Here she is! This one has taken me a little longer to produce as I really wanted to get the figure just right. While the anatomy is somewhat exaggerated I still wanted them to be soft, nicely rounded and tasteful. I also worked to make sure the figure was balanced even with those bodacious ta-ta’s….
Category: Sculpture
Beer-Thirty
May 7, 2008 Here’s a figure I did a while back that I don’t think I’ve posted before. I had a lot of fun carving him but the most enjoyment was collecting and disposing of the reference material. I made the six-pack carton out of metal and then individually carved the bottles. To make them…
Granny Gets A Tattoo – Finished!
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Finally!!! This thing has really been a chore to finish. The carving part was easy compared to the shop front and all that lettering. Ever tried to letter backwards on a piece of clear Lexan? I don’t recommend it!–I think it’s a nice little scene…an unusual one. It’s not so funny…
Granny Gets A Tattoo!
Now, if this works out it will be a really funny scene. Granny is standing out in front of the local Tattoo Parlour contemplating the “Today’s Special”. I know what that special will be but won’t give it away until I get the building built. Granny has her umbrella, her purse and you’ll note that…
The Texas Skip – Finished!
April 23, 2008 I put the finishing touches on this fella today. I must say that he turned out really well. I only had to epoxy the wire rope into his left hand as it fit just perfect in his right. I was hoping for that as when people touch it, even though you tell them…
Doing The Texas Skip!
Friday, April, 2008 This is a figure I’ve been working on for quite a while. I first got the idea up at the Kansas City Woodcarving show. It portrays a cowboy spinning his rope. The Texas Skip is the action of spinning the rope parallel with the body and jumping or skipping through it as…
A Clean Sweep In Wichita!
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 I was very fortunate to take Firsts in all the Caricature categories at the Great Plains Woodcarving Show in Wichita, Kansas this past weekend. “Sad End To A Bad Year” won the Single Figure in a Scene, “Deets” for Single Figure, “A Cowboy’s Pony” for Animal Figure, and “Distant Drums” for…
The Country Doctor
Sunday, March 16, 2008 To hopefully keep your interest in this Blog here is a smaller carving similar to the Doc used on his rural rounds. This figure stood about 6 inches tall.–The Buggy was a real fun project. I made the folding top out of a piece of cotton cloth soaked in shellac and…
Joshua Hits The Trail!
Every once in a great while we a lucky enough to produce something that that seems to be a step above our normal output. “Joshua Deets” is just such a carving. Maybe it was the love I have for the saga of Lonesome Dove and the fantastic and colorful characters that inhabit it. Maybe it…
“Joshua Deets” – First Look
Saturday, February 16, 2008 What a great subject to carve! The book Lonesome Dove and it’s associated TV series is loaded with material and characters so rich in detail that just saying their names gives me a whiff of cattle herds and trail dust. I thought it would be neat to try and carve some…