It’s Friday the 13th so I should have expected something would happen. Unfortunately, it happened to the Billy Little Fox video series. I had hoped to get the first segment posted on Thursday but a combination of badI memory chip, camera problems, and a new computer’s refusal to accept the recorded material resulted in the…
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Rooster Cogburn – August, 2015
This has got to be one of the best I’ve done so it certainly deserves the “Classic” designation as an example of my best work. I had a little doubt about the collar but it turned out that that was one of the easiest parts to carve. I did reinforce the tips with some…
Rooster – August, 2015
I think I have the submission for the John Wayne museum to consider. While “The Searcher” was nice I think this one, once painted, will be the real standout. Can’t wait to see him in color. -Comments welcome.
Pancakes – July, 2015
“Pancakes”! Cookie just whipped up a stack of flapjacks for the boys as a special treat for their hard, dusty work keeping those cows in line. I had fun with this one, especially making that stack of hotcakes and painting them to look like the real article. I hit it pretty close I think. …
The Plains Warrior – 06/2015
June 4, 2014: This carving started out at our small carving group meeting at the Grove, OK community center. I can usually rough out a head in the two hours we meet while still swapping jokes and hearing all the gossip since the prior weeks meeting. – June 6, 2015: Here’s my progress so far. …
And This Is His Happy Face!
Stay tuned! But don’t expect his attitude to change much! Comments welcome.
Starbucks My Patootie! – 5/26/2015
I finally finished this one this morning and it’s been a struggle. Old age has given me a cataract in my right eye which is the one my vision is centered on. Doesn’t bother me that much for distance viewing but up close it’s a real bummer. Trying to do fine detail, especially painting is…
Starbucks My Patootie! – 5/11/2015
Here’s one I just finished this morning. While I’ve done one similar to this before this one is much larger, standing almost 18″ with the base. I plan on a real neat apron design which should really make the carving. Hope you like him. Comments welcome.
Big Bear – 02/08/2015
I hoping to get this one done before the Kansas City show. It’s all finished now except for the painting. That bear claw necklace is a real snappy detail which will look great once it’s painted. I plan on threading some beads between the claws but will have to wait until it’s almost completely done…
Emmet Kelly
Originally published on October 26, 2014 – Here’s my contribution to the “Silent Auction” portion of the Artistry in Wood show in Dayton, Ohio beginning on November 8. The Dayton group use this event to raise money for their charities and group. This years theme was characters related to a Circus. My first thought…