10-21-2013, 12:44 AM
Thank You Evan... thank you Jori....
To answer your question Jori... Everything is wood. THose 1st 3 carvings are about 30"h x 40" wide.
To start, I cut about an inch off of the bottom of the original block of wood. Pieces that would not hold up to temperature, moister and climate changes are carved out of that block and added back. That keeps all the wood from the original piece so it swells and shrinks at the same rate and subdues any splitting. THe ropes are all done by hand and rounded. I typically lose my thumb prints in the process, as they at times get sanded off.
Water is easy to carve. Clouds for me are the most difficult. THey are difficult to make look real continuously when adding perspective and having them travel off into the distance. THe other difficult things about the clouds is... People tend to "See" things in them... faces and shapes etc. its fascinating hope the imagination works.
I also use people's imaginations to put things into my works that are not actually there. Subtle illusions that the brain makes connections with.
As for your work... what is the medium? Is that airbrushed? I am intrigued.
To answer your question Jori... Everything is wood. THose 1st 3 carvings are about 30"h x 40" wide.
To start, I cut about an inch off of the bottom of the original block of wood. Pieces that would not hold up to temperature, moister and climate changes are carved out of that block and added back. That keeps all the wood from the original piece so it swells and shrinks at the same rate and subdues any splitting. THe ropes are all done by hand and rounded. I typically lose my thumb prints in the process, as they at times get sanded off.
Water is easy to carve. Clouds for me are the most difficult. THey are difficult to make look real continuously when adding perspective and having them travel off into the distance. THe other difficult things about the clouds is... People tend to "See" things in them... faces and shapes etc. its fascinating hope the imagination works.
I also use people's imaginations to put things into my works that are not actually there. Subtle illusions that the brain makes connections with.
As for your work... what is the medium? Is that airbrushed? I am intrigued.
