tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889839815912516262024-03-13T08:51:18.807-07:00Angie Polglaze - SculptorAngiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-51603509005589042312011-01-23T17:34:00.000-08:002011-01-26T05:46:11.584-08:00Various Carved Critters …<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Animals are fun to carve ... and I'll give anything a go.</div><div>Here's just a small taste of some that I have carved over the years ...</div><div> </div><div align="center">...from dolphins ...<br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 190px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566489081112586274" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAkU6XOaCI/AAAAAAAAAsc/82Otcu8Cdqo/s400/dolphin2.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><div><div align="center"><br />... Turtle carrying a load ...<br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566486757819839922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAiNrbEdbI/AAAAAAAAAsU/nGQU306ftWM/s400/HPIM0086.JPG" /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div align="center">... lots of dogs (of all shapes & sizes) ...</div><br /><div></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAfk_R1u3I/AAAAAAAAAsM/Z_XlrKl9RlY/s1600/PICT7678.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566483859751943026" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAfk_R1u3I/AAAAAAAAAsM/Z_XlrKl9RlY/s320/PICT7678.JPG" /></a><br /><div>... from the real dog (his name is Habib) ...<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAe_I5VZaI/AAAAAAAAAr8/OdNB8j8eWNA/s1600/PICT7671.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566483209498486178" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAe_I5VZaI/AAAAAAAAAr8/OdNB8j8eWNA/s320/PICT7671.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div>... to the carving of the dog ...<br /><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAeAw3vvtI/AAAAAAAAArs/UkxBIgbeueU/s1600/PICT7870.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566482137897483986" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAeAw3vvtI/AAAAAAAAArs/UkxBIgbeueU/s320/PICT7870.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAeLFTWfxI/AAAAAAAAAr0/mnVVGiFHQgY/s1600/PICT7872.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566482315180670738" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAeLFTWfxI/AAAAAAAAAr0/mnVVGiFHQgY/s320/PICT7872.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566481754491836546" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAdqckt2II/AAAAAAAAArk/zdh6-H0z1BI/s400/PICT7871.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566478679885990850" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAa3exjy8I/AAAAAAAAArc/pqkWU3jumpk/s320/PICT6755.JPG" /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAZCFjiGZI/AAAAAAAAArU/nIlHoXdPuOk/s1600/PICT9162.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566476663071578514" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAZCFjiGZI/AAAAAAAAArU/nIlHoXdPuOk/s320/PICT9162.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAY6I5Gi3I/AAAAAAAAArM/c5GqAkHbtjg/s1600/magondog.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 209px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566476526528400242" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAY6I5Gi3I/AAAAAAAAArM/c5GqAkHbtjg/s320/magondog.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAYsg0ypyI/AAAAAAAAArE/muNHugyJCyY/s1600/magondog.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><br /> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 294px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566475885312606978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAYU0LWAwI/AAAAAAAAAq8/z5SNHRQS_cE/s400/mendogs3.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAW8XhY4KI/AAAAAAAAAqs/LEJ51GJNzlU/s1600/DSCN5550.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566474365791953058" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAW8XhY4KI/AAAAAAAAAqs/LEJ51GJNzlU/s400/DSCN5550.JPG" /></a> ... & frogs ...<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAXPbQRPxI/AAAAAAAAAq0/KyKbGptGa8I/s1600/DSCN5551.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566474693211406098" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TUAXPbQRPxI/AAAAAAAAAq0/KyKbGptGa8I/s400/DSCN5551.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /> </div><div align="center">... to a textured unicorn in oak ... carved in England ... 2007 ...<br /></div><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565571300035960482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzhnBbAnqI/AAAAAAAAAps/mz6i8nJSt2k/s400/PICT0843.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">... 'Dream Catcher' carved at 'Bear Hollow', Illanois, USA ... <strong>4th place</strong> ... 2007 ...<br /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565569888369238962" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzgU2jb47I/AAAAAAAAApk/dJmkuzl5UQI/s400/dreamcatcher.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />... 'Big Blue Kissing Frog' carved at the <strong>Faznacarving</strong> event in Holland ... 2007 ... </div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 204px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565565710184681538" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzchpmnEEI/AAAAAAAAApU/7u96PcUekBk/s400/PICT1753.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzbtfOtdmI/AAAAAAAAApE/NFLQ0QwCDAY/s1600/PICT1866.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 199px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565564814046885474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzbtfOtdmI/AAAAAAAAApE/NFLQ0QwCDAY/s320/PICT1866.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzbjpPZPBI/AAAAAAAAAo8/sAZqFS1DBfU/s1600/PICT1867.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 180px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565564644935416850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzbjpPZPBI/AAAAAAAAAo8/sAZqFS1DBfU/s320/PICT1867.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzbtfOtdmI/AAAAAAAAApE/NFLQ0QwCDAY/s1600/PICT1866.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzbtfOtdmI/AAAAAAAAApE/NFLQ0QwCDAY/s1600/PICT1866.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">... & a gorilla ...<br /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565560580701741298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzX3Eyk4PI/AAAAAAAAAo0/RaL3EdbhQJA/s400/gorilla1.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-33466999753403448642011-01-23T17:09:00.000-08:002011-01-23T19:26:41.755-08:00The ‘Fancy Dress Set’ … 2002<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 270px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565579307366939234" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzo5HDe-mI/AAAAAAAAAqU/316wM1p1VqU/s400/fancydressset.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTznrRWzGEI/AAAAAAAAAqM/O8vecx3vvRE/s1600/Ageimage2003.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 243px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565577970102507586" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTznrRWzGEI/AAAAAAAAAqM/O8vecx3vvRE/s400/Ageimage2003.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><br /> </p>By 2002 I had started dressing up my 'Girls' ... playing with color and experimenting with the carving of ruffles and the like ... and through this the <strong>'Fancy Dress Set'</strong> was born especially for a group exhibition at the Jackman Gallery in St Kilda, Australia, in early 2003.<br /><br /><div align="left">The <strong>'Fancy Dress Set'</strong> were to pave the way for many of the Cheesy Chicks that were ... and still are ... to come !!<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 64px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565587811352440194" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzwoG3n7YI/AAAAAAAAAqk/2AuydEcxU7I/s200/logo.gif" /><br /><div align="center"><br />... 'Whip Girl' ...<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 332px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565575356534023106" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzlTJDg48I/AAAAAAAAAqE/RIdzPjqckV4/s400/WhipGirl2003.jpg" /><br /><br />... 'The Madam' ...<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzkn5toRRI/AAAAAAAAAp8/92H4X51vl3E/s1600/madam.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 264px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565574613681325330" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzkn5toRRI/AAAAAAAAAp8/92H4X51vl3E/s400/madam.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="right">... 'Dancing Princess' ...</div><br /><div align="right"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565573689424272818" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzjyGlk3bI/AAAAAAAAAp0/3s9slnkb4Tc/s400/dancingprincess.jpg" /><br /><p align="right"><br />... 'Bug Girl' ... <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzUuCbVBcI/AAAAAAAAAoM/tkbs9cRuVXo/s1600/BugGirl2003.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 381px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565557126913656258" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzUuCbVBcI/AAAAAAAAAoM/tkbs9cRuVXo/s400/BugGirl2003.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p><br />... 'Jail Bird' ...</p><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzUDJaWMgI/AAAAAAAAAoE/9jCV7EAIZD0/s1600/jailbird2003.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 393px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565556390054212098" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzUDJaWMgI/AAAAAAAAAoE/9jCV7EAIZD0/s400/jailbird2003.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 64px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565586383318835618" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzvU_B4YaI/AAAAAAAAAqc/yOOpwN1XDlw/s200/logo.gif" /></p><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 292px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565554876475307698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzSrC5A9rI/AAAAAAAAAn0/IQ59qgnAG9g/s400/Ken%2BIrwin%2Bimage%2B2003.jpg" />Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-40241563922729182822011-01-23T16:28:00.000-08:002011-02-26T19:55:03.643-08:00Working with Kids …Kids have great ideas ... they just need to be nurtured.<br />Although I work with chainsaws a lot I also work with children as in with design concepts and finish (painting and sanding etc). The results are often unexpected and even startling ... but always colorful and full of happy surprises.<br /><br /><br /><br />These bollard totems (2 are removeable to allow vehicle access) were created in 2002 for the Powys Museum in Welshpool, Wales. The concept is that every year a new bunch of local children paint pictures in the carved windows to a theme. All the paintings over the years will be photographed and documented and thus a local visual diary created. It's a terrific community project that will continue to unfold over the generations.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578210861146967938" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y8PlzkL-yh8/TWnJOTzkD4I/AAAAAAAAAtg/5GZj6Ax_Sj8/s400/totemswelshpool1.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YPJRNykh3Ro/TWnIMSw1LTI/AAAAAAAAAtI/KHpVlvsbQM8/s1600/totemswelshpool2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578209726995705138" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YPJRNykh3Ro/TWnIMSw1LTI/AAAAAAAAAtI/KHpVlvsbQM8/s200/totemswelshpool2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9xDx5alL6gk/TWnIbhSN17I/AAAAAAAAAtY/TRhYzSlddXc/s1600/totemswelshpool4.