Yes, its been a while since my last post. Unfortunately, 2 weeks ago, after we had our 3″ snowfall, I was on my way down to the shop and fell flat on my a**, slipping on a patch of driveway ice. OUCH! My butt still hurts! Anyway, setting here shifting around on my Whoopie cushion, I will try to make a post.
As I said earlier, I’m going to attempt to post photos from the distant past before our cell phones appeared. The photos certainly aren’t as clear or sharp as the digital version but they’re all I have. Also, I can’t determine when they were actually taken. There’s numbers on the back of the pictures but I can’t decipher them.
Anyway, here’s a nice carving of a wrangler looking for a decent ride for the day’s work titled “A Possibility?”. Hopefully, he picked a good one. I was using my horseshoe base design back then as the figures were smaller and I thought it would add a touch reality and a solid anchor to the piece. Naturally, horseshoe nails were used to hold things together. I always felt that the base of a piece plays a great part in a carvings appearance. Too many carvers forget that. Simply put…A base can determine whether your carving ends up as a Nic-Nac setting on a dusty shelf or a piece of sculpture occupying it’s own space.
Comments welcome as always. I really enjoy reading them.
Sorry about the brused ego, glad your good ! All your lines look very crisp on the cuts . Magnificent piece.