tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57259791673608273052023-11-16T07:10:51.672-08:00ERB's Woodcarving BlogEric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-8894352865493062362012-05-04T22:19:00.000-07:002012-05-04T22:19:07.082-07:00Geislor Trip Day IV & IV Veiled Lady<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Day IV was a turn the corner day but very late in the day. Day V, on the other hand, was the day it all started coming together. I'm down to the final rasping and finishing stages. I discussed the final finish with Pascal and told him I had done a little research on the original carver of the this veiled lady in stone. Monti (the sculptor) would leave a duller finish on areas that were in shadow and put a high polish on areas that were closer to the surface of the body. Pascal recommended rasping over the whole thing and then using a sanding and burnishing technique to put the final surface on it. Once I am finished I'll give it a good coat of wax and buff it up.
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This is the carving at the end of Day IV. Lots of refinements left.
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Ed is moving along. Very complicated piece.Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-17645642314544058912012-05-02T22:07:00.002-07:002012-05-04T22:20:30.205-07:00Day III Geislor Trip Veiled Lady in WoodThe process is very slow. Dig down to the top of the fold and try to reveal the face in between the folds. Sounds easy enough but unfortunately not. Looks like I will be finishing this one at home. We'll see after two more full days on it.
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The block of Linden. Not much could be removed with the bandsaw.
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First cuts in front of the shoulders. I started this on my own and Pascal stopped me and said "Start at the top and work down".
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Starting to emerge by days ends. Off to schnapps tasting!!Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-58193205475187912562012-04-30T22:14:00.000-07:002012-05-04T22:21:34.921-07:00Day I Geislor Trip Veiled Lady in WoodFirst day was very long, cramming to finish the clay model. Worked through the lunch break and after dinner. The clay model is half the size that the wood carving will be. Wood should be glued and ready to hack into this morning. This is going to be a challenge. Thanks to Raffaelo Monti for the inspiration.
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This is the original sculpture in Marble by Raffaelo Monti.
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Wood armature for sculpture. Head can pivot so as to play around with head positioning.
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Finished Clay ModelEric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-24658566740138217502011-08-17T12:22:00.000-07:002011-08-17T12:28:31.598-07:00Head in Stone Day III<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsGoog5bqTcl73X7TWzrz5rHkWqKux_wy0NMDPtGj6u1KkIdfY00syjsBvrbww0S9WQA6x_Exhe6Anq2E7SxxJISRcmv1RXz4e4OccmjVVi0R-SCmeUEQHo6Awe3wJUrHoT9_KfnRdWic/s1600/IMG_3051.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsGoog5bqTcl73X7TWzrz5rHkWqKux_wy0NMDPtGj6u1KkIdfY00syjsBvrbww0S9WQA6x_Exhe6Anq2E7SxxJISRcmv1RXz4e4OccmjVVi0R-SCmeUEQHo6Awe3wJUrHoT9_KfnRdWic/s320/IMG_3051.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641908361614177650" /></a>
<br />I missed my post last night due to extreme lack of progress followed by extreme fatigue. (Although I did muster enough strength to go shoot some pool with Pascal and the boys) Didn't think I had much to share. Today was definitely turn the corner day and it is beginning to look like the model. Pascal loaned me his small air hammer with a small tooth chisel that worked great. There is still a long way to go and I will be surprised if I actually finish the carving. Bit off a little more than I could chew this time.
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<br />Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-8753379782835315912011-08-15T11:07:00.000-07:002011-08-15T11:38:00.903-07:00Day I of Carving the Head in Stone at Geislor Moroder 081511<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8r5DhYaIN5QTqXsSwplnzcLeWxSoN6S3WIc16tMSDrX3qV3307j3cvVdMwZ-gBZWQjYIGjDAbYaW9ShSarjHRjIAnEGg1jy2bqncQQuc7xN7KZqn-0A_cbgbKfCy00clk-E6tI2_LzEr/s1600/IMG_3033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8r5DhYaIN5QTqXsSwplnzcLeWxSoN6S3WIc16tMSDrX3qV3307j3cvVdMwZ-gBZWQjYIGjDAbYaW9ShSarjHRjIAnEGg1jy2bqncQQuc7xN7KZqn-0A_cbgbKfCy00clk-E6tI2_LzEr/s320/IMG_3033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641153580795759810" /></a>
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<br />I had three things to accomplish today: Sketch my idea, create the clay model, and pick out the stone. I managed to get through all three of these steps and am now wondering, "how the hell am I going to finish this carving in 4 and 1/2 days?" I'm reasonably satisfied with the clay model. It's not perfect, but then again I'm not Antonio Corradini. I don't think I did all that bad considering I've not done this kind of thing before. The goal here is the following: Create a carving in Marble of a veiled woman that gives one the sense of a very sheer fabric draped over the head of a woman. (Google Antonio Corradini and you'll see what I'm talking about) Pascal (our esteemed instructor), of course, knew exactly what to do: Sculpt the head without the fabric, and focus on building up the wrinkles and subduing the details on the other areas. It kind of works. Let's see if I can now do it in Marble!!<div>