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 134px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578209988591867826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9xDx5alL6gk/TWnIbhSN17I/AAAAAAAAAtY/TRhYzSlddXc/s200/totemswelshpool4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 134px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578209871292755986" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xtZTOipkzDg/TWnIUsT7cBI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/Ldfii5RX-M0/s200/totemswelshpool3.jpg" /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center">... same concept as before only this time in parklands in Hawthorn, Australia ... </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 208px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578208767018356098" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jEQ-dE_leao/TWnHUakZTYI/AAAAAAAAAtA/4tbyhSLSd0o/s320/totmshawthorn3.jpg" /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578208174994392370" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0mIt12q0Lkw/TWnGx9G4hTI/AAAAAAAAAs4/TVyA7zk2RQI/s400/totmshawthorn4.jpg" /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><div>... bench designed and painted by students of Williamstown High School .. 2006<br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzV0Hp2b5I/AAAAAAAAAoU/j53SFnONntc/s1600/bench1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565558330907586450" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzV0Hp2b5I/AAAAAAAAAoU/j53SFnONntc/s320/bench1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzWOHoVkfI/AAAAAAAAAoc/uWNmlH8Mj64/s1600/bench2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565558777577837042" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzWOHoVkfI/AAAAAAAAAoc/uWNmlH8Mj64/s320/bench2.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /> </div><br /><div>This colorful bench was designed by kids and painted by kids just for kids ... Tanti Park, Mornington ... 2006<br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzM3n1hiCI/AAAAAAAAAnk/upIviHxvn84/s1600/tanti5.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565548495481440290" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzM3n1hiCI/AAAAAAAAAnk/upIviHxvn84/s320/tanti5.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzMsC7p2ZI/AAAAAAAAAnc/NyH86ZiFOoA/s1600/tanti4.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565548296596478354" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzMsC7p2ZI/AAAAAAAAAnc/NyH86ZiFOoA/s200/tanti4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565547333812364082" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzL0ASCIzI/AAAAAAAAAnM/RU0tuVfOsrM/s400/tanti2.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565548751046251714" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzNGf47FMI/AAAAAAAAAns/vkJlpQ66DUE/s400/tanti1.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 102px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565546729989225698" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTzLQ23YPOI/AAAAAAAAAm8/H6NPbEiSZKU/s320/logo.gif" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-11515084651014542572011-01-22T21:44:00.000-08:002011-01-23T00:49:06.054-08:00Dragon(ish) things …<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvqMptXTUI/AAAAAAAAAlk/DxMnc8RreLY/s1600/PICT8160.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565299267621834050" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvqMptXTUI/AAAAAAAAAlk/DxMnc8RreLY/s320/PICT8160.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center">In 2009 I was commissioned to carve a Dragonish Thing for an all abilities playground being installed in Keilor. After a bit of discussion and with a few abstract poles thrown in ... this is what evolved.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565298666941172706" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvppr_7y-I/AAAAAAAAAlU/dAPYNGnD_RM/s400/PICT8163.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565298988684945202" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvp8aloJzI/AAAAAAAAAlc/tNWRW3LqRmc/s400/PICT8178.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565298404604607570" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvpaauBfFI/AAAAAAAAAlM/rVR_zzCKCD8/s320/PICT8168.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvoAJRRWLI/AAAAAAAAAlE/lhryw5GEGfw/s1600/PICT9842.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565296853732382898" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvoAJRRWLI/AAAAAAAAAlE/lhryw5GEGfw/s320/PICT9842.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvn3xIrNBI/AAAAAAAAAk8/zrndMkaGbSA/s1600/PICT9830.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565296709814924306" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvn3xIrNBI/AAAAAAAAAk8/zrndMkaGbSA/s320/PICT9830.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565296474782938194" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvnqFkrtFI/AAAAAAAAAk0/Jg2ojYO3Sys/s400/PICT9836.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565296034428559730" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvnQdIBIXI/AAAAAAAAAks/4Byva4qoo28/s400/PICT9835.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">...More Dragon(ish) Things ...</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">... Wall plaque carved at 'Chazfest' USA, 2010 ...<br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 112px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565294103282869506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvlgDDAZQI/AAAAAAAAAkk/sGVuucWaF3g/s400/reddragon.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This big 'English Tea Drinking Dragon' was carved at the 'English Open' chainsaw carving competition from a beautiful chunk of oak in 2005 ...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvkK-msxqI/AAAAAAAAAkM/QIuzSRINm8w/s1600/sandyme4.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 120px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565292641801520802" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvkK-msxqI/AAAAAAAAAkM/QIuzSRINm8w/s200/sandyme4.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvkXvV-PcI/AAAAAAAAAkc/Rcq_1VnYg0Q/s1600/sandyme1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 140px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565292861043129794" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvkXvV-PcI/AAAAAAAAAkc/Rcq_1VnYg0Q/s200/sandyme1.jpg" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 122px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565292754332458802" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvkRh0KnzI/AAAAAAAAAkU/3WkfuuQ9oxY/s200/sandyme2.jpg" /><br /><div><div><br /><br /> </div><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565292175958714402" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvjv3NHqCI/AAAAAAAAAkE/WTxU8PNf6tg/s400/sandyme.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">... quick carve in Western Red Cedar, Ocean Shores, WA, USA ... 2006 ...<br /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565290669166010482" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTviYJ9voHI/AAAAAAAAAj8/K7bF0RuCNrY/s400/DSCN5082.JPG" /><br /><div><br /> </div><br />I carved this big red dragon in 2007 at a 'Log Hoggers' event over 3 days in Quincey, Illanois, USA. After a painful fall from the scaffolding on the first day and sticky humid conditions, I managed to win <strong>7th place</strong> in a field of 28.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvBxAZELfI/AAAAAAAAAj0/Pg0GLc2hWE0/s1600/DSCN7091.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565254812209262066" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvBxAZELfI/AAAAAAAAAj0/Pg0GLc2hWE0/s200/DSCN7091.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvBbVNEi3I/AAAAAAAAAjk/_QygYTQnzzU/s1600/DSCN7093.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565254439838976882" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvBbVNEi3I/AAAAAAAAAjk/_QygYTQnzzU/s200/DSCN7093.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565254668622946194" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvBopfa35I/AAAAAAAAAjs/CenT8AGXT8A/s200/DSCN7092.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565254020548512050" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvBC7ObyTI/AAAAAAAAAjc/SUz6eia42x0/s400/DSCN7220.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center">... quick carved in Connetticut ... 2007 ...<br /></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565253516573845858" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTvAllxgqWI/AAAAAAAAAjU/FWINuKtHwf0/s400/Dragon07.jpg" /></p></div></div></div><br /></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-50472722692993702622011-01-22T15:29:00.000-08:002011-01-22T17:44:48.172-08:00The Mornington PeninsulaI have a long history with the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia, having spent much of my childhood holidays racing around on the beaches there. Over the years I have carved numerous private and public commissions across the peninsula ... many of them BIG and carved on site from exising trees. Here are just a few examples of my public works there ...<br /><br /><div><div><div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>2004</strong></span></div><div></div><div>... benches for the Rye Skate Bowl ...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTuCzlQJgdI/AAAAAAAAAiE/ohyeXu4l9C8/s1600/couch22004.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565185587231162834" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTuCzlQJgdI/AAAAAAAAAiE/ohyeXu4l9C8/s320/couch22004.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTuEdD_8w0I/AAAAAAAAAiU/CvcJZBlnGko/s1600/couch2004.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565187399370982210" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTuEdD_8w0I/AAAAAAAAAiU/CvcJZBlnGko/s320/couch2004.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565185291102963250" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTuCiWFrxjI/AAAAAAAAAh8/G3vER0zIlbM/s400/couch12004.jpg" /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>2003</strong><br /></span><br /></div><div>... A giant ocopus and conch shell (the council made us carve the shell to the road side so the piece wouldn't be too distracting for motorists ???) ... this piece was carved alongside Dennis Beach of 'Hardwood Carvers' USA who was in Oz on holidays. He is an incredible carver and a hard task master ...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTuBNDRfLTI/AAAAAAAAAh0/fXOX9rdsVoQ/s1600/rye1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 216px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565183825763314994" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTuBNDRfLTI/AAAAAAAAAh0/fXOX9rdsVoQ/s320/rye1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTuBFARzPEI/AAAAAAAAAhs/WcCHR2V04TI/s1600/rye2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 216px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565183687520369730" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTuBFARzPEI/AAAAAAAAAhs/WcCHR2V04TI/s320/rye2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 344px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565183385822796514" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTuAzcXfmuI/AAAAAAAAAhk/ZgYgkb6e5fM/s400/ryeme.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>2005</strong></span><br /></div><div><br />Carved a dolphin (with pup) over 3 hectic days on the side of the Nepean Hwy, Rye ...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTt9h6f_5LI/AAAAAAAAAhc/DgwuCLam0ZU/s1600/rye22005.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 135px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565179786139002034" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTt9h6f_5LI/AAAAAAAAAhc/DgwuCLam0ZU/s200/rye22005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTt9BqIFLjI/AAAAAAAAAhM/bb3aW2QMVqA/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565179231987904050" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTt9BqIFLjI/AAAAAAAAAhM/bb3aW2QMVqA/s200/8.