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Wow.. time flies and another year has passed by. Though I didn't accomplish a great deal of carving, I did some. Took one class from Trudy carving my 1st bottle stopper. Carved a bark house for my land lady's 89th birthday gift. Put my 1st face in bark with the little Santa. Finished a Jon Nelson Santa for my sister, and 2 boxes I'd purchased from Sheila Hunter. My experiment with them was using the nail polish they paint decorations on finger nails with to color the... Read More
I learned several weeks ago that one of our very talented members had passed away. Hal Harsin belonged to the same carving club as I and I feel blessed to have known him. I have made him the featured member and will leave his pages up for awhile. I hope all who read this will click on his picture and visit his site. He was not only a very talented carver but also woodworker. He enjoyed almost all aspects of woodworking. I remember that he brought in for show a... Read More
One of my major "hangups" is painting my woodcarvings. I have seen several carvings which were painted by long time carvers and the carvings were beautifully painted. Shadows in the right places, highlights as well etc. etc. I have 2 carved busts which I carved and had the help of a well known carver and painter. What a difference. I am a bit color blind and depend on the labels on the paint bottles for help with the colors. I do want to do a GOOD job in painting my carvi... Read More
Jan. 20th 2006 was a day that changed my ability to carve for years. I snapped a wrist cartlidge moving furniture and then medical practice spent another 2 years messing things up and trying to fix them. It's so nice to be able to say that I believe carving will once again always be a part of life. Once I had the pain under control and some ability back, there was still a long way to go to regain my imagination. Last year I carved this house - (60hrs as I was jus... Read More
I guess the good news is I'd been busy... messing with flowers - until the warm weather left in Nov. - and camping :1st trip of the year is Easter - last is Halloween - and carving for Christmas gifts - Doane in the summer and MO for a wedding in the fall. Took a class with the group doing a cottonwood bark tree house (it's not done but NEXT UP) Took another class with Bill & Trudy to carve a cowboy - that dang nerve and the barometer don't alway let me carve when I'd like to...... Read More
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