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Offline Zuma

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Tag Team Art
« on: December 02, 2015, 01:56:57 pm »
My X and I collaborated on this piece and a few others.
She was mostly schooled at lacquer painting in Russia.
She is now a premiere wood sculptor as well.
PM me if you want to view her web site.
I am not sure I want to put the bite on this gator.
(insert antler teeth)?? Any ideas?
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Re: Tag Team Art
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2015, 07:59:34 pm »
Wow, very nice carving Zuma. 8)

As for the teeth, I can't really say, maybe make some of the same wood and compare what you think looks better, teeth are a bit tricky in my opinion , too much attention drawn to them and after a while it might seem like its smiling at you  ;D
 I'm sure it would look good whatever you decide.

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Re: Tag Team Art
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2015, 09:00:20 pm »
Quote from: Ruddy Darter on December 02, 2015, 07:59:34 pm
too much attention drawn to them and after a while it might seem like its smiling at you  ;D
 
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Worse yet lickin his chops. :P

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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2015, 09:07:24 pm »
It kind of works on the gator..crocodile smile and all that, cousins after all.
Yup...we don't get gators over here, nearest thing we got I suppose is newts, those teeth make me nervous  :-\

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Re: Tag Team Art
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2015, 09:20:51 pm »
More me than she but she was quite helpful
getting her Honey/Porse to pose for me.
Hedgehogs are quite frightening ???
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Re: Tag Team Art
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2015, 08:10:32 am »
Very nice carving Zuma,  8)

(...yeah...scary hedgehogs...but thankfully more noble champion of the garden than a fearsome predator, they make short work of slugs,, greener veggies and no lung worm for pets to catch off them.  :D)

I checked out that site, really nice work, the turtle looks real and I love the large natural figure carving 'Aphrodite' which looks stunning. I've yet to tackle a large lump of wood but looking forward to having a go.
Thank you for sharing, great to see nice work like this, I hope to get back on the carving projects by the weekend and that has renewed my keenness.

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Re: Tag Team Art
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2015, 12:18:53 pm »
Ruddy,
To bad you can't make it to my neck of the woods.
They are having Rodin's works at a Richmond Museum. :)
I am quite excited. ;D

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The horns are from a real deer. ;)
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Re: Tag Team Art
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2015, 12:47:21 pm »
That is a nice carving, the eyes are very lifelike, nice to look at. 8)
I'm sure that exhibition will be awesome, enjoy Zuma  :)
I'll have to have a look over the local copse and see what's been cut this year and left laying around and look out for some large pieces. I've got a couple of ideas for some wall mounted bow racks, I'll probably mug a tree or two for branch bow wood while I'm over there  :D,
(I like the Native American themed artwork and was thinking a bowrack with a white buffalo out of the Holly I got set into a nice slab of some kind, something I'm thinking over.)
I got a whole lot of new ideas now swimming in my head ;D, thanks again.

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Re: Tag Team Art
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2015, 10:44:30 am »
Woooow Ruddy:)
The white Buffalo. I can't wait to see that. 8)
As iconic as Moby Dick.
A Big Horned Sheep is on my bucket list.
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Re: Tag Team Art
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2015, 11:17:13 am »
That will look great Zuma, will you carve the horns or set real ones in? Look cool either way.

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Re: Tag Team Art
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2015, 10:17:06 pm »
Ruddy
Stetting those big natural horns in a wooden bust would be
a tremendous challenge. And for me, to even imagine
getting them in my hands would be wishfull thinking.
I would have to carve the curl with and against the grain.
And then try to give them a symmetrical and layered/scaled look.
Kind of intimidating for this country boy.
But hot damn, like the White Buffalo it would be awesome.
Thanks for your support and interest.
I wish I would have learned the fleur-de-lis by a master
in the begining. Oh well.
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Re: Tag Team Art
« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2015, 05:59:47 am »
I certainly see the horns being a major challenge Zuma, definitely great fun to attempt though.  ;D 8)
I hope that goes well for you and look forward to seeing it, (be cool to see how you go about it in the stages of production.)
 Yep, getting taught by a master is a whole heap better, all the bad habits I got must slow the whole thing down, like self taught driving old habits can be hard to break. Glad I got the sharpening techniques nailed though, things are a whole lot better.
(I got a little more bow work to finish up, taken a little longer than expected, and then back on the carving, hope to post updates in the next few days. My carvings feel somewhat dinky now.  ;D


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Re: Tag Team Art
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2015, 09:03:59 pm »
No doubt about sharp tools Ruddy. ;)
Don't worry about the dinky aspect. :)
If you can do that then massive is a piece of cake. O:)
We made it down to the Rodin exhibit today.
Great time. I'll try to get some photos up soon.
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Re: Tag Team Art
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2015, 10:42:11 am »
 Here are some photos from the museum.
Rodin is not all that primitive so I'll only include a
few of his works.
We also took in some other really primitive work
you might enjoy.
Zuma
 Moce Jaguar from Peru
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Re: Tag Team Art
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2015, 10:52:04 am »
Aztec serpent head. Basalt
African cerimonial hunting jacket
Cheyenne girls jacket.
Hope you find something you like.
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