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<br />Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-74282138417170231282011-01-08T06:33:00.000-08:002011-08-14T22:21:18.630-07:00Final Blog Entry from Elbigenalp 010811<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKizZvY2_aWMOlyqgrGreXzhr4sH0R9r153ujRs0SCpNPNJu9MO1X5p3g5zsAaPU7imp_SlRHFvubqyPp6gGKMTuRiD-K2a6rD1FEA-WfcEqhsKt2troUD9KNokbSqOy5hvth5pLyDkgLc/s1600/IMG_2577.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKizZvY2_aWMOlyqgrGreXzhr4sH0R9r153ujRs0SCpNPNJu9MO1X5p3g5zsAaPU7imp_SlRHFvubqyPp6gGKMTuRiD-K2a6rD1FEA-WfcEqhsKt2troUD9KNokbSqOy5hvth5pLyDkgLc/s320/IMG_2577.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559826313057863090" /></a>
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<br />Wasn't a whole lot of time to work today, but I spent the last three hours refining the Acanthus Leaf and getting a lesson from Pascal in carving an S-Scroll. He of course made it look very easy, but it was not. It is very hard to get the long cuts that look so good when a master does it. He did show me one trick where you push down hard on the middle of the tool when coming up against the grain. It is a way of cheating the grain to finish a long cut. I tried it out and it kinda works, but kinda didn't. It worked for Pascal so I am assuming it is something I am doing wrong but I will practice the technique and see if I can figure it out. I am including some pictures of Ed finishing up his carving and a few pics from our two hour walk this afternoon.<div>
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I am, although, very happy with the results. The carving came out exactly as I would have liked it to come out. Should be an easy finish at home. The barn beam now has one shelf support and one to go.<div><br /></div><div>I've included a picture of George as well.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-66090384360039017222011-01-06T21:55:00.000-08:002011-01-06T22:07:16.772-08:00060611 Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokb4NEBOzmwzGzruS8z30k_NQuR8M7S9OKU1UWijrg9NIWJWEP4YtsnxAGhDjjI-4aoeDi5CdmzAFqAxAmcRAUQ9ajjtdZSFg75dDx5c8nX5pG5dTKs70WnMBgaxOapKOuiqBYskiYY4f/s1600/IMG_2556.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokb4NEBOzmwzGzruS8z30k_NQuR8M7S9OKU1UWijrg9NIWJWEP4YtsnxAGhDjjI-4aoeDi5CdmzAFqAxAmcRAUQ9ajjtdZSFg75dDx5c8nX5pG5dTKs70WnMBgaxOapKOuiqBYskiYY4f/s320/IMG_2556.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559321335688344562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b7bOPD_uhMkFzybXlOA0eKD3NCoBKjTFmP4YAWnhriss6XWVBnE0TAiBvkQPnff-CSzadbb7EIMnPUGfBCjuF7lJXGv8VWcd4KjUrZbxdEw6nUQmW6IVk7T9ZcW4TQ_rAL7xSD_wVAz2/s1600/IMG_2554.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b7bOPD_uhMkFzybXlOA0eKD3NCoBKjTFmP4YAWnhriss6XWVBnE0TAiBvkQPnff-CSzadbb7EIMnPUGfBCjuF7lJXGv8VWcd4KjUrZbxdEw6nUQmW6IVk7T9ZcW4TQ_rAL7xSD_wVAz2/s320/IMG_2554.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559321025434273490" /></a><br />Today I learned some great techniques, from Pascal, on setting up and carving classical hair. He explained how to break up the forms into S shapes, followed by several basic planes and texturing with a small veiner and shadow cuts along the edges. You cross over from plane to plane with the veiner cuts from time to time, which breaks up the masses into smaller masses which can then be treated the same way for more texture if you like. He also showed me some great texturing techniques on the body using a 12 mm 11 followed by a large 9, which was used to blend in between the troughs left by the 11 (if that makes sense). I have one area of the body that he completed and I will leave his marks for future reference. This is the nice thing about doing a class here. They demonstrate techniques on your carving which is like 3D notes from the class. Today's job will be getting as much done as possible to both get some more weight off the carving and to bring it as close to finish as possible.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-64318200576304709402011-01-05T11:36:00.000-08:002011-01-05T12:05:57.807-08:00Geislor Moroder Trip 010511<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtn5L7EYJqDYH7ln0660iFVx8zDsuRGMc78dC6-33JRIoFWZniG4Caa3KBQ6vICEGonGb-K9yTaH-arpin5lc-EdPjGR_RVPK_yymkGIWGhJhltjDSHGoZVk1PwlBV9pI8h7u8pIV7rVbU/s1600/IMG_2542.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtn5L7EYJqDYH7ln0660iFVx8zDsuRGMc78dC6-33JRIoFWZniG4Caa3KBQ6vICEGonGb-K9yTaH-arpin5lc-EdPjGR_RVPK_yymkGIWGhJhltjDSHGoZVk1PwlBV9pI8h7u8pIV7rVbU/s320/IMG_2542.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558791120144621250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDtM6jyDXAK4fHildVA8w-pmrXErR0hNxpjebXF_M9uOFW22dpyQRrqMArIz3ZwCsRbS1l_rA5SnpKVczLV7of4KK5vbDRc2LynCx7JKFZF4FTP1y9BaU7SuQGMpTmxLwkQ2YhuA9IRrC/s1600/IMG_2523.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDtM6jyDXAK4fHildVA8w-pmrXErR0hNxpjebXF_M9uOFW22dpyQRrqMArIz3ZwCsRbS1l_rA5SnpKVczLV7of4KK5vbDRc2LynCx7JKFZF4FTP1y9BaU7SuQGMpTmxLwkQ2YhuA9IRrC/s320/IMG_2523.