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565179395594300322" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTt9LLm4q6I/AAAAAAAAAhU/rCx3Q7OIHfk/s200/6.jpg" /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565178755406276786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTt8l6uKqLI/AAAAAAAAAhE/LpeKA4UG3Z8/s400/dolphin1.jpg" /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">2006</span></strong><br /><br />... from little pelicans for prizes ... </div><div align="left"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565177425031421490" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTt7YesFXjI/AAAAAAAAAg8/WTwihTkVudo/s320/trophies.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">... to 5 fat pelicans for installation at 'Hastings Reserve' ...<br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565175492509670626" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTt5n_e_nOI/AAAAAAAAAg0/MCESaLWdtig/s320/hastings1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTt4eCiYkfI/AAAAAAAAAgc/iaiF0C5mlQ0/s1600/hastings3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 136px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565174222018875890" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTt4eCiYkfI/AAAAAAAAAgc/iaiF0C5mlQ0/s200/hastings3.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTt41BdtuFI/AAAAAAAAAgs/uVKp-DzTQB4/s1600/hastings6.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 128px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565174616867846226" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTt41BdtuFI/AAAAAAAAAgs/uVKp-DzTQB4/s200/hastings6.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565174447953255874" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTt4rMNVncI/AAAAAAAAAgk/yAi133I8lrg/s200/hastings2.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565173641842273394" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTt38RNgLHI/AAAAAAAAAgU/qAfN4cRz4aQ/s400/hastings4.jpg" /> </div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">2008</span></strong></div><div><br />A line of totemic style 'Farmyard' themed carvings ... carved on site from old shade trees that had become dangerous at Dunns Road Reserve, Mornington ...<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 346px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565166203436702050" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtxLS_amWI/AAAAAAAAAgM/9TMPjR4Oz-Q/s400/4_08welcomepole.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtwk9zGMTI/AAAAAAAAAgE/r2WmOoGaVEs/s1600/3_08peacockpole.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565165544912859442" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtwk9zGMTI/AAAAAAAAAgE/r2WmOoGaVEs/s400/3_08peacockpole.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtwBE2otaI/AAAAAAAAAf8/KX2zGgmBwCM/s1600/2_08farmpole.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565164928331462050" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtwBE2otaI/AAAAAAAAAf8/KX2zGgmBwCM/s400/2_08farmpole.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /><br /></p><p></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565164021297918642" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtvMR4_MrI/AAAAAAAAAfc/XgNbHfFJf0M/s400/1_08ducknpigpole.jpg" /></p></div></div></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-31429418904171341832011-01-15T04:42:00.000-08:002011-01-22T14:39:27.724-08:00Carving in the UK …<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtO0LIf6dI/AAAAAAAAAfM/ZRX464BPJbU/s1600/lemur2002.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 270px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565128422794979794" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtO0LIf6dI/AAAAAAAAAfM/ZRX464BPJbU/s400/lemur2002.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I have traveled to the UK to carve on numerous occassions over the years. It is a beautiful and surprisingly lush country with lots of tradition and a huge appreciation for the arts. Many carving events have evolved there over the years, including the <strong>'Carve Carrbridge' </strong>in Scotland (where I won 1st place in 2007) and the wonderful Nth Wales <strong>'Woodfest'</strong> ... both held annually.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here are some pictures of just a few of the events I have participated in ... including the lemur (left) that I carved for Eve at the Powys Museum in Welshpool.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtOFUbywTI/AAAAAAAAAe8/hztRfeFXTgc/s1600/ProgressLV1.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br />In 2002 I traveled to the UK for the first time in my life after being invited by the one-and-only fabulous <a href="http://www.andyhancock.com/">Andy Hancock</a> to participate in the <strong>'Lake Vyrnwy Sculpture Symposium'</strong>. </div><div>Over the years a permanent sculpture trail has been established at Lake Vyrnwy in North Wales ... and I am thrilled to have my piece 'Water is Life' amongst the many ...<br /></div><div><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 132px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565127929210053410" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtOXcYroyI/AAAAAAAAAfE/cTKanyHEuG0/s200/ProgressLV1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565127337514748146" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtN1AJhyPI/AAAAAAAAAe0/pSpfbcTW--A/s320/ProgressLV3.jpg" /><br /></div><div><div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565126996676218690" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtNhKbSj0I/AAAAAAAAAes/tmXBSD1v2Eg/s400/vyrnwy14.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtMr3nSvTI/AAAAAAAAAek/k0G_Y_T85HQ/s1600/InstallingLV3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565126081093221682" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtMr3nSvTI/AAAAAAAAAek/k0G_Y_T85HQ/s320/InstallingLV3.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtMdadLypI/AAAAAAAAAec/L4CLIyg7ql4/s1600/vyrnwy11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565125832748026514" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtMdadLypI/AAAAAAAAAec/L4CLIyg7ql4/s320/vyrnwy11.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565125383531927618" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtMDQ_uGEI/AAAAAAAAAeU/DenfbEhCFAQ/s400/lakevyrnwy1.jpg" /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><div><br /><br />For 2 years running I participated in the <strong>'Sculptree'</strong> event at the Westonbirt Arboretum, 2 hours west of London ...</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">2004</span></strong><br /></div></span><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtKBep9nJI/AAAAAAAAAeM/imwvvevUaNs/s1600/stree32004.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 152px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565123153815772306" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtKBep9nJI/AAAAAAAAAeM/imwvvevUaNs/s320/stree32004.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtJ6C0mTSI/AAAAAAAAAeE/ebubCLyc0fk/s1600/stree22004.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 163px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565123026085104930" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtJ6C0mTSI/AAAAAAAAAeE/ebubCLyc0fk/s320/stree22004.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565122637488283378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtJjbL5XvI/AAAAAAAAAd8/AbSptDCqT2k/s400/stree42004.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtJCgkJszI/AAAAAAAAAd0/ue9DSi55MDM/s1600/stree52004.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 131px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565122071996511026" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtJCgkJszI/AAAAAAAAAd0/ue9DSi55MDM/s200/stree52004.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtIuRvRJEI/AAAAAAAAAdk/FO9VUf_Eo4M/s1600/stree92004.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 99px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565121724419220546" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtIuRvRJEI/AAAAAAAAAdk/FO9VUf_Eo4M/s200/stree92004.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 124px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565121905947857762" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtI41_EU2I/AAAAAAAAAds/cIf3V77FC6Q/s200/stree82004.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565121169241948978" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtIN9isQzI/AAAAAAAAAdc/gXtcfEHATFg/s400/stree112004.jpg" /><br /><div><div align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>2005</strong><br /></span><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565119552731561042" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtGv3klPFI/AAAAAAAAAdU/h5qcMf8OWEk/s400/sculptreewood.jpg" /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtGPrXWdWI/AAAAAAAAAdM/j7OpVl4SVXw/s1600/sculptree4.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 183px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565118999699027298" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtGPrXWdWI/AAAAAAAAAdM/j7OpVl4SVXw/s400/sculptree4.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtGEbn7vsI/AAAAAAAAAdE/HOPgfykpPm4/s1600/sculptreeme.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 165px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565118806495051458" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtGEbn7vsI/AAAAAAAAAdE/HOPgfykpPm4/s400/sculptreeme.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div><br /><br />I returned to the UK (& Germany) in <strong>2008 </strong>for several months to participate in numerous events and festivals.</div><div></div><div>Amongst some of the pieces I carved are below including this chunky lion carved over 2 days in Hampshire.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTKT0-dLNSI/AAAAAAAAAc8/oPm9bL7YZew/s1600/PICT2982.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562671028083832098" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTKT0-dLNSI/AAAAAAAAAc8/oPm9bL7YZew/s400/PICT2982.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTKTlw1SijI/AAAAAAAAAc0/ivBFVInIanU/s1600/PICT3036.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 254px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562670766728841778" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTKTlw1SijI/AAAAAAAAAc0/ivBFVInIanU/s400/PICT3036.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br />I have carved at the <strong>English Open</strong> several times and did so once again in <strong>2008</strong> creating this Sexy Double Base out of a magnificent chunk of Sequoia tree.<br /></div><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTKJUVTGSDI/AAAAAAAAAck/hcUBQD0MGvk/s1600/PICT5141.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562659472163620914" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTKJUVTGSDI/AAAAAAAAAck/hcUBQD0MGvk/s320/PICT5141.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTKI5DXZKtI/AAAAAAAAAcc/2DtxsGLs2pQ/s1600/PICT5202.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 122px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562659003493329618" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTKI5DXZKtI/AAAAAAAAAcc/2DtxsGLs2pQ/s320/PICT5202.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 112px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562661015220031346" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTKKuJoaj3I/AAAAAAAAAcs/KZKZTm9IhEY/s320/PICT5201.JPG" /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTKIHXu8RVI/AAAAAAAAAcM/qIrjNQe8Nag/s1600/PICT5200.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 115px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562658149967349074" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTKIHXu8RVI/AAAAAAAAAcM/qIrjNQe8Nag/s320/PICT5200.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 204px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562415200685283874" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGrJ3IUWiI/AAAAAAAAAb8/p_4NU60NKdQ/s400/PICT5288.JPG" /> </div><div><br /><br /> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div>... carved at the Nth Wales <strong>'Woodfest' 2008</strong> with the objective of carving something there that has never been carved in a chainsaw event before.