Category: Sculpture

At last!  We get to do some detailing.  Be calm and take your time. Comments welcome.

Whoops!  There was so much going on around here that I forgot to make a post of Part 4 of this series so I’ll include it here with Part 5.  I don’t think I’ve mentioned it but Judy and I have lived in a Log Cabin for the past 30 years and, while enjoying it,…

Aside from a little touch up on the face we are now ready to set it aside for a while to start considering the type of a body and detail we can use for the bust.  As this is a teaching exercise I think we will keep it simple but still add enough details to…

In part two we address the nose and the mouth.  While doing this remember the actual anatomy of the facial muscles to get the best result.  One can deviate a little but, in this case at least, distorting these details too much could result in something that’s not correct with the overall figure.  Take your…

With this new series we hope to show the progression of carving a Native American Plains Indian from the raw piece of wood to the finished and mounted figure.  As it will be an in-depth project, it will no doubt take a while to get to the end of it.  In this first video, I…

Well, I started out hoping to find a way to create these videos on my own so I could relieve Judy of the chore of holding the camera.  Unfortunately, that idea didn’t work out.  So, we’re back to her holding the camera and trying to keep up with me.  Sorry Sweetie! As I’ve mentioned before,…

Here’s a little slideshow of a carving I did quite some time ago back before we started making videos.  The head of the figure was already carved but it will show how the bust body was completed, painted and mounted.   “Bitter Creek” Newcomb was a member of the Dalton gang but was lucky enough to…

I have a few extra heads setting around on the workbench so I thought I would do a new, larger than normal, bottle stopper.  It’s nothing really out of the normal stopper but the character’s braids required a taller bottle than the short mounts I normally use.  Anyway, it should turn out nice once it…

Three or four years ago I first saw some figures carved by a Mr. Peter Ekback, who lives in Lapland, Sweden, on the Character Carvers Face Book Page.   I was totally astounded by the creativity, cleverness, and overall appeal of his creations.  Some might call his techniques a little crude but I call them fantastic! …

This carving has always been one of my favorites.  A classic for sure.  I did this piece back in September, 2007 and it was immediately sold to some lucky Cowpoke at the Red Steagall Cowboy & Chuckwagon gathering in Fort Worth, TX.  Judy and I were invited down to participate in the event by setting…