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558789895180746482" /></a>What a workout it has been during the last two days. I felt a little behind after losing a day to the clay model. Last night I was thoroughly exhausted and didn't even have enough energy to make a blog entry. I've included pictures of George's & Ed's projects in addition to my Atlantes. <div><br /></div><div>Pascal showed me some nice techniques, using just a wide flat chisel, to do much of the roughing. I really helps keep you from working on detail to early. I ended the day with a great lesson in creating a classical male face, Pascal style. I am very pleased with the results. Now if I can get the rest of the carving to look as good as the face I will have something nice to remember this week by. 2.5 days left and still a lot to do.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIYTBPVfNMsj8TiHs565CJN80NwG5WtA9roWtX0zDZB8l2GjXqg8w8Ep9yj-bsJAeJMH5WsSPNajDbVWOOb7k4i7SqDgXHZ65b-0iW28OeAV_j03-YIi2DaDeaLrV3V_i0G6XJygHNLCJ/s1600/IMG_2543.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIYTBPVfNMsj8TiHs565CJN80NwG5WtA9roWtX0zDZB8l2GjXqg8w8Ep9yj-bsJAeJMH5WsSPNajDbVWOOb7k4i7SqDgXHZ65b-0iW28OeAV_j03-YIi2DaDeaLrV3V_i0G6XJygHNLCJ/s320/IMG_2543.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558788655489654754" /></a></div>Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-89483288929977260832011-01-04T04:50:00.000-08:002011-01-04T04:57:34.078-08:00Ed's 2nd ChildhoodAmazing what a grown man will do when nobody is looking.<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyr2yUXj5IcecZxZB5SrHHQ33oqSBSLQVXKzp7FODdmJ4wdirmONk2niM7djjQDiu4_VzXkmwFNG5JKEW8Ybg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-90403462088811720152011-01-03T13:04:00.001-08:002011-01-03T13:06:56.609-08:00Geislor Moroder Trip 010311<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4T60L4vguKJflhXo0k-apYcBfIyaqh7yhAUndqK45h8LKKZn6WOvj9jKBZfP5osZsAWkrTFJh-anc1fVHRw1qjP7yTp7H-XTlEjh4_vZWHItvtLmSbwnZdSMN0nScVR2Mb8Dbsf8koCxd/s1600/IMG_2510.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4T60L4vguKJflhXo0k-apYcBfIyaqh7yhAUndqK45h8LKKZn6WOvj9jKBZfP5osZsAWkrTFJh-anc1fVHRw1qjP7yTp7H-XTlEjh4_vZWHItvtLmSbwnZdSMN0nScVR2Mb8Dbsf8koCxd/s320/IMG_2510.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558058235129788114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-RxOFuIIfTi6blscvHLPCUwUToQM_oyVsGuTeacwRrFZrSDqqQWucPpm0F8dM1tmk7ZcGtrovThERPjw07nqKHEMyT4oglC2OXx4Smuayn1Hysn3dVIc87MzXs8t-wLzFPcwYZp0vtlV/s1600/IMG_2509.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-RxOFuIIfTi6blscvHLPCUwUToQM_oyVsGuTeacwRrFZrSDqqQWucPpm0F8dM1tmk7ZcGtrovThERPjw07nqKHEMyT4oglC2OXx4Smuayn1Hysn3dVIc87MzXs8t-wLzFPcwYZp0vtlV/s320/IMG_2509.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558053690860510482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UZQLClGyJh8cAMKh0CWEJQoR9JNwns9gyIxR7dETcEH-pTynXhjJuZZFMaUm6hX7BggBp1s1SE0k4fs2ZQYvi85DSbVZ9hhyMxwSoHvLniUUuKedhg4n4opWumIZYYRIR9HwJsyaKBrT/s1600/IMG_2501.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UZQLClGyJh8cAMKh0CWEJQoR9JNwns9gyIxR7dETcEH-pTynXhjJuZZFMaUm6hX7BggBp1s1SE0k4fs2ZQYvi85DSbVZ9hhyMxwSoHvLniUUuKedhg4n4opWumIZYYRIR9HwJsyaKBrT/s320/IMG_2501.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558052987322572994" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Carving the Atlantes</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">What's an Atlantes? It's the male version of the Carytyd. What's a Carytyd? Wikipedia defines it <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 26px; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar. The Atlantes is of course the male version. I have this old barn beam that someone gave me many moons ago and have wanted to carve a pair of ornamental brackets to hold it up. So here is the plan: Carve a male and female version of the Carytid to act as shelf supports for the beam. I should have a good start on the male version by the end of the week and with any luck I will find some time to make the female version. So in other words, by the year 2020 I should have the shelf in place.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 26px; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Here are a couple pictures of the finished model I completed on Day I. I've slimmed the hips down a little since I took the pictures. The figure was looking a little female like so I made it a little less hippie.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 26px; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 26px; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The picture order is reversed. The last picture is the beginning of the clay model. The first and second pics are the more or less finished model. Tomorrow I start the carving.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 26px; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 26px; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div>Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-71345129748236257772010-08-13T09:21:00.000-07:002010-08-13T21:56:32.298-07:00Chainsaw Carving Day V<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqBHkapLEnzjX70IJjiQikgV4S_KBOmEh0IH3SKcstKLO2-hR5zcbfVzWhuUrOD-c_rUC817y70u4tShs_g5lPiTa-B5EneDKByliKOxNqgB8Ntbsq4GZ9Svu1rFAI3S1Cq36mQsX2kog/s1600/IMG_2330.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqBHkapLEnzjX70IJjiQikgV4S_KBOmEh0IH3SKcstKLO2-hR5zcbfVzWhuUrOD-c_rUC817y70u4tShs_g5lPiTa-B5EneDKByliKOxNqgB8Ntbsq4GZ9Svu1rFAI3S1Cq36mQsX2kog/s400/IMG_2330.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505124232374011826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTZPJyel-shp_ixCrYEF3poefNcV8WMZkPGlbqWgjLYlk0iOz7oZosGUsF_N9ld39Sk7BhDA6SeErQBw-wCRBd_xBJGDPgAAR47kEaMe1nejdhLxlfcgaPPb7NfgyGU9kvOVl4GKolL1R/s1600/IMG_2337.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTZPJyel-shp_ixCrYEF3poefNcV8WMZkPGlbqWgjLYlk0iOz7oZosGUsF_N9ld39Sk7BhDA6SeErQBw-wCRBd_xBJGDPgAAR47kEaMe1nejdhLxlfcgaPPb7NfgyGU9kvOVl4GKolL1R/s400/IMG_2337.