</div><div><br /></div><div>The end result was the <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">'Girreliphant'</span></strong> !!<br /></div><div>You can see it on a littleYou Tube flick<em> </em>I put together at this link ... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/angiechainsawchick#p/a/u/0/YCQu47cxImc">"But What Is It ??"</a> </div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGlXbTYNnI/AAAAAAAAAb0/rcAZ2kqSEG8/s1600/PICT3209.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562408836663883378" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGlXbTYNnI/AAAAAAAAAb0/rcAZ2kqSEG8/s320/PICT3209.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtRcNV9V1I/AAAAAAAAAfU/8SIgh5giMIE/s1600/PICT3228.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565131309606328146" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTtRcNV9V1I/AAAAAAAAAfU/8SIgh5giMIE/s400/PICT3228.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562407296990680834" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGj9zkrlwI/AAAAAAAAAbk/FKmec7urjgs/s400/PICT4607.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /><br />... OMG ... the <strong>'Glastonbury Festival' 2008</strong> was an absolutly outrageous ... mind blowing experience and too much fun !! ...<br /></div><br /><div align="center">... a 20 minute quick carve carrot (& pain-t) ...<br /></div><br /><div align="left"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562405315293803298" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGiKdLU8yI/AAAAAAAAAbc/7-Jn5bhHxQ8/s320/PICT4357.JPG" /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGf8AwgptI/AAAAAAAAAbM/xY1qCVescf4/s1600/PICT4206.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562402868123707090" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGf8AwgptI/AAAAAAAAAbM/xY1qCVescf4/s320/PICT4206.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGeEx9l80I/AAAAAAAAAbE/RST-7MzYv2A/s1600/PICT4250.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562400819747615554" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGeEx9l80I/AAAAAAAAAbE/RST-7MzYv2A/s320/PICT4250.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br />... me with my new buddy Chocolatte and the 'Hotdog' I carved for him ...<br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562399865014972786" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGdNNTl8XI/AAAAAAAAAa8/mb8SFcTijwo/s400/PICT4328.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">... & a BIG owl ...<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGaG9BK5xI/AAAAAAAAAas/kJJy8oo0JDE/s1600/PICT2878.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 126px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562396459028637458" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGaG9BK5xI/AAAAAAAAAas/kJJy8oo0JDE/s400/PICT2878.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGaiBtnsaI/AAAAAAAAAa0/LkwhehzevwE/s1600/PICT2879.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 147px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562396924145283490" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGaiBtnsaI/AAAAAAAAAa0/LkwhehzevwE/s400/PICT2879.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 102px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562403229502264786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTGgRC_31dI/AAAAAAAAAbU/P_yWIoHihUU/s320/logo.gif" /> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-4157494989349402292011-01-13T19:53:00.000-08:002011-03-23T05:12:36.407-07:00Carving with ‘Masters’ …<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jETCH1sTaLg/TYnjgjghGxI/AAAAAAAAAt4/hWSh00lgqik/s1600/logo.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 127px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587246961156758290" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jETCH1sTaLg/TYnjgjghGxI/AAAAAAAAAt4/hWSh00lgqik/s400/logo.gif" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTAKLvy9riI/AAAAAAAAAac/eVe9enF-GZ0/s1600/brian.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 173px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 192px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561956736727625250" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTAKLvy9riI/AAAAAAAAAac/eVe9enF-GZ0/s400/brian.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.mastersofthechainsaw.com/">‘Masters of the Chainsaw’</a> is a company that has been promoting chainsaw carving, and carvers, for over 30 years.<br /><strong>Brian Ruth</strong>, unarguably one of the leading chainsaw carvers in the world today, handed the reign of ‘Masters’ over to his beautiful wife Jen when they married and between them they run an organization that employs some of the world BEST carvers ... performing, competing, and creating unique commissions across the globe.<br /><br />Brian specializes in ‘chainsaw only’ purist work and is an absolute master of the tool. His involvement with the Toei Chainsaw School in Japan has seen this art practice flourish in that country.<br />In addition ‘Masters’ (and ‘Chix’) events are all 'chainsaw only' and are reasonably quick carves with up to 5 hours usually committed to a main piece, which keeps the adrenalin up and the challenge high.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTAKce_E6oI/AAAAAAAAAak/MbH9TeC8l74/s1600/logo.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 102px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561957024272804482" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTAKce_E6oI/AAAAAAAAAak/MbH9TeC8l74/s320/logo.gif" /></a><br />In 2006 I was honored to be one of the founding members of the ‘Chainsaw Chix’ … an international team of awesomely talented female carvers that get together at every opportunity to carve under the ‘Masters/Chix’ banner.<br />All very exciting really.<br /><br />Here are some pictures of a few of the events I have carved with 'Masters of the Chainsaw' ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />below ... Brian quick carves a boar in Japan<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTAJoeyAJdI/AAAAAAAAAaU/JiBkcHDGAIw/s1600/japan02.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561956130864768466" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTAJoeyAJdI/AAAAAAAAAaU/JiBkcHDGAIw/s320/japan02.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTAJoeyAJdI/AAAAAAAAAaU/JiBkcHDGAIw/s1600/japan02.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA ... 2006</strong><br /></span><br />This was a crazy fun weekend with 5 star accommodation and never ending adventure and high drama including a big electrical storm and my first ever 'demolition derby' (I wanna be a derby driver when I grow up).<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561950285863545746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTAEUQdHa5I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/LT608fFnnxk/s400/DSCN5580.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />... won <strong>1st</strong> for a one hour 'fish' quick carve ... </div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561949690581797666" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTADxm24yyI/AAAAAAAAAZs/Iffcnjtlbb4/s320/DSCN5582.JPG" /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">... & won <strong>1st</strong> place for my 4.5 hour frog masterpiece ...</div><br /><div align="center">(& on my birthday I might add ... fun fun fun) </div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTABn26eJ3I/AAAAAAAAAZk/c3cvnRi7zZs/s1600/frog2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 92px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561947324069848946" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTABn26eJ3I/AAAAAAAAAZk/c3cvnRi7zZs/s200/frog2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTABHcd_MLI/AAAAAAAAAZU/_ppUK3ZGxeE/s1600/frog3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 87px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561946767215243442" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTABHcd_MLI/AAAAAAAAAZU/_ppUK3ZGxeE/s200/frog3.jpg" /></a></div></div></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 99px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561947056936987970" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTABYTxCLUI/AAAAAAAAAZc/O91jguLhwkg/s200/frog1.jpg" /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 218px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561946010628070098" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTAAbZ9jGtI/AAAAAAAAAZM/rGexwAOb_KE/s400/DSCN5640.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">... the aftermath ...<br /></div><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 119px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561944345182133842" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_-6dsS3lI/AAAAAAAAAZE/JXtlhgA_Ef0/s400/DSCN5649.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Stanton, Vrginia, USA ... County Fair ... 2010</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_8RM0GCAI/AAAAAAAAAY8/t7yi-lZO74I/s1600/logo.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 127px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561941437253552130" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_8RM0GCAI/AAAAAAAAAY8/t7yi-lZO74I/s400/logo.gif" /></a></span></strong> </p><br /><p>This was my first visit to Virginia and what a GREAT place.<br /><br /><br />Thanks to Beth and Tom and John and all the people that helped make this a really fun event.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p></p><br /><p>... Lisaw & I meet the County Fair Queens ...</p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561937546731073394" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_4uvfQL3I/AAAAAAAAAY0/-NoRpTjj1Ck/s400/PICT2687.JPG" /><br /></p><br />I stole <strong>2nd place</strong> with my main carve ... hot on the heels of my new buddy Marty Long (great carver and super funny guy) who carved the two giraffes (all out of one log I might add) ... clever boy !!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_1epC_DyI/AAAAAAAAAYk/U7gKRspx6WA/s1600/PICT2883.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561933971589107490" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_1epC_DyI/AAAAAAAAAYk/U7gKRspx6WA/s320/PICT2883.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_1MIL9MMI/AAAAAAAAAYc/uPQ-kf7dbWM/s1600/PICT2895.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561933653530718402" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_1MIL9MMI/AAAAAAAAAYc/uPQ-kf7dbWM/s400/PICT2895.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center">... after a touch of paint ...</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 124px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561933025248462834" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_0njpyx_I/AAAAAAAAAYU/Lxq0Dx2eKmE/s400/deer.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Japan ... 2006</span> </strong></span><br /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561952377980548178" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTAGOCMrdFI/AAAAAAAAAaE/lklmifbKYOg/s400/DSCN3913.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div>My trip to Japan was one of the most incredible carving adventures of all time. The hospitality was was amazing with everyone being warm and generous. The japanese culture is completely different to my own of course and so everything was new and exciting.</div><br /><div>As for carving events. I had never seen anything like it.</div><br /><div>To say these guys (& gals) are neat is an understatement.<br /></div><br /><br /><div>There were 70 carvers participating in all (including 15 internationals) and under every carver was a blue tarp. The logs were all measured and debarked with no sign of the bark anywhere. Within 30 minutes of us finishing carving the sawdust was bagged and gone. These guys were amazing. Thankyou all so much ... and especially Jen & 'Masters' ... for such a wonderful life experience. I endeavour to return someday.