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RandyHand — Big Tree Final Clay
Published: 2009-06-16 23:43:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 17880; Favourites: 302; Downloads: 0
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FINALLY!Here it is, the finished clay of the tree... MAN, am I glad to finally be able to post it!
You may not see a lot of difference between this and the last post of it, but the differences are big to me....
I lengthened the fingers a bit and changed the position of the arm to closer match the drawing.
The leaf canopy is still photoshopped in, but I still wanted to give an indication of what it will look like when it's cast in bronze.
I sculpted 3 different leaf clump sizes...large, medium and small....
I also sculpted 3 different thicknesses of small branches to be attached naturally throughout the underside of the canopy....
The cheese and crackers that will be hanging down as fruit will be cast in resin and attached at the bronze stage as well...
Overall size will be approx. 7 feet high
5 feet wide
6 feet deep
I'll be adding little secret hidden things that I can't reveal until the owner sees them in person....
Gotta make you wait...sorry
Now it's time to mold this thing....
I'll take pix of that whole process as well.
This will be the first time that I'll have progress shots of a big piece from start to finish....
Thanks to everyone for your patience with my posting of this.
I really needed to make sure I was completely happy with the leaf clumps and that is where I spent a large amount of time...
The challenge was making the leaves look natural and have some movement....
Thanks to all for your friendship and support!
Hope you like it!
Take care,
Randy
Ps I'll be posting shots of the other side as well...
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Oh I'd make you a helluva deal...
It's funny cuz I can't afford my own inventory sometimes....Lol
Take care
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Ah....perhpas some day then! I love your work so! And yes- it's an odd situation that I also find myself in as far as the price of my own work!
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This is truly great work, that is beautiful.
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Thanks so much for your kind words and support!
Thanks for faving it as well!
Take care
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Wow, that tree so reminds me of the tree in The Last Unicorn, lol.
Wonderful work, love it
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Thank you so much!
I've never heard of The Last Unicorn but would love to see images of the tree in it if you know of any?
Is it a book or a movie or both?
Thanks again for the kind words and support!
Take care
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The one I'm thinking of is a movie from when I was a little girl. The tree in the movie is female and brought to life by a magician. I'll see if I can find a picture. However, you can watch the movie on YouTube
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Very cool...I'll do a search on it...
Thanks for the feedback!
Have a great weekend!
Take care
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Randy this came out awesome...but I am waiting to fav the final bronze. Love how you can always get such personality in your works...you can't really teach that in art - you are just one of those artists that can connect and transfer what they have inside. I love that you choose joy and a sense of humor...we really need that in this world. Your art has a way of lightening the heart...great work!
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Thanks so much Evan...That was a great message to wake up to this morning...
Your support and encouragement means a lot to me.
Looking forward to posting the bronze shots in a few months...I've already got an idea of the color scheme that I'm going to use and hopefully it will exceed my expectations and everyone else's...
Thanks again my friend!
Take care
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for your progress shots you should go to photobucket so you can make a slide show for us all to see the progress
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Oooo, I like that idea...
Thanks for the suggestion...
Take care
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Wow, you did a great work with this one!
This tree got so many personality. It would fit
perfect in a fairy tale or fantasy movie.
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Thanks so much for your kind words and support!
Thanks for faving it as well!
take care
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Randy that's amazing. You put a bunch of hard work into this and it really shows!!!
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Thanks so much Jon...
That's quite a compliment coming from someone of your skill level..
Right now I'm in the middle of molding it so if I can make it through all that and still have my sanity, that will be a plus...Lol...
Thanks again,
Hope all is great with you...Take care
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Not to "right back at ya" but seriously, I think your compliments are too high for me and my humble few sculptures. Keep up the good work! (BTW: I said hi to John Brown for you a while back when I was taking my last class from him.) Take care!
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Thanks for your kind words and support Jon!
Very much appreciated...
Thanks for saying hi to John for me...
Hope all has been great with you!
Take care
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Thanks so much Gabriel!
Thanks for faving it as well my friend...
Take care
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Absolutely great! I love it, and as I said before, if I won the lottery, I'd have one of these in my front garden for all to see
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I'm gonna plop it in your front garden when you win! Lol
Thanks again!
Take care
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Hehe, I'd better go and buy that winning ticket then
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Allrighty...I'm gonna hold you to that!...Lol
Take care
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I definitely think that going for leaf clumps was a better idea, I can't even begin to imagine how long it would take you otherwsie.
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Yeah, you're right.... not only will it be easier, but it will also look more natural when it is all put together...
Take care
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No problem, have a good one Randy.
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Dude this is friggin AWE-some. Really looking forward to your molding photos, good luck.
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Thanks man!
I'll definitely be getting step by step pix of that process all the way as well...
Take care
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Man, that is freakin' awesome!!
The movement on everything is fantastic. I love how it all flows and with those wonderful sweeping textures running from the roots up to the branches.
You always do the greatest expressions. The satisfied grin and those eyes are beautifully done.
And the leaves look excellent! Will be even better once the real things are on but even here you can see how effective they are. They work really nicely together and has a great shape to it all without looking clumpy.
Hope you're able to take some pics of the bronze piece in Hawai. Would love to see that... also love to go there and sit under it 
Really looking forward to the seeing the progress pics of the moulding process. And can't wait to see the finsihed bronze!
Amazing work my friend!
Take care,
Jamie
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Thanks for the comments Jamie!
I really had fun putting all the lines in and getting it all to flow and feel right.
I'll definitely get shots of it in Hawaii...
Gonna have to buy a couple more memory cards....haha...
Yeah, the moulding is going to be a beast, but worth it in the long run...
Thanks again for your kind words and support my friend!
Take care,
Randy
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Thanks so much!
Very much appreciated coming from someone of your talent level!
Take care
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Thanks so much Tim...
really appreciate the kind words and suppport!
Thanks for the fave as well!
Take care
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Not at all, Randy! Your work has inspired me to push for more than just the commercial work. Looking forward to meeting up with you and Dave!
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Hey Tim,
Well your commercial work is pretty much amazing, so I think anything other than that is going to be a shoe in.
I too am looking forward to hanging out at the show with you and Dave in August...
Take care man!
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Dang! Can't believe we're already into July. I suppose I need to make my hotel reservation! And thanks, Randy, you're too kind!
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I know, this is freaky that the show will be here in just a little over a month.
Yeah, you might want to check the hotels and see what the status is....
When do you think you'll want to check in?
If it's Friday I can see about getting you tickets to the patron party on Friday night (5-8 pm) if you're interested....
Take care Tim!
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Just made our reservations for the Embassy Suites. We should be in Loveland about 3:00 or so on Friday and will be checking out Sunday. We'd love to go to the patron party, thanks!!! Looking forward to the show!
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Sounds awesome Tim!
I'll set aside two tix for you and your wife at will call.
Looking forward to meeting you both!
In a month...sigh...can't believe it's this close already....now I really gotta bust ass on the tree mould....heh heh...
Take care
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Are you going to have the tree there?!
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Sadly no...
Even if I could have it in time, I don't think I would want to show it.
There are some surprises etc. on the tree and I wanted her to be the first to find all of them...
It's cool cuz she emailed me and said that they aren't going to open the crate until we are there.
We're hoping that it arrives while we are there...
Take care man!
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Ha haha...wait'll it has cheese and crackers hanging from the branches...Lol
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The woman who commissioned me to do it has a theme area in her amusement garden...
It's going to be a snack/hors d ouvers....theme...
My giant snail Escargot is there already, and now the cheese and cracker tree will be....
the place where it's going is at this web site...
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I guess no real purpose other than to make people smile...Lol
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