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Cartoon: Me.Material: Hard maple 3/4 inch board.
Finish: Cherry polyurethane.
Date: August 2005.
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He's absolutely stunning!! O_O a beautiful piece!!
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It is fragile. I usually make cast stone limited editions of my major (read time consuming) carvings. But I'm afraid that the points would break off of the castings. I may, some day get arround to making a cross stitch version, in bright colors. At least that is the plan.
Anyway, I'm glad you like him.
Kathleen
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Do you cast those in plaster? I heard that for really fine details, some artists use dental casting material... I don't know if that would be less damaging to the piece... Also, you might want to inquire what method restorators use when they take casts... it would be a shame to damage such beautiful and intricate carvings, but castings are definitely a great idea... you could even look into more of a mass production so that more people could enjoy your wonderful art... sorry for rambling 
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I make latex molds, because they peel cleanly off the finished wood surfaces. I should experiment with silicon molds, but I am afraid that the mold release will mess with the polyurethane.
When I cast them, I use a material called Vatican stone. It is a cement like material, with a sand aggregate that makes it look more like stone. Then I finish the castings with the same polyurethane I use on the wood.
As for rambling
Kathleen
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it makes me think of the sun rising over egypt, great design and carving!
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This is spectacular. I love the symmetry of it, and how graceful the point of the two wing feathers at the top is. Something about it is just really marvelous to look at - I also love the spiral in the middle of the sun. And the branch-things he's holding. And the detail of the feathers is amazing.
Oh, and the fact that the background looks like a sky full of stars is really neat and symbolic.
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Wow, um. The background is a coincidence, it is just the table drape I use at some of my shows. But I'm glad you like the rest of it. I'm (relatively) speechless. Thanks!
Kathleen
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I am very impressed with craftmanship of this piece. Well done.
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This is absolutely breathtaking! What did you use to carve it? How long did it take?
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I used a combination of wood carving chisels and x-acto knives.
As for how long it took, that is hard to say. I'm a bit of a gadfly, moving from project to project, so the big ones can take years to complete, even though the actual work can be measured in hours. A guess, admittedly an educated one, is about 150 hours. It would be less, except that the wood on this piece is very hard, which is how I got away with all those points.
I'm glad you like it. Thanks.
K
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