</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561929099205548610" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_xDCAOGkI/AAAAAAAAAYE/5oTw_MNChI8/s400/DSCN3937.JPG" /> </div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 196px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561928663307721410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_wpqKFGsI/AAAAAAAAAX8/toV10S9x4-4/s400/japan01.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Niagara Falls ... 2005</span></strong></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561927453381801378" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_vjO1QtaI/AAAAAAAAAX0/-SMdfFbESLk/s320/niagarafalls.jpg" /> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>Carving at Niagara was my first gig with 'Masters', and having had the opprtunity to carve there was an incredible experience in it's self.</div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_t_oClB7I/AAAAAAAAAXk/bfYvTtNC3RM/s1600/niagara05.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561925742161627058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_t_oClB7I/AAAAAAAAAXk/bfYvTtNC3RM/s320/niagara05.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_uW8dBV1I/AAAAAAAAAXs/FJUBDnNoMMo/s1600/niagara11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561926142778234706" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_uW8dBV1I/AAAAAAAAAXs/FJUBDnNoMMo/s320/niagara11.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center">... a couple of promo quick carves for TV ...</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561925366732458418" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_tpxdSibI/AAAAAAAAAXc/Yv-iG2h8UQk/s400/niagara07.JPG" /> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div>... & after a whirlwind 4 1/2 hours carving I'm finished with a 'Cool Cat' (my good buddy Big Steve Backus carved the Saxxy Bear) ...<br /><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561924680743390338" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_tB18wDII/AAAAAAAAAXU/Zgt-KxWEp00/s400/niagra2.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">... and after a touch of paint post event ...</div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_o49ExpLI/AAAAAAAAAXM/GC4BYy-tlvM/s1600/niagara10.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 129px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561920129990763698" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_o49ExpLI/AAAAAAAAAXM/GC4BYy-tlvM/s400/niagara10.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_m7epye-I/AAAAAAAAAWs/Py7pwmdfuiE/s1600/niagara09.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 144px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561917974340860898" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_m7epye-I/AAAAAAAAAWs/Py7pwmdfuiE/s400/niagara09.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_oIkiQ2yI/AAAAAAAAAXE/1K9P0cihiCU/s1600/niagara10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 138px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561918291336197426" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_nN7jXdTI/AAAAAAAAAW0/JW9MPFoW4UM/s400/niagara08.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561916816135340722" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_l4EAEwrI/AAAAAAAAAWc/T7S6VwHuycE/s320/000027.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 173px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 192px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561916419467583906" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS_lg-THIaI/AAAAAAAAAWU/22tziVMLX8U/s200/brian.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-808146006775358822011-01-12T16:48:00.000-08:002011-01-15T03:29:20.759-08:00Some of my ‘Girls’ …<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5eBJjpTsI/AAAAAAAAASk/qvpNsUV4-A0/s1600/boxgirl.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 148px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561485963687448258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5eBJjpTsI/AAAAAAAAASk/qvpNsUV4-A0/s320/boxgirl.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>** STOP THE PRESS **</strong><br /></span><br /><div><br /><strong>'Box Girl'</strong> ROCKS 'Sand & Sawdust' Festival, USA ... 2002<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5cg9OLRYI/AAAAAAAAASM/4wrJWuraI4U/s1600/boxgirlnme.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 251px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561484311108732290" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5cg9OLRYI/AAAAAAAAASM/4wrJWuraI4U/s400/boxgirlnme.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">… aka: ‘Cheesy Chicks’ …</span></strong></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5dAMLtX-I/AAAAAAAAASU/MtqVVqruFRs/s1600/gradsh5.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 266px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561484847700860898" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5dAMLtX-I/AAAAAAAAASU/MtqVVqruFRs/s400/gradsh5.jpg" /></a></div><div>My second ever ‘chainsaw carving’ was one of my ‘Girls’ back in 1997. Since then I have carved and painted (or not) dozens of female figures, but it wasn’t until 2002 that the tag of the ‘Cheesy Chick’ was to evolve … and stick. This was due to my amazement upon my first visit to the United States where I was overwhelmed by the number of bears that are carved and sold in that country. Growling bears, bears in clothes, bears pulling their pants own, bears holding toilet rolls and signs saying welcome, git-r-done & wipe yer paws … and many many more. </div><div>So I asked my new buddy Dave Tremko (an amazing carver) “Why all the cheesy bears?”</div><div>And he responded with a shrug … “They sell !! ... Your chicks are sorta cheesy too you know !”</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5dX5yDE7I/AAAAAAAAASc/IJlErycgqDs/s1600/firstchick.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 138px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561485255078253490" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5dX5yDE7I/AAAAAAAAASc/IJlErycgqDs/s200/firstchick.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5dX5yDE7I/AAAAAAAAASc/IJlErycgqDs/s1600/firstchick.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>And it stuck !!<br /></div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5dX5yDE7I/AAAAAAAAASc/IJlErycgqDs/s1600/firstchick.jpg"></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>'First Girl' above and right ...<br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5a1gy2WtI/AAAAAAAAASE/05Q_-g-mvD8/s1600/bgirl.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 176px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561482465231919826" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5a1gy2WtI/AAAAAAAAASE/05Q_-g-mvD8/s400/bgirl.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5a1gy2WtI/AAAAAAAAASE/05Q_-g-mvD8/s1600/bgirl.jpg"></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5a1gy2WtI/AAAAAAAAASE/05Q_-g-mvD8/s1600/bgirl.jpg"></a></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Cheesy Chicks are provocative and sometimes erotic … but never pornographic or derogatory. </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5a1gy2WtI/AAAAAAAAASE/05Q_-g-mvD8/s1600/bgirl.jpg"></a></div></span><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5a1gy2WtI/AAAAAAAAASE/05Q_-g-mvD8/s1600/bgirl.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Cheesy Chicks are never victims, and are always in their element, in control & having fun. <div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5a1gy2WtI/AAAAAAAAASE/05Q_-g-mvD8/s1600/bgirl.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5a1gy2WtI/AAAAAAAAASE/05Q_-g-mvD8/s1600/bgirl.jpg"></a></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5a1gy2WtI/AAAAAAAAASE/05Q_-g-mvD8/s1600/bgirl.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Enjoy </span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5a1gy2WtI/AAAAAAAAASE/05Q_-g-mvD8/s1600/bgirl.jpg"></a></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5a1gy2WtI/AAAAAAAAASE/05Q_-g-mvD8/s1600/bgirl.jpg"></a></div><br /></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right">... & <strong>'Bunny Girl'</strong> takes the lead ...<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5a1gy2WtI/AAAAAAAAASE/05Q_-g-mvD8/s1600/bgirl.jpg"></a></div></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">... me with two of the 'Fancy Dress Set' ... <strong>'Jail Bird' & 'Bug Girl #1'</strong> ... 2002<br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 224px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561480948264966882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5ZdNpvmuI/AAAAAAAAAR0/dtfBrZQdMOU/s400/meandgirls.jpg" /><br /><div></div><div><br /><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong>'Surfer Girl' </strong>was carved at the 'WestCoast Big One' in 2005 ... the last of an event that ran for 16 years and paved the way for many of the carvers and carving events around the world.</div><br /><div>Stole <strong>9th place</strong> in the Pro field ...<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5X97aY2_I/AAAAAAAAARs/9UfS_n8aENM/s1600/IM000340.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 238px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561479311281150962" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5X97aY2_I/AAAAAAAAARs/9UfS_n8aENM/s320/IM000340.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5X2RrZ1XI/AAAAAAAAARk/Cv2JE2HKSEI/s1600/IM000341.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 238px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561479179819144562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5X2RrZ1XI/AAAAAAAAARk/Cv2JE2HKSEI/s320/IM000341.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561478857645858754" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5XjhfTn8I/AAAAAAAAARc/_R7AV_juGi4/s400/IM000377.JPG" /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><div><br /><div><strong>'Cowgirl' </strong>takes a bath ... Sedro Woolley, USA ... 2006<br /></div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5WAn13tbI/AAAAAAAAARU/hVWWo_ldcg0/s1600/DSCN9513.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561477158544061874" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5WAn13tbI/AAAAAAAAARU/hVWWo_ldcg0/s320/DSCN9513.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5V2nAkEPI/AAAAAAAAARM/1jTMPQvb2vM/s1600/DSCN9516.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561476986521784562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5V2nAkEPI/AAAAAAAAARM/1jTMPQvb2vM/s320/DSCN9516.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561476651163430274" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5VjFs5rYI/AAAAAAAAARE/FIj1AWPzpmg/s400/DSCN9514.JPG" /> </div><br /><div><br /><div></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>'Basking Mermaid'</strong> was created over 3 days in 2006 at the annual Ocean Shores 'Sand & Sawdust Festival', where over a crazy weekend chainsaw carvers onland and sand carvers on sand (the beach) compete for prize money and glory. This piece was carved form a beautiful big chunk of western red cedar and stole 9th place from a very tough field of 28 wickedly talented pro carvers (there is also a semi-pro division) from around the world.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5SN78dnXI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/bnQ7UZrL440/s1600/DSCN9261.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561472989232209266" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5SN78dnXI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/bnQ7UZrL440/s320/DSCN9261.JPG" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5Sm5ahPLI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/r36kELxYRdk/s1600/DSCN9260.