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505124229631645410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAUuoDBpWxqVnUfRlJA0vmH4-aTlWkiZfrHM_NLn5ClRUzLj4e-gaoqFLKBM49m2Bq9XqSjJFdh7yT6YpisLWo6XmNzo2_nmcr7-PFVksvDRNprbN0XjrfxcbuLGtx6GPYk-wpIImIoaX/s1600/IMG_2341.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAUuoDBpWxqVnUfRlJA0vmH4-aTlWkiZfrHM_NLn5ClRUzLj4e-gaoqFLKBM49m2Bq9XqSjJFdh7yT6YpisLWo6XmNzo2_nmcr7-PFVksvDRNprbN0XjrfxcbuLGtx6GPYk-wpIImIoaX/s400/IMG_2341.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505124223211392802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAFIVapT65XtaOIv9BjgCCA-4TBt-j3zV50TNAvMFfSY7c86QcsfGcDk7CVyLYMloqLm0UXCODeRk1KNi8bET8hssUC7d8bvQ9RKx0bIAvHGIjS_5_MMVNFYfTRTYYlpWAfC493B13Ilb/s1600/IMG_2353.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAFIVapT65XtaOIv9BjgCCA-4TBt-j3zV50TNAvMFfSY7c86QcsfGcDk7CVyLYMloqLm0UXCODeRk1KNi8bET8hssUC7d8bvQ9RKx0bIAvHGIjS_5_MMVNFYfTRTYYlpWAfC493B13Ilb/s400/IMG_2353.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505124220358168146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzJ6TSb1hb6PqC-b7tneCuRHDQpUGA5lePiHRhk2i9IwZGVzZI5k53-4cs7To1EM4cwHkrJl7SdBvEC2fnVMnmh05ljsgEd63WYFpPV1kj6KWq38hOgXbgNdhpJd3l3Hn-KFcIq82TSwH/s1600/IMG_2326.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzJ6TSb1hb6PqC-b7tneCuRHDQpUGA5lePiHRhk2i9IwZGVzZI5k53-4cs7To1EM4cwHkrJl7SdBvEC2fnVMnmh05ljsgEd63WYFpPV1kj6KWq38hOgXbgNdhpJd3l3Hn-KFcIq82TSwH/s400/IMG_2326.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505123640446535122" /></a><br />Today was the continuation of "Carving the Head with a Kettensager 101". I did pretty well up until it came time to wedge out the face. I had to take off the pieces in two cuts and of course they did not meet. Once I got done creating the two planes for the face I found that I had created the "man with the pointy face". Nevertheless I pressed forward with the carving, after all this was purely a lesson and a vehicle to learn some techniques. Michael had me set in the location for the ears next followed by creating the profile down the midline. Not much different than what one might do with carving tools. Here where it got very difficult. Firstly, you must create two planes, using the chainsaw, one for the tilt of the eye, and one for the side of the nose and sweeping across to the cheek bone. Next came setting in the with of the nose, the smile line, and the barrel of the mouth. Now came the really hard part. Carving an eye with a running chainsaw. I had an extra difficult job because firstly, since I created too narrow a face, my eyes had to be set in deeper. Secondly, I had knots dead center on each eye. The eye was created by using the tip of the chainsaw to first set in the inner corner, followed by additional depth under the eye, followed by additional depth on the outside corner. Did you ever try carving the fold of the upper eyelid with a running chainsaw? It ain't easy!!! Of course Michael made it look easy, but then he did the easy side of the carving (now I can say what all of my students always tell me!!) Just kidding of course. I spent the balance of the day completing the face and giving him some nice wavy hair. Today I will have Michael show me the ear and it will be finished.Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-73588088349554636992010-08-12T09:23:00.000-07:002010-08-12T11:27:36.984-07:00Chainsaw Carving Day IVI couldn't be happier with the end result. I was able to finish the nude and begin the carving of a male head. I spent the morning refining and finalizing the details and just after lunch Michael put a disc sander in my hands and told me to go over the high points of the carving with the sander. He explained that it was good to leave some of the chainsaw marks in the hollows as this added interest to the carving and kept you from overworking the carving with sanding and wiping out details. The final cut was up the back of the carving with a chainsaw cut eminating from the center of the tree. Michael explained that this was a way to relieve some of the internal pressures of the tree as it dried and subsequently shrank. This was not a guarantee that the carving would not crack in the front but increased one's chances that the carving would not crack right up the middle. I took a look at some of the dry carvings that dot the landscape at the school and you could see clearly where this relief cut was made and what was once a chainsaw cut was now a much larger space. If the chainsaw cut does it job the wood can freely shrink from the back and preserve the details of the front. Michael also showed me some additional texturing techniques which were designed to give some contrast to the smoother carving.<div><br /></div><div>I was very happy to finish the carving and get started on the next since there is only 1 1/2 days left before I must fly home. Tomorrow I will continue the male head I started today and am anxious to see how Michael has me set up and carve the details of the face. There are about a 1/2 dozen or so of these carvings on the property and it was always quite amazing to me that they could get this level of detail with just the chainsaw. No offense to the American carvers, but you don't generally see this level of detail on a chainsaw carving. </div><div><br /></div><div>By the way. 