As I normally do on Tuesday afternoon, down at the Grove Senior center, I carve heads. This is the latest one. I don’t really plan on what to carve other than it’s going to be a cowboy or a Native American. I’ll cut out a generic head shape before I go and let it go…
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Okie Joe Raffle – The Winner Is………
Kevin Mielcarek Congratulations go to Kevin Mielcarek of Larkskpur, Colorado! To cement the deal, Kevin must send us a confirmation Email giving us his current mailing address within the next 7 days so we can prepare Okie Joe for his trip Out West! If no response is received by that…
The Ranch House Cook
Originally published on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Every once in a great while I do a carving that I think really stands out and represents the best of my efforts. This, I think is one of those. Everything about this little scene just seemed to fall in place. From the spilt soy sauce on the…
‘Round The Bunkhouse Stove
Originally published on Friday, September 25, 2009 Just finished this first character for my Bunkhouse Stove scene. Had the wife come down and model her longjohns so I could get the folds right. I had some worries about the face and whether I could capture a yawn correctly but it turned out just right. There’s…
Making A Bunkhouse Stove
Originally posted on Sunday, September 20, 2009 I came across this photo the other day while looking for Bunkhouse reference material. While I’ve made potbelly stoves in the past I’d never considered a box style. It’s clear that the fellas gathered around this heater are not Cowboys but it would be an easy matter to…
Bound For Rendezvous!
Originally published on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Here is a really nice piece I did quite a few years ago. It was the first one where I experimented with making water so it was really a lot of fun figuring out just how to do it. The technique is really quite simple, especially in this…
Out West Gallery Raffle
Okie Joe, considering that he grew up in Oklahoma, informed me that he would like to help generate some new and continued interest in the Out West Blog site. He’s also indicated that even though he’s an Oklahoma Boy he would like to check out some new territory. To that end we’ve decided to conduct…
Tequila Sunrise – Part 2
Originally published on August 6, 2008 Just how that poor fella can sleep with those two around is beyond me!!! You might remember these two smiling faces from my post some time back on making a paper manikin. Well….they’re back! That’s Hannah with an “H” on the left and Miriam with an “M” on the…
Chung Lee – Parts 1, 2, and 3
Part 1: This post will cover the carving of the head. You’ll note that I have not included his mustache, his beard or his Que. We’ll add them in the next post. The reason I’m doing it this way is that they will be somewhat fragile and if we carved them from the original block…
Teddy – The Rough Rider
Originally Published on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Teddy Roosevelt always seemed to me to be an excellent character to make a caricature of, especially in his role as a Rough Rider. After searching through all the available photos on the web I found the one I posted in the gallery that I’m using as a…