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561473418049698994" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5Sm5ahPLI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/r36kELxYRdk/s320/DSCN9260.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561472607026692722" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5R3sHkQnI/AAAAAAAAAQs/bEndspNB-Uk/s400/DSCN9262.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>'Clown Girl on Skates'</strong> ... <strong>3rd place</strong> in the circus themed </div><div align="center">Reedsport Oregon Divisional International Chainsaw Carving Comp of 2004 in the USA<br /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 204px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561469149585366818" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5OucJUXyI/AAAAAAAAAQc/rYv934qjWi8/s400/meatrport.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5OMNmYm0I/AAAAAAAAAQU/6c5bhbixRfU/s1600/earlspiece.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 217px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561468561565195074" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5OMNmYm0I/AAAAAAAAAQU/6c5bhbixRfU/s400/earlspiece.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>Mermaids</strong> in the garden ...</div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="right"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561467778356884450" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5Nen6-M-I/AAAAAAAAAQM/fUJB8m34soY/s400/PICT2297.JPG" /></p></div><br /><br /><div></div><div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>'Rocket Girl'</strong> ... In the snow at the Vous ... 2007</div><div align="center">She's the bomb !!<br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561466981267480498" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5MwOiDH7I/AAAAAAAAAQE/l1TWmAMInSk/s400/DSCN8397.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-13859147515916303792011-01-12T00:46:00.000-08:002011-01-12T22:21:23.897-08:00... taking 'Art' to the streets …<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6ZIpKzyJI/AAAAAAAAAWE/u0aaI_7wSAI/s1600/load.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 302px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561550963618334866" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6ZIpKzyJI/AAAAAAAAAWE/u0aaI_7wSAI/s400/load.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Although most chainsaw carving events are held in public places ... and many carvers will carve the remains of a tree right on the side of the road ... sometimes we like to just go places to hang out and show off ... and if we're having a good day ... sell something. </div><br /><div><br /><br />Throwing some color around at the <strong>'Docklands Art Market'</strong> ... Melbourne CBD<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6VslWWJ_I/AAAAAAAAAV8/7EZLVUlZzsc/s1600/PICT9711.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561547183021762546" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6VslWWJ_I/AAAAAAAAAV8/7EZLVUlZzsc/s400/PICT9711.JPG" /></a><br />The 'Docklands Art Market' is a wonderful place to hang out and browze on a nice day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561546867346098594" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6VaNXZyaI/AAAAAAAAAV0/PzjCRHJJCZw/s400/PICT7939.JPG" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561546299110245714" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6U5IhaxVI/AAAAAAAAAVs/IrdAi2ykpIY/s400/PICT9161.JPG" /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6UAkJi-6I/AAAAAAAAAVk/1eI1yfGMXu8/s1600/PICT8074.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561545327273769890" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6UAkJi-6I/AAAAAAAAAVk/1eI1yfGMXu8/s320/PICT8074.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6TqUDxoiI/AAAAAAAAAVc/0iDxvwLRIak/s1600/PICT8088.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561544944997474850" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6TqUDxoiI/AAAAAAAAAVc/0iDxvwLRIak/s320/PICT8088.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6RuK4RbKI/AAAAAAAAAVE/R2eZuUp9G_o/s1600/PICT9764.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561542812229528738" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6RuK4RbKI/AAAAAAAAAVE/R2eZuUp9G_o/s200/PICT9764.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6SKV13fLI/AAAAAAAAAVU/llYghoHF3lE/s1600/PICT9759.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561543296208567474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6SKV13fLI/AAAAAAAAAVU/llYghoHF3lE/s200/PICT9759.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561543136863747826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6SBEPGfvI/AAAAAAAAAVM/iwRI5_b85r8/s200/PICT9761.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561542430282068434" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6RX8A5sdI/AAAAAAAAAU8/Ej2l4Qh1-QE/s400/PICT7941.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561542123049142082" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6RGDe3R0I/AAAAAAAAAU0/c0i_H0chVTA/s400/PICT9715.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>'Circle Work' ... the exhibition ... 2000</strong></span><br /></div><br /><div>In the year 200o Cheesy Chicks hit the streets in a big way around Melbourne and country Victoria, Australia. They were seen at festivals and galleries, at street happenings and even on parliament house steps. For 3 months 'Circle Work ' was everywhere, with a grand finale in the Brunswick Street Festival Parade and a final showing at the Customs Wharf Gallery, Williamstown.</div><br /><div>A great time was had by all ...</div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561538151284293778" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6Ne3gVQJI/AAAAAAAAAUs/qVInngFHbrU/s400/Parliment%2BHouse%2BSteps.jpg" /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6MP-U4VBI/AAAAAAAAAUk/I9DWwYjBmg4/s1600/CheeseCakeshop2000.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561536795905643538" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6MP-U4VBI/AAAAAAAAAUk/I9DWwYjBmg4/s320/CheeseCakeshop2000.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6Jia-ATCI/AAAAAAAAAUM/eymHW6-v9NU/s1600/Kids%2Bare%2Bace%2BSkipton%2B2000.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561533814297087010" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6Jia-ATCI/AAAAAAAAAUM/eymHW6-v9NU/s320/Kids%2Bare%2Bace%2BSkipton%2B2000.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6I-Bq-B8I/AAAAAAAAAUE/DNgyOK9ywR0/s1600/Screws.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561533189031069634" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6I-Bq-B8I/AAAAAAAAAUE/DNgyOK9ywR0/s320/Screws.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6ICcdNECI/AAAAAAAAAT8/ADzwbpc5geU/s1600/Festivalparade2000.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561532165428940834" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6ICcdNECI/AAAAAAAAAT8/ADzwbpc5geU/s320/Festivalparade2000.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /> </div></div><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561531450491873730" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6HY1G7KcI/AAAAAAAAAT0/3YWRaVX_j4k/s400/Olinda%2B2000.jpg" /></div><br /><div><br /><br /> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">The 'Street Gallery' </span></strong><br /><br />In 1999 I coordinated the first Yarraville Festival 'Street Gallery'. </div><br /><div>12 artists in all were involved and the big cardboard street path proved to be a hit (especially with the kids).<br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561526043872222370" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6CeH4WXKI/AAAAAAAAATs/QrrL8XUsyq0/s400/1999%2BWhole%2Bstreet%2Bview.jpg" /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6LDeUa3DI/AAAAAAAAAUc/g2nlo9dyYos/s1600/1999Streetviewagain.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 130px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561535481643719730" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6LDeUa3DI/AAAAAAAAAUc/g2nlo9dyYos/s200/1999Streetviewagain.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6BzVYbkAI/AAAAAAAAATc/JgIaGf2BbUA/s1600/yvilletit.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 217px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561525308762066946" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS6BzVYbkAI/AAAAAAAAATc/JgIaGf2BbUA/s320/yvilletit.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561522765687643346" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5_fTsPXNI/AAAAAAAAATM/cbfqUL8lgag/s400/Dom%2526monkey.jpg" /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div>... & again in <strong>2002</strong> (only this time in black & white) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5-1MnXz9I/AAAAAAAAATE/stI5rHzCm3o/s1600/2002Featheronline.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 276px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561522042233671634" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5-1MnXz9I/AAAAAAAAATE/stI5rHzCm3o/s400/2002Featheronline.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5-tgqryLI/AAAAAAAAAS8/56dURCqHnd4/s1600/2002Mermaid%2526man.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 282px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561521910177319090" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5-tgqryLI/AAAAAAAAAS8/56dURCqHnd4/s400/2002Mermaid%2526man.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561521532279289474" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5-Xg4xdoI/AAAAAAAAAS0/fYlBBWpjo4k/s400/2002Roamingband.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561521195555881170" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS5-D6fqANI/AAAAAAAAASs/jeNkxTwSMlE/s400/2002Rollergirl.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-27988739614290663532011-01-11T21:13:00.000-08:002011-03-24T16:12:36.098-07:00A bunch of Backyard Projects …<strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Paynesville ... 2008</span></strong><br /><br />This grand old coastal grey box had a house built around it. Originally it was intended that the trunk would support the upper deck but sadly measurements fell short ... and so a carving was in order. This was a tricky carve being that the timber was VERY hard, and space to a minimum ... though on the bright side ... there was ample shade.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565244158459123170" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTu4E4FGFeI/AAAAAAAAAjM/TqR9QpZswe8/s200/PICT2328.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565243998480616130" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTu37kHPysI/AAAAAAAAAjE/25EscmOTsbw/s320/PICT2330.JPG" /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565243745818304018" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTu3s2323hI/AAAAAAAAAi8/qNP-uWPliQY/s400/PICT2331.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTu3GCOU87I/AAAAAAAAAi0/0F_3vV1cdfA/s1600/PICT2344.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565243078850442162" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTu3GCOU87I/AAAAAAAAAi0/0F_3vV1cdfA/s200/PICT2344.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTu2x-niPuI/AAAAAAAAAik/o7dG33hgK8g/s1600/PICT2348.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565242734285045474" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTu2x-niPuI/AAAAAAAAAik/o7dG33hgK8g/s200/PICT2348.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565242884705968962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTu26u-rY0I/AAAAAAAAAis/eu3nPeFItDQ/s200/PICT2346.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565242468647966050" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TTu2ihCuFWI/AAAAAAAAAic/v2cH2i3HF7w/s400/PICT2352.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>St Kilda … 2006<br /></strong></span><br />This was a big chunk of tree in a modern courtyard like backyard. The owners wanted something abstract and sleek but robust.