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Today is when it all came together. I was more or less happy by the end of yesterday but I never imagined I would get this far by the end of the day. Today was a complete workday. No lectures or critics, just work. Michael worked with me about 3 different times over the coarse of the day and showed me some great modeling techniques using the chainsaw. He showed me how to use the tip of the saw to create troughs and modeling in tight areas where slicing cuts could not be used. The key to using the saw this way was to lock the saw into your body so you used the swing of your body to maneuver the saw. Other times he would use the top and bottom of the blade to brush the wood which was great for flatter areas or areas with a slight concavity. Another cut involved laying the saw on it's side to smooth over outward forms. I took lots of video so I can review these skills again at home. <div>One of the main things I wanted to see today was how they would carve the delicate features of the face using just the chainsaw. Michael suggested that we create the suggestion of the face instead of trying to carve a realistic face like one might carve on a smaller figure with gouges. The tip of the saw blade very lightly created the hollows around the eyes and even the parting of the lips. Very amazing to watch a master at work. If I finish up the carving tomorrow, and I may, I would like to spend the last day and a half carving just the head so I can practice these techniques. We will see how the day goes tomorrow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_AtBVlIohk-MTuy-uR8cF8olFql6kjjcZFckQZi0JHornPZn4aYIscNyiKLZcnfMewDaAiytqmFE1GVf0-MtwiFy9nhun6QpxMd5zo5rP5x25o0UZt0_r_s0YNb2GdryI6VSs7u1DZyb/s1600/IMG_2225.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_AtBVlIohk-MTuy-uR8cF8olFql6kjjcZFckQZi0JHornPZn4aYIscNyiKLZcnfMewDaAiytqmFE1GVf0-MtwiFy9nhun6QpxMd5zo5rP5x25o0UZt0_r_s0YNb2GdryI6VSs7u1DZyb/s400/IMG_2225.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504236394074705266" /></a><br /></div>Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-64520237560880459752010-08-10T10:37:00.000-07:002011-08-14T22:23:27.851-07:00Chainsaw Carving Day II<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9VrGfCA4FLq95jDQo7_2P7vKDdy1mxllrhoGi9oSJJCXpeUbJzIabp6cgj3CrACFJLsuwfSrlgcsktaSKy5DVzM8U0GIl487WIhNiyhdb9xx0Exlro2fRbIq91TxXhOjKC9iFITt65Kk/s400/IMG_2195.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503847337315210994" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxHC6I68BNvmSl_1v9bDcAFGqrs_6Yp_kMQmbfaC56ZNTH_kBvuZszEdHxARuEwsrbLq_C9XcCpAsM6lkKKlFks95-BtOZ_WWz9dloi3ahp1wzFXQNujzlJITv_2wfeTlDrL1Y6GE2pFN/s1600/IMG_2200.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxHC6I68BNvmSl_1v9bDcAFGqrs_6Yp_kMQmbfaC56ZNTH_kBvuZszEdHxARuEwsrbLq_C9XcCpAsM6lkKKlFks95-BtOZ_WWz9dloi3ahp1wzFXQNujzlJITv_2wfeTlDrL1Y6GE2pFN/s400/IMG_2200.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503847342392590466" /></a>
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<br />I found myself starting the day by pondering how I would go about extracting a figure out of this massive log. I got to class a little early and remembered that the first step was to de-bark the log so I could use the crayon to draw some lines on it. By the time the class started I had the log fully de-barked. We had ended the day before by talking about how we would start these carvings and I remembered that I must first square off the front and begin setting up the curve of the figure front to back. The female torso is leaning back dramatically with her head looking toward her left. <div>
<br /></div><div>Michael started the morning by working around the room and discussing each person's carving and each person's unique challenge in starting their respective carvings. There was quite a variety of carvings ranging from a 7 foot tall giraffe, to a frog, a bull, an eagle's head, and several other human figures. <div>
<br /></div><div>Once we were allowed to fire up the chainsaws I began the carving by squaring off the front plane, followed by the tilt backwards and culminating with a slight turn and twist to the left. Michael had explained that this was a way to get the dynamics of the figure started, by creating a powerful line backwards with a twist to the left. Once this was accomplished Michael had me begin setting up the outline of the right side of the figure. I marked a center line, matching the center line marked on the model, and took measurements off the model and transfered several points to the log. For measuring I had a stick cut to the exact height of the log. I measured off the height of the model, which was about 1/7th the height of the log, on one side of the stick and divided it up into an equal number of divisions. I chose to use 8. I numbered these divisions 1 through 8. I divided up the full height of the stick into the same number of divisions, marking them off on the opposite side. These were also numbered 1 to 8. Measuring and proportioning became as easy as taking a measurement off of the model with a pair of dividers, checking the measurement on the model side of the stick, finding the same proportional measurement on the other side of the stick, and transferring the measurements to the log. No proportional calipers necessary. The first cut of the log on the front became my reference plane from front to back, and my center line became my point of reference for side to side and height measurements.<div>By lunch the figure was beginning to be recognizable. We started the afternoon with another round the room discussion of each person's carving. Michael talked about looking for the composition of the figure first, not the details. He said looking for line, proportion and balance was more important at this stage than looking for details. He looked at each person's carving and model and identified the main lines and movement of the carvings. I spent the balance of the afternoon translating the model to log and by day's end had a pretty good start. Tomorrow I hope to have the basic figure roughed in so I can begin looking for and carving some of the details.</div><div><div>
<br /></div></div></div></div>Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-55404322779288742532010-08-09T10:29:00.000-07:002011-08-14T22:24:26.687-07:00Schnitzen mit der Kettensage 08.09.10 -08.14.10<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXLKKxXduXwWlgtetWo3SG99tp6dR_cOAZrekt4psIIJcOGVKKn7fFezcPssTvGAYyb-Pomrpe_RQ0P4IRFeQx9vp5acthffEq-sjHcoj8wZyZe-lWf95w5nu9LclZa5HWZfhut9aPn6h/s1600/IMG_2165.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXLKKxXduXwWlgtetWo3SG99tp6dR_cOAZrekt4psIIJcOGVKKn7fFezcPssTvGAYyb-Pomrpe_RQ0P4IRFeQx9vp5acthffEq-sjHcoj8wZyZe-lWf95w5nu9LclZa5HWZfhut9aPn6h/s400/IMG_2165.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503480019881450338" /></a>
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<br />Chainsaw Carving is something I've dabbled in over the years but I've never had the opportunity to take an actual structured class, until now. I've had an interest in this type of carving since the early 90's and actually visited a chainsaw carver in the Catskills, by the name of Hal MacIntosh. Hal told me the best way to learn chainsaw carving was to go watch some chainsaw carvers, buy a chainsaw, and start carving. I did just that. I've been able to produce a few good pieces this way, but still wanted more instruction than watching someone else do the craft. It is next to impossible to find a class in the US. Fortunately, since falling in love with the Geislor Moroder School of Woodcarving in Elbigenalp Austria, 3 years ago, I had the perfect facility to learn this art form. We met last night at the new pavilion Martin Geislor is having built for the outdoor classes he holds at the school. It is a beautiful open air pavilion which is timber framed in the local pine. Our instructor, Michael (I will determine his last name for my next blog entry . . . shame on me), started the class by lecturing on the basics of the chainsaw, and did a great demonstration on how to sharpen the blade using a flat and round file. The lecture was of course in German (I am in Austria by the way) but a few of the other students spoke some english and were very helpful in translating for me. Michael speaks a fair amount of english as well and gave me me a little one on one training after the lecture to make sure I fully understood. He explained that we would be starting the class by carving a boot. He would use this lesson so we could get a chance to try out some cuts, while at the same time allowing him to evaluate each students ability. Everyone got a small model to copy from and we went to the log pile to pick out our first piece of pine. The logs were big enough around to allow us to blow up the boot about 4 times. After de-barking the logs Michael had us measure the extreme dimensions of the boot and mark off a rectangle on the end of the log that of course would be big enough to enclose the boot. Once the rectangle was determined Michael showed the group the best way to slab off the sides of the log with the chainsaw. We were working with electric chainsaws that had a dime sized tip bar on them. The short carving bar was not long enough to reach across the width of the log so Michael demonstrated how we could take the slab off in two cuts, one from the right and one from the left. Michael also showed us a couple of other types of cuts that could be practiced in the waste pieces before they were removed. We spent the balance of the day creating our boots and at about 3:30 we gathered for our critic. Michael went around the pavilion and gave a critic on the good and bad points of each person's carving. You'll find that chainsaw carving is very fast and everyone had more than enough time to finish the carving by days end. After the critic we all gathered in the model room to pick a model for carving. I chose (what else) a figure. Next stop, the wood pile, to pick out our logs. I found a log which was big enough to multiply the model about 7 times. The carving will end up being about 5 feet tall. Once the logs were cut and moved into position we ended the class for the day. It was quite a workout, and I am thoroughly exhausted but anxious to get started on the carving tomorrow.Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-51661987806413007652010-01-02T03:43:00.000-08:002010-01-02T03:58:07.058-08:00Last Day of New Years Week 2009-10<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2byXWiC0BpETqG1p-qdfwttkyGsqtNdkW6oS7VkFTzMWgzix7ZXAekuvtdIXcMnacHkI9sUzYvvdqfmF8DG7mhSlVasSg8vkmaZBqWoyPyOIKfWHf4KtlcTEE9hwWGbHJbq3jfczOo4ex/s1600-h/IMG_1789.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422110284655042162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2byXWiC0BpETqG1p-qdfwttkyGsqtNdkW6oS7VkFTzMWgzix7ZXAekuvtdIXcMnacHkI9sUzYvvdqfmF8DG7mhSlVasSg8vkmaZBqWoyPyOIKfWHf4KtlcTEE9hwWGbHJbq3jfczOo4ex/s320/IMG_1789.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAlnnjTvATKYKlOs8rYWP1ELrq8LxxDD8wzt4ZfKL4JGrY7HyD8tOUPC8haMumMc-zSkqmIZvoxUvFGodIEka3li0Zrl5CRvXcaNflN9veKvskKLQb1k55G7ECzWSYoGp12ax-4iqm_gJ/s1600-h/IMG_1775.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422109566465672978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAlnnjTvATKYKlOs8rYWP1ELrq8LxxDD8wzt4ZfKL4JGrY7HyD8tOUPC8haMumMc-zSkqmIZvoxUvFGodIEka3li0Zrl5CRvXcaNflN9veKvskKLQb1k55G7ECzWSYoGp12ax-4iqm_gJ/s320/IMG_1775.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFfwW5wtPcB8GP863hA0cYL6F5RSeNB3BUOlEWQjrFijR2yO4NSO_8Ju9BCuLi9re5mHWscAtiCw2BRtpV6DIQOQRuIqA1t0G0UvgKFsPdJxCqg56lMNcjM6jrGtPUiKz0T0djupbgHP7/s1600-h/IMG_1785.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422108703848661890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFfwW5wtPcB8GP863hA0cYL6F5RSeNB3BUOlEWQjrFijR2yO4NSO_8Ju9BCuLi9re5mHWscAtiCw2BRtpV6DIQOQRuIqA1t0G0UvgKFsPdJxCqg56lMNcjM6jrGtPUiKz0T0djupbgHP7/s320/IMG_1785.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>It's been a great week but I have to admit I am tired and ready to go home. Yesterday I started a new project and went into the model room to pick something out I thought I could finish in a day and a half. There was a left over model from the June stone class. Pascal thought it would be a good exercise for me and told me to directly model it into a block of Pine with little or no measuring. I drew a center line, took a couple of critical measurements and sketched out the front view directly on the front of the block. At that point I simply just started removing wood from around the perimeter of what would be the figure. I've gotten quite far with it as of noon today and will probably get it finished or closed to finished by days end.<br />George started his third figure today as well.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-50461160110072569682009-12-31T23:58:00.000-08:002010-01-01T00:11:57.357-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV1OfMnqrTGtiDkH14aZliA6sasmV4pjHfvudr3TMjXu7QLyNtlNiLaZhzdccK1007edL4BVoQSIZo2Tzo-oacXCJ5-X134_EHXnP2DaiT-eJ1zceI-U2pzWzGVqtnGLfUiI-XvkPBaLx/s1600-h/IMG_1743.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421678777471978866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV1OfMnqrTGtiDkH14aZliA6sasmV4pjHfvudr3TMjXu7QLyNtlNiLaZhzdccK1007edL4BVoQSIZo2Tzo-oacXCJ5-X134_EHXnP2DaiT-eJ1zceI-U2pzWzGVqtnGLfUiI-XvkPBaLx/s320/IMG_1743.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7l1jFy0zRjsss2MPw6vcXh6v6LMqdhZKXVyj0pIU05cqcW87ItS_1jlhip9UsC-9DJ7ImYNz6wFtdJnTRlM_fvGq4eIvVQazDUu5zDAax19Ra1wEuP3t9PNWD73M1MFe6rzNmo7DcGWI/s1600-h/IMG_1745.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421678768191549538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7l1jFy0zRjsss2MPw6vcXh6v6LMqdhZKXVyj0pIU05cqcW87ItS_1jlhip9UsC-9DJ7ImYNz6wFtdJnTRlM_fvGq4eIvVQazDUu5zDAax19Ra1wEuP3t9PNWD73M1MFe6rzNmo7DcGWI/s320/IMG_1745.jpg" /></a> Happy New Year</div><div> </div><div>Last night we celebrated New Year starting with hot soup and hot apple cider by a crackling fire. Later we had a wonderful multi-course dinner in the Gastube and a walk up the hill to the Chapel to ring in the New Year. This is my 3rd time here for New Year's Week and it was fun, as usual, but I must admit I missed my lady back home in NJ. One day I hope to take that walk with her.</div><div> </div><div>Last night was a Blue Moon and when the fog banks would pass you could see the snow capped Austrian Alps in the background bathed in moonlight. I tried to take a picture, but without a tripod it was virtually impossible. Today we go back to work at 2:30 and I would like to pick out a new project for the last day and a half.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsBmqo8r7DdisCSKB8IkTMnHUNdeMZuMwysMAVG2ay9cmFvc-Xd1p16ORF0wLJoldkj0afo4x5l1LyrUNtbItA9q5R_22sPFI_FXWVFbUBTWTsNWdNOxTpWmyxrzxv64ihUY-QEh0IJLl/s1600-h/IMG_1749.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421678766321084194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsBmqo8r7DdisCSKB8IkTMnHUNdeMZuMwysMAVG2ay9cmFvc-Xd1p16ORF0wLJoldkj0afo4x5l1LyrUNtbItA9q5R_22sPFI_FXWVFbUBTWTsNWdNOxTpWmyxrzxv64ihUY-QEh0IJLl/s320/IMG_1749.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwS_sSv02D5Wg4zyHC4uyK0JdSA7Ia_dZqdkKLQFON6WM7E2cueiVZWiu44-02-GdQaj8Pomxj5UEFKypPBPDz_PwkIHgbtJZMLdOa3Hl6Pt2DmyYGEY1cwez-S7hjgN2Ts0UFOPhu-EY-/s1600-h/IMG_1754.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421678762241909794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwS_sSv02D5Wg4zyHC4uyK0JdSA7Ia_dZqdkKLQFON6WM7E2cueiVZWiu44-02-GdQaj8Pomxj5UEFKypPBPDz_PwkIHgbtJZMLdOa3Hl6Pt2DmyYGEY1cwez-S7hjgN2Ts0UFOPhu-EY-/s320/IMG_1754.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-74436554726423794232009-12-31T05:56:00.000-08:002011-08-14T22:24:48.842-07:00New Year's Week in Elbigenalp 123109<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikP0ayu5BMOULS17jxzwQavaYfzlougK9xDdjJSg_QicUdOvy_mZK3Usvn5DdzfhJ-p_s46PA0XD21GSYjer-t4dReAn_463oExDBl9r6qRbrRwt0akysVv-luZC0Soti_XN5LLw3SkqUY/s1600-h/IMG_1733.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421399695671305330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikP0ayu5BMOULS17jxzwQavaYfzlougK9xDdjJSg_QicUdOvy_mZK3Usvn5DdzfhJ-p_s46PA0XD21GSYjer-t4dReAn_463oExDBl9r6qRbrRwt0akysVv-luZC0Soti_XN5LLw3SkqUY/s320/IMG_1733.jpg" /></a>
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<br />Pretty well finished her up. I did some back cutting to free the tail end of the silk scarf off but decided not to go to crazy thinning it out from behind. Pascal mentioned something about hollowing it out. He's left for today and I'll find out tomorrow around midday when classes resume.</div><div> </div><div>It's raining outside and the ground is very icy. I don't think we will be walking up the hill tonight to ring in the New Year. All for now.
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<br /><div>Today was not only Wednesday but it was "over the hump day" on the woodcarving. Things are all coming together for me today. The face is pretty well finished up with the exception of some finessing. Pascal had a great idea for the base of the carving. He suggested I take the tail of the scarf and use it as a great ending for the carving. It looks as though it would be blowing in the wind and creates an "S" shaped flow to the carving carrying one around to the bottom and then back. I couldn't be happier and I feel as though the light bulb went off on setting up drapery on the second side of the carving. I even got an "at a boy" from Pascal on the drapery. George finished up his carving of a "sack with knot" that came out beautiful. He has done this carving once before in Alabaster. George started his second carving today of a stylized Madonna and Child. Tomorrow is a short day and we will finish up at noon and later meet at the Gastube (Restaurant) to ring in "Sylvester".</div></div></div></div></div>Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-2607765567397701612009-12-29T11:25:00.000-08:002011-08-14T22:25:41.516-07:00New Year's Week in Elbigenalp 123009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8H6FNLIhdk17ahrrXBfz4Fe-3-s2sUuLmGDDdw50AO4v1P09JKDPeq-HvcZPUSMJs2FiWD4zsZ0EF0-fSEx3x802U9fSrkA4qYo_GSzAVK1DB9Gjld13L31u92YbOQ41fs69RlZnMqCEA/s1600-h/IMG_1701.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420744232064050658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8H6FNLIhdk17ahrrXBfz4Fe-3-s2sUuLmGDDdw50AO4v1P09JKDPeq-HvcZPUSMJs2FiWD4zsZ0EF0-fSEx3x802U9fSrkA4qYo_GSzAVK1DB9Gjld13L31u92YbOQ41fs69RlZnMqCEA/s320/IMG_1701.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><div>The figure is well on it's way now. No major blunders, as of yet. Pascal, of course, is great and he is always willing and able to get you out of trouble and demonstrate techniques for you. Today I got the face roughed in and started the drapery. Pascal demonstrated on an area for me showing me how to start by using the skew chisel, followed by and assortment of other tools. The goal here is to simplify what you see in the actual fabric, going first for the major lines. He explained how one would put more detail into areas that were under tension, and contrast that with softer lines and less detail for the areas that are not as compressed. You learn a lot by just watching how he maneuvers the tools and his choice of tools depending on where and what you are working on. I've posted several pictures of today's progress.</div></div></div>Eric R Bunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897864131664871225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725979167360827305.post-9052196675587181832009-12-28T21:56:00.000-08:002011-08-14T22:26:01.737-07:00New Year's Week in Elbigenalp 122909<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtosGMQ3Xc5EiOHHNl0edl3Hm2FOQSR3A0qd1JFFIndobjhbRwuZ368RwL-3vAD5UOS5uB9WPU0v9G9gDpra667zDIK99eL6DCL7CCUlhseEisMAR91KfO2MpuG4dFNw_AoIgMJ8zo8Si/s1600-h/IMG_1696.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420546391214237074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtosGMQ3Xc5EiOHHNl0edl3Hm2FOQSR3A0qd1JFFIndobjhbRwuZ368RwL-3vAD5UOS5uB9WPU0v9G9gDpra667zDIK99eL6DCL7CCUlhseEisMAR91KfO2MpuG4dFNw_AoIgMJ8zo8Si/s320/IMG_1696.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><div>This is my third visit to the Geislor Moroder School, in Elbiganalp Austria, for their New Year's Week classes. The classes are full this year with three full time classes on going. Mostly German speaking folks. George Cooke and myself are the only English speaking people here but fortunately quite a few German's speak some English.</div>
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<br /><div>This year I wanted to do a drapery study in combination with another figure study under the tutelage of Pascal. I brought out a Signfoam carving I completed at home and a piece of silk. Pascal showed me a nice way to wrap the figure of a woman's head with the silk and I have posted a pic of the model and the start of the carving in Pine.</div>
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