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Rock Art => Carvings and Sculptures => Topic started by: Asianfire on June 28, 2016, 04:22:27 AM
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Still not entirely happy with the snout, but.......
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb340/kainzerkurt/ppBanner_zpslnit1nuu.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/kainzerkurt/media/ppBanner_zpslnit1nuu.jpg.html)
Snow Leopard done
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb340/kainzerkurt/ppLeopard%20shadows_zpsohxylje2.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/kainzerkurt/media/ppLeopard%20shadows_zpsohxylje2.jpg.html)
And had just about enough material left to do one more final snake
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb340/kainzerkurt/ppsnake%20number%204_zpsw3i2lykg.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/kainzerkurt/media/ppsnake%20number%204_zpsw3i2lykg.jpg.html)
Thanks for looking, Kurt
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Love them! The kitty is beautiful. :icon_sunny:
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Yeah, like kitty too. First snake and kitty are mine.
Thinking of tapering off the back, so there will be a difference of thickness between top and botom of about 3-4 mm. That angle should allow better viewing of the head and making the rough rind at the bottom visible when worn.
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Kurt:
I really like the leopard, great use of the stone and very nice carving. I don't blame you for keeping it!
Debbie K
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I love it! I tell you the small polyp coral is awesome for these carvings! I ran into a Chinese seller in Quartzsite a couple years ago and he had about (30) 50 gallon drums filled with Bali Petrified Coral and Pet. Wood and he was selling it for $2 a lb!!!!!!!! I pulled out hundred's of pounds of the coral so he gave me a discount, no idea how he made money. I was hoping for small polyps in some but only about 10% were. Have you ever cut a petrified Brain Coral? The pattern is so unusual and I have only ever gotten one piece when it was first imported about 14 years ago. Do you ever see the Brain Coral or carve it?
I love your work, great piece! I would like to buy one our your snakes if that is okay.
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I love it! I tell you the small polyp coral is awesome for these carvings! I ran into a Chinese seller in Quartzsite a couple years ago and he had about (30) 50 gallon drums filled with Bali Petrified Coral and Pet. Wood and he was selling it for $2 a lb!!!!!!!! I pulled out hundred's of pounds of the coral so he gave me a discount, no idea how he made money. I was hoping for small polyps in some but only about 10% were. Have you ever cut a petrified Brain Coral? The pattern is so unusual and I have only ever gotten one piece when it was first imported about 14 years ago. Do you ever see the Brain Coral or carve it?
I love your work, great piece! I would like to buy one our your snakes if that is okay.
Have seen brain coral, but not in cutable state. Will see if and when I get across some.
I'm afraid selling is not an option as I dont sell anything, and all the snakes are spoken for.
Somehow, snakes seem to be very popular, so I wonder why not more people making them. :) :)
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That is good and thanks. The Brain Coral I got had 50% of areas that were a bit porous however you could cut some cabs and probably carve it too. I found it a bit more of a curiosity and I probably still have most of the piece uncut somewhere. How thick do you start with in your snake and other small carvings?
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That is good and thanks. The Brain Coral I got had 50% of areas that were a bit porous however you could cut some cabs and probably carve it too. I found it a bit more of a curiosity and I probably still have most of the piece uncut somewhere. How thick do you start with in your snake and other small carvings?
When I ask suppliers, I ask them to give me pieces that are between 5-12mm thick. The first and last snake is about 6mm and the doublesided ones about 8mm.
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I like the snakes too. I think that I will copy your design and give it a go with some lapis Nevada that has a lot if green.(with your permission, please) The leopard is great. My instructor did a leopard with yellow palm root, I like the coral better!!!
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I like the snakes too. I think that I will copy your design and give it a go with some lapis Nevada that has a lot if green.(with your permission, please) The leopard is great. My instructor did a leopard with yellow palm root, I like the coral better!!!
Absolutely. No problem to copy. Always glad when something inspires trying something new. Lets see how you can improve on the design.
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Nice work Kurt, I really like the leopard, I recon that is one of your best faces. Great to see you still maturing as a carver.
David
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Your choice of stone and the carving of the Leopard is simply magnificent.......................... :icon_thumleft:
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I like them both, and the coral seems a nice material too. I like the different color of the base of the leopard.
well done, as usual.
What will you do with them, pendants?