<br />This is what evolved.<br />It was a fun carve, and due to it’s scale, trickier than it looks.<br /><br /><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1nfkzgC0I/AAAAAAAAAP8/ZyvlsI5aFKw/s1600/1abstract.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561214907025722178" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1nfkzgC0I/AAAAAAAAAP8/ZyvlsI5aFKw/s400/1abstract.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1nYcWOPgI/AAAAAAAAAP0/JkeYJ3pIH_w/s1600/3abstract.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561214784496352770" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1nYcWOPgI/AAAAAAAAAP0/JkeYJ3pIH_w/s200/3abstract.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1m_xFRKPI/AAAAAAAAAPc/VHOmhD3MD0k/s1600/7abstract.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561214360565655794" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1m_xFRKPI/AAAAAAAAAPc/VHOmhD3MD0k/s200/7abstract.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561214456328976546" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1nFV1BeKI/AAAAAAAAAPk/rfBokNqK20o/s200/6abstract.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1m27aYoZI/AAAAAAAAAPU/Lc0ZfFeX2dY/s1600/8abstract.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561214208719757714" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1m27aYoZI/AAAAAAAAAPU/Lc0ZfFeX2dY/s320/8abstract.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1mw8ZCziI/AAAAAAAAAPM/DlXFOPat0Eo/s1600/10abstract.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561214105903353378" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1mw8ZCziI/AAAAAAAAAPM/DlXFOPat0Eo/s320/10abstract.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /><strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561213863031203218" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1miznz5ZI/AAAAAAAAAPE/ZEqCmYoLiUY/s400/13abstract.JPG" /></strong></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Keilor … 2005</span><br /></strong><br />These people knew exactly what they wanted … and that’s what they got.<br />I really liked that it was looking across the yard to the back of the house.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 158px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561210129383753746" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1jJes5CBI/AAAAAAAAAO8/QX5lavKpxzw/s400/buddah0.jpg" /><br /><br /></p><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1i-itaOUI/AAAAAAAAAO0/cadJFFREIQk/s1600/buddah1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 138px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561209941481109826" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1i-itaOUI/AAAAAAAAAO0/cadJFFREIQk/s320/buddah1.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1i204vRsI/AAAAAAAAAOs/iWhF9cHjvPc/s1600/buddah2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 158px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561209808921511618" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1i204vRsI/AAAAAAAAAOs/iWhF9cHjvPc/s320/buddah2.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1i204vRsI/AAAAAAAAAOs/iWhF9cHjvPc/s1600/buddah2.jpg"></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1iuXgVkhI/AAAAAAAAAOk/WfZxVgJaJa8/s1600/buddah3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 82px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561209663595581970" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1iuXgVkhI/AAAAAAAAAOk/WfZxVgJaJa8/s200/buddah3.jpg" /></a></p><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1idpaCIxI/AAAAAAAAAOU/lgpeY9ZoBfs/s1600/buddah7.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 84px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561209376343204626" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1idpaCIxI/AAAAAAAAAOU/lgpeY9ZoBfs/s200/buddah7.jpg" /></a></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 106px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561209511471901746" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1ilgzObDI/AAAAAAAAAOc/cXUIgFuft1k/s200/buddah4.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1iHOq1KtI/AAAAAAAAAOM/GHVJmwAAyzo/s1600/b12.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561208991208778450" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1iHOq1KtI/AAAAAAAAAOM/GHVJmwAAyzo/s400/b12.jpg" /></a></p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1h-ztLyQI/AAAAAAAAAOE/MGe9n37T8AI/s1600/B15.jpg"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1h-ztLyQI/AAAAAAAAAOE/MGe9n37T8AI/s1600/B15.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1h-ztLyQI/AAAAAAAAAOE/MGe9n37T8AI/s1600/B15.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561208846531938562" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1h-ztLyQI/AAAAAAAAAOE/MGe9n37T8AI/s400/B15.jpg" /></a></p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1iHOq1KtI/AAAAAAAAAOM/GHVJmwAAyzo/s1600/b12.jpg"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1iHOq1KtI/AAAAAAAAAOM/GHVJmwAAyzo/s1600/b12.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1iHOq1KtI/AAAAAAAAAOM/GHVJmwAAyzo/s1600/b12.jpg"></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561208011847769010" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TS1hOOQ-G7I/AAAAAAAAAN8/iXsiKiX3Src/s400/buddah8.jpg" /></p></div></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-83937701322877480372011-01-07T22:41:00.000-08:002011-01-08T23:00:30.688-08:00All Shapes & Sizes …<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSlb0haptzI/AAAAAAAAAN0/Ba6n4SLCC-8/s1600/Wingedheart2003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560076172847068978" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSlb0haptzI/AAAAAAAAAN0/Ba6n4SLCC-8/s400/Wingedheart2003.jpg" /></a> <strong>A selection of ‘Things’ I’ve made for fun …</strong> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgZWY3cD8I/AAAAAAAAAMc/eyRyswF_q7o/s1600/abstractbig1.jpg"><strong><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 158px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559721612411670466" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgZWY3cD8I/AAAAAAAAAMc/eyRyswF_q7o/s400/abstractbig1.jpg" /></strong></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559721152221389538" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgY7mhhouI/AAAAAAAAAMU/pKnhEYKR8oM/s400/77800023.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br />Dragon carved from Western Red Cedar, WA, USA ... 2006 </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgW6u81u3I/AAAAAAAAALs/UdtILLOUpFE/s1600/dragon3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 119px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559718938280311666" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgW6u81u3I/AAAAAAAAALs/UdtILLOUpFE/s200/dragon3.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgX6X41wgI/AAAAAAAAAMM/6MrKKFedfFE/s1600/dragon2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 113px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559720031601148418" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgX6X41wgI/AAAAAAAAAMM/6MrKKFedfFE/s200/dragon2.jpg" /></a> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 118px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559719265222032706" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgXNw50fUI/AAAAAAAAAL8/jXlw76qFHDs/s200/dragon1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">Abstracts in Douglas Fir ... 2000<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgRfmFiOxI/AAAAAAAAALE/a7ob0H9eTj0/s1600/Dave%2BInspiration%2BNo%2B2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 113px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559712974486256402" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgRfmFiOxI/AAAAAAAAALE/a7ob0H9eTj0/s400/Dave%2BInspiration%2BNo%2B2.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgRtDU1nTI/AAAAAAAAALM/qFFtK-awe6Y/s1600/DaveInspirationNo%2B3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 144px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559713205673368882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgRtDU1nTI/AAAAAAAAALM/qFFtK-awe6Y/s400/DaveInspirationNo%2B3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 177px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559713515020171874" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgR_Du3OmI/AAAAAAAAALU/9zbURk3sBrA/s320/Dave%2BInspiration%2Bno1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">The piece below on the left in white is carved from Mt Gambier limestone.</div><div align="left">The piece on the right carved out of Cypress Pine. </div><div align="left">Both were created in 2005<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSg2_gnntwI/AAAAAAAAANs/JnWbCx0dWC8/s1600/abstractruby.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559754204704651010" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSg2_gnntwI/AAAAAAAAANs/JnWbCx0dWC8/s320/abstractruby.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSg251KgV3I/AAAAAAAAANk/iN8SZI9iShg/s1600/abstract4.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 137px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559754107140462450" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSg251KgV3I/AAAAAAAAANk/iN8SZI9iShg/s320/abstract4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgPwX59VHI/AAAAAAAAAKs/U9iWJKXbh6A/s1600/VousAbstract07.JPG"></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgPwX59VHI/AAAAAAAAAKs/U9iWJKXbh6A/s1600/VousAbstract07.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559711063714124914" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgPwX59VHI/AAAAAAAAAKs/U9iWJKXbh6A/s400/VousAbstract07.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div><br /></div><div align="left">This 'Pointy Abstract in White' was carved in 2007 at the 'Vous' in Pennsyvania, USA<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div align="center">This piece was carved during a competition in Steinbeck, Germany over 2 days in 2007.</div><div align="center">The timber is white oak !!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559710576927903970" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgPUCfFEOI/AAAAAAAAAKk/gzuVi1D425I/s400/chair.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559710125728594514" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgO5xox-lI/AAAAAAAAAKc/Sf1RZKgsTdg/s400/frog.JPG" /><br /></div><div></div><div align="center">Apple core ... 1 hour Quck Carve ...<br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559708322319626594" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgNQzak8WI/AAAAAAAAAKU/SetyCgfzNGY/s400/DSCN6627.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgMNBcDicI/AAAAAAAAAKE/fLSyrBUJycI/s1600/PICT0003.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559707157852817858" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgMNBcDicI/AAAAAAAAAKE/fLSyrBUJycI/s320/PICT0003.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgMV9Hi2KI/AAAAAAAAAKM/8cbyqZuIBD4/s1600/PICT0004.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559707311311870114" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgMV9Hi2KI/AAAAAAAAAKM/8cbyqZuIBD4/s320/PICT0004.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559705719193195106" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSgK5SA30mI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/WxyB8ltFWUs/s400/DSCN3834.JPG" /></p></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-46852483572206938102011-01-07T00:33:00.000-08:002011-01-07T02:30:22.975-08:00Cutting Edge Art … 1998<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbrHsO3LLI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/gAaYq_58XUA/s1600/cy2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 159px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559389307400563890" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbrHsO3LLI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/gAaYq_58XUA/s320/cy2.jpg" /></a><br /><div>In 1998 I held my first solo show as a 'Chainsaw Chick' at Customs Wharf Gallery in Williamstown, Australia.<br />I had met an amazing woman at a business initiative course I was attending and Sam was gracious enough to honor my opening with a performance of her own. Although I am no longer at my studio in 'Scray', and am no longer sponsored by Stihl, nor does Vikky own the Customs Wharf Gallery ... not much else has changed, and in some surreal way Sams Speech still rings true in so many ways.<br /><br />Enjoy !!<br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>This is what was said ...</strong></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbndZL1cXI/AAAAAAAAAJs/6PNqY0u-H8M/s1600/ArtforMuM1997.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 198px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559385282198204786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbndZL1cXI/AAAAAAAAAJs/6PNqY0u-H8M/s400/ArtforMuM1997.jpg" /></a>I met Angie at N.E.I.S., the New Enterprise Initiative Scheme.<br />Small Business bonanza paid by government fees.<br />In a barn of a building in a corner of Scray, right at the edge of the city.<br />Heat wave outside but in is air conditioned freezing.<br />15 stinking bodies stuck in a room.<br />Quick dried sweat, lunch kebabs digesting.<br />All lingering nicely with multicultural farting.<br />15 stinking bodies mad for success.<br />And Angie, there on the other side of the room.<br />Angie mad, loud, intimidating.<br />Angie wired.<br />Angie wild and Angie dark and exploding.<br />Exploding laughter, exploding crass.<br />Explodes into the room like a car crash - you cant miss her.<br />That's when I first met Angle.<br /></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">After the course I spent my last 10 cents on a sleek black pedal machine. From the cash converters at the top of the hill I prepare for a seek Angie mission. I scream down the hill. Gonna check out the girl. Gotta find out the hell she's been working.<br /></div><br /><div align="left">I remember the boys from Tree Division.<br />Jason and the boys were hacking away in a park in the west by the river. Jason and the boys doing their bit, saving the best bits for Angie. Jason Chiller, boyscout looks but a mouth tike a filthy wet rag. Shitting and fucking and cursing dead wood.<br />But there's no sign of my chick Angie.<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559384330485532434" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbml_x2hxI/AAAAAAAAAJc/USVBjHowa1A/s400/cy1.jpg" /><br />But Jason tells me a whisper about the man up top, the man where wood is turned to paper. The head of department's been keeping an eye out. He knows which artist to favour. To all the other artists looking for wood, Mike Wallis cuts through the crap as he knows he should with a "Piss off, all our wood is for Angie".<br />I go out to Knoxfield, the other end of the earth, to her fan club known best as STIHL.<br />lan, Trevor and sweet boy Keith, the tool boys know how to make this girl happy.<br />Fixing her saw, tuned to perfection, keeping her cutting edge sexy.<br />Turning their backs when it's time to scab a file or some oil if it's handy.<br />So I look around.<br />Angie's not there but the state manager walks past and I stop him.<br />I've been wanting to say for quite some time, three cheers Rick Burke.<br />You're a champion. You've lived dangerously, lived wild, you've taken a punt, and man,<br />I know it was worth it. You're a man of vision, of risk, of grit.<br />You had the guts to sponsor an artist.<br />Still no Angie.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbluxF8VVI/AAAAAAAAAJU/Z7QjnZLizMU/s1600/Cupcake1998.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 124px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559383381650462034" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbluxF8VVI/AAAAAAAAAJU/Z7QjnZLizMU/s320/Cupcake1998.jpg" /></a>Back to Footscray, watch out for the trucks, cruising down Whitehall Street. Past the milkbar and into the lot. And there's fucking Angie, wielding her saw, hacking out her favourite creation. Two metres of radiata pine submits itself to a mechanical spanking.<br />Bits of wood flying, chainsaw growling, powered by that feral chick Angie.<br />Slowly, slowly, I see a figure revealed.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Cupcake.<br />Goddess of a woman.<br />Two metres tall.<br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Wood golden skin, voluptuous curves and pouting. Two metres tall.<br />Red nipples, red lips, and legs with nets for the fishing. She's been sold to a brothel.<br />Cupcakes Private Pleasures.<br />She's a woman with too much woman to be messed with.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>And there's Angie, the self proclaimed 'Urban Feral Chainsaw Chick'. </div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbi4sncP3I/AAAAAAAAAI0/3jLmo-93D10/s1600/cy7.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 186px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559380253712596850" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbi4sncP3I/AAAAAAAAAI0/3jLmo-93D10/s320/cy7.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbiczvSlTI/AAAAAAAAAIk/nvKEPjISwjY/s1600/cy3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 148px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559379774588228914" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbiczvSlTI/AAAAAAAAAIk/nvKEPjISwjY/s320/cy3.jpg" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 141px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559380100568699714" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbivyHF00I/AAAAAAAAAIs/fs6H4jUrAcQ/s320/cy9.jpg" /><br />Featured on the news, featured in the press.<br />Fifteen articles and still more yet.<br />Burkes Backyard, bloody Jeff’s Shed.<br />There aint anywhere this girl aint been yet.<br />Six totem poles in less than two weeks.<br />An erection party up at Warburton.<br />And losing her arm up Kynton way, that lurid sculpture called "Black Velvet Dress'.<br />Some local was distressed by her lipstick tits.<br />So cuts off the arm in protest.<br />"The Arm of Ignorance" the Kynton News cries, and Angie thinks it's bloody hilarious.<br />Move onto Olinda, do a big fish.<br />Do a big cod at Yarrawonga.<br />Plantusforsalus can't sell enough of erotic untameable ladies.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559382239548757490" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbksSbrVfI/AAAAAAAAAJE/laJnC5bt06E/s400/courtyard.jpg" /><br />And now we're here at the Willy Wharf, the guests of Ms Vikki Plunkett.<br />Eleven brilliant works up for grabs.<br />But my favourite of all is the urban girl out for a bit of camping.<br />I know how it feels swinging alone, feeling at one with nature.<br />The birds, the bush, the sweet fresh air.<br />Life is back to basics.<br />Everything natural and light.<br />At peace.<br />The goddess within is finally released.<br />Oh, wouldn't it be wonderful if we were released straight out of cypress wood.<br />Wouldn't it be wonderful if we were all born again.<br />Sculpted by that mad chick Angie.<br /><br />(dress falls down, red nipples, black boots, and hit urban girl pose)<br /><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 296px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559377926569904290" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbgxPVYyKI/AAAAAAAAAIU/nDt9rKamSik/s400/cy5.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-29869218626325574412011-01-06T23:14:00.000-08:002011-01-07T03:43:54.117-08:00A Big Blue Bear !! … 2005<strong>Sedro Wooley, USA ...<br /></strong><br />I carved at the annual July 4th Loggerodeo in Sedro Wooley, Washington State, USA, for 3 years running. This event is renown amongst carvers for it’s big beautiful chunks of western red cedar, and as they have a limit of 12 competitors each year, places are sought after.<br />It is such a rush creating something so big in just a couple of days.<br />You just have to lose yourself in the zone and go-for-it and trust in your cuts … that they are always going to be true.<br /><br />It was at Sedro Wooley in 2005 that I created one of my favorite pieces ever … the 'Big Blue Sheriff Bear' (it is always a western theme there) … Fun Fun Fun !!.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559343655548102866" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbBmZ1EKNI/AAAAAAAAAIE/2FFdMsCrqG0/s400/mesedro3.jpg" /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 195px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559343378096232834" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSbBWQPYmYI/AAAAAAAAAH8/bK62aKUr9Lg/s400/mesedro.jpg" /></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-39484373439870110392011-01-06T20:53:00.000-08:002011-01-06T21:35:06.601-08:00A Big Fish … 2007<strong>Wohlmirstedt, Germany …</strong><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559312133244946674" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSak7kGViPI/AAAAAAAAAHk/pz1I140L7ZQ/s400/PICT0534.JPG" /><br />This event was a first for the township of Wohlmirstedt with the intention to line the streets with an instant sculpture trail. Accordingly the participating artists (28) had an agreed upon payment for the pieces to be created, and it was also a competition with prize money to up the ante. The timber I carved was a beautiful piece of white pine, carved over 2 hot and steamy days to an appreciative public.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSajnm70eAI/AAAAAAAAAHM/1ZP9LnQczn4/s1600/PICT0550.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559310690897131522" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSajnm70eAI/AAAAAAAAAHM/1ZP9LnQczn4/s200/PICT0550.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSakHu8jjuI/AAAAAAAAAHc/MwauV9lDDbg/s1600/PICT0547.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559311242803515106" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSakHu8jjuI/AAAAAAAAAHc/MwauV9lDDbg/s200/PICT0547.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaj3RfH_NI/AAAAAAAAAHU/Jku8C4Vqcb0/s1600/PICT0548.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559310960017538258" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaj3RfH_NI/AAAAAAAAAHU/Jku8C4Vqcb0/s200/PICT0548.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559309159902781810" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaiOfiUoXI/AAAAAAAAAHE/Vk81MUjgFSY/s400/PICT0585.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSahS_CZoDI/AAAAAAAAAGs/R1XWL3IIBxA/s1600/PICT0633.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559308137566674994" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSahS_CZoDI/AAAAAAAAAGs/R1XWL3IIBxA/s200/PICT0633.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSahswoGvBI/AAAAAAAAAG8/0KO0fenN0wM/s1600/PICT0635.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559308580374887442" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSahswoGvBI/AAAAAAAAAG8/0KO0fenN0wM/s200/PICT0635.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSahhD5Q4LI/AAAAAAAAAG0/8OllwM_2vlM/s1600/PICT0634.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559308379388698802" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSahhD5Q4LI/AAAAAAAAAG0/8OllwM_2vlM/s200/PICT0634.JPG" /></a><br />By carvings end I managed to win 2nd place with the ‘Big Fish’ … very exciting indeed.<br /><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559307404170036818" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSagoS7BBlI/AAAAAAAAAGk/P_p8z7Z5mus/s400/PICT0698.JPG" /></div><div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>The inspiration …</strong><br /><br /></span>The day before the gig a group of us were taken to Berlin to see the city. After a wonderful day of exploring we were walking the streets to find food … and we were lost. During our wandering we passed by wonderful European architecture and crossed many old bridges. I photographed this fish amongst the wrought iron