
Nothing much to report, inspirations where as bad as the weather this past winter.
Now finally, it seems to pick up.....
This weeks projects:
Tiger iron for a friend in Austria
And some Indonesian coral
Looks ideal material for a snake...
And done
Thanks for looking, and lets make this a less hectic year ahead, Kurt
Now finally, it seems to pick up.....
This weeks projects:
Tiger iron for a friend in Austria
And some Indonesian coral
Looks ideal material for a snake...
And done
Thanks for looking, and lets make this a less hectic year ahead, Kurt
Last edited by KKHK on Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Happy aniversary, time to present two new pieces
Hi Kurt, nice job on the carvings luv the Indo coral.
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Re: Happy aniversary, time to present two new pieces
Wow, Kurt, I love both of them, and my daughter would absolutely love the snake since she used to raise snakes. I believe she still has her albino corn snake, and that piece kind of resembles him so I'm going to send her the link to your post so she can see it. Sweet! I also love the point, and depending on the size I'd want to turn it into an arrow piece. They're both great material for each, and you always do a superb job.
Hope summer brings you more inspiration, and thanks so much for sharing those beauties with us. It's always a treat to see what you've been carving.
Hope summer brings you more inspiration, and thanks so much for sharing those beauties with us. It's always a treat to see what you've been carving.
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Re: Happy aniversary, time to present two new pieces
very nice Kurt , the snake is awesome !
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Re: Must be a nest somewhere
Started a new snake last week, after a rather huge response to the first one, including from a friend who asked for something last year, but never came up with a design she wanted. Now I slowly fell in love with the second one too, and don't want to give either of them away.
So, looks like, I gotta make a third too, and then let her choose from this one or the third. First one is simple, but I like it better despite of improved design in the second.
Number 3 is underway. This time there are a few soft spots to work around, and/or to include in overall design.
This time also, back and front lines up.
Back and front of number 3
Solo Sanding stage 400grit paper
And started another Brazilian for "Fire & Ice" Challenge on FB
As usual, stuck on the face, yet again.
Thanks for looking, Kurt
So, looks like, I gotta make a third too, and then let her choose from this one or the third. First one is simple, but I like it better despite of improved design in the second.
Number 3 is underway. This time there are a few soft spots to work around, and/or to include in overall design.
This time also, back and front lines up.
Back and front of number 3
Solo Sanding stage 400grit paper
And started another Brazilian for "Fire & Ice" Challenge on FB
As usual, stuck on the face, yet again.
Thanks for looking, Kurt
Re: Must be a nest somewhere
Personal opinion #1 is the most life like
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Re: Must be a nest somewhere
I really like the color on #1, then #2, but #3 is too dark for my taste. I love the way the lighter color shows off the snake pattern best, but they're all beautifully carved, Kurt. Hope you can get the face on the FA just right, and I'm looking forward to seeing some colors come out of that one. Nice work, and good luck on the face.
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Re: Must be a nest somewhere
I like all the snake iterations, but have to agree that there is something special about the first one.
Re: Must be a nest somewhere
PinkDiamond wrote:. Hope you can get the face on the FA just right, and I'm looking forward to seeing some colors come out of that one. Nice work, and good luck on the face.
Not Fire Agate for a change, its Brazilian agate. Its the colour contrast that interests me here. The girl frying in the sun, laying on "ice".
To give you a better idea as to what I'm up to: