g tech
Dileon
LMiller
sccarnes
SlowMover
Toycarver
claude
brushpilecarvings
jmischel
bigEd H
fpace
LBlake
tmstowe
MichelleOH
brent
leayc
Midnightcarver
JeffBailey
brianrickman
aulddiy
genemesser
breezly
Ashbys
Ron
TomEllis
Soggy
chuckbolton
bigdave
uvawyo
CurlyEarly
Tom H
Goody
Thomp
Names will be added as they request.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Group Project Description
As promised, here is a general description of this group project, and some specifications.
THEME: "Hillbilly Reunion" A scene composed of carved objects by existing members of the Wood Carving Illustrated, magazine's Message Board.
SIZE: The items to be carved and constructed will involve a 1:14 ratio. That puts a 6 foot man at 5 1/8th inches tall carved. This ratio has been established as an average size that carvers on the board are used to carving (not too small, and not too large).
It should be noted that the final scene and structures will be determined and based on the finished carvings received. In this regard, we may find ourselves doing several scenes. We'll have to wait and see.
It is our intention to let the participants select an item(s) to carve with the understanding/goal of having them select an item(s) that is within their carving skill level. To help achieve this we have grouped the possible objects to be carved/constructed into three skill levels.
I. Beginner II. Intermediate III. Experienced
POSSIBLE OBJECTS TO BE CARVED
Adult Males: Skill level II or III
Standing (3)
Sitting (3)
Leaning (2)
Laying down (1)
Running (1)
Playing banjo (1)
Playing fiddle (1)
Playing guitar (1)
Adult females: Skill level II or III
Standing (3)
Sitting (3)
Carrying trays (2)
Carrying pitchers (1)
Kids: Skill level II or III
Standing (2)
Sitting (3)
Running (3)
Swinging on tire swing (1)
Animals:
Pig standing (1) II
Pig laying down (1) II
Baby pigs (lots) II
Cow (1) II or III
Horse (1) II or III
Chickens (4) II
Dogs standing (3) II or III
Dogs laying down (2) II or III
Dogs treeing raccoon (2) II or III
Dog peeing on mans leg (1) II or III
Raccoon in tree (1) I or II
Possum (1) I or II
Cats (3) I or II
Goat (2) I or II
Equipt & Misc. Skill level I
Axe
Bucksaw
Wash tub and wash board
Buckets
Broom
Hoe
Shovel
Clothes line with clothes
Jugs
Firewood pile
Misc. Skill level II
Old pickup truck
Old car
Picnic table
Benches
Porch chairs
Porch rockers
Use your imagination when you carve the males,females, kids, and animals. Add humor to them. Have them doing something. You can carve a hillbilly leaning against a porch post while doing something else. If in doubt, read dileon's posts on the message board.
These are also but suggestions, come up with some of your own, just remember the ratio.
Also Thomp will be posting some general sketches of hillbilly's in various poses, as well as some dogs.
We don't want the final assembled scene to look like "cookie cutter" patterns, a static scene with no movement, nor all one carving style. Just as there's "talent in them there hills", there's talent among this list of carvers. There's humor out there too.
The above description may change in some of the detail, as we move forward; but should remain essentially the same.
THEME: "Hillbilly Reunion" A scene composed of carved objects by existing members of the Wood Carving Illustrated, magazine's Message Board.
SIZE: The items to be carved and constructed will involve a 1:14 ratio. That puts a 6 foot man at 5 1/8th inches tall carved. This ratio has been established as an average size that carvers on the board are used to carving (not too small, and not too large).
It should be noted that the final scene and structures will be determined and based on the finished carvings received. In this regard, we may find ourselves doing several scenes. We'll have to wait and see.
It is our intention to let the participants select an item(s) to carve with the understanding/goal of having them select an item(s) that is within their carving skill level. To help achieve this we have grouped the possible objects to be carved/constructed into three skill levels.
I. Beginner II. Intermediate III. Experienced
POSSIBLE OBJECTS TO BE CARVED
Adult Males: Skill level II or III
Standing (3)
Sitting (3)
Leaning (2)
Laying down (1)
Running (1)
Playing banjo (1)
Playing fiddle (1)
Playing guitar (1)
Adult females: Skill level II or III
Standing (3)
Sitting (3)
Carrying trays (2)
Carrying pitchers (1)
Kids: Skill level II or III
Standing (2)
Sitting (3)
Running (3)
Swinging on tire swing (1)
Animals:
Pig standing (1) II
Pig laying down (1) II
Baby pigs (lots) II
Cow (1) II or III
Horse (1) II or III
Chickens (4) II
Dogs standing (3) II or III
Dogs laying down (2) II or III
Dogs treeing raccoon (2) II or III
Dog peeing on mans leg (1) II or III
Raccoon in tree (1) I or II
Possum (1) I or II
Cats (3) I or II
Goat (2) I or II
Equipt & Misc. Skill level I
Axe
Bucksaw
Wash tub and wash board
Buckets
Broom
Hoe
Shovel
Clothes line with clothes
Jugs
Firewood pile
Misc. Skill level II
Old pickup truck
Old car
Picnic table
Benches
Porch chairs
Porch rockers
Use your imagination when you carve the males,females, kids, and animals. Add humor to them. Have them doing something. You can carve a hillbilly leaning against a porch post while doing something else. If in doubt, read dileon's posts on the message board.
These are also but suggestions, come up with some of your own, just remember the ratio.
Also Thomp will be posting some general sketches of hillbilly's in various poses, as well as some dogs.
We don't want the final assembled scene to look like "cookie cutter" patterns, a static scene with no movement, nor all one carving style. Just as there's "talent in them there hills", there's talent among this list of carvers. There's humor out there too.
The above description may change in some of the detail, as we move forward; but should remain essentially the same.
Group Project
In order to keep the necessary information in an order that we can all see, I've started this blog.
We'll be better able to provide information that is necessary in order to manage a group project this size. As I am posting this we have 31 participants in our "Little" project. Not only will we be better able to provide information, we'll be able to keep the Message Board from getting bogged down with group project information. We can also better post photos and such with this blog.
We'll be better able to provide information that is necessary in order to manage a group project this size. As I am posting this we have 31 participants in our "Little" project. Not only will we be better able to provide information, we'll be able to keep the Message Board from getting bogged down with group project information. We can also better post photos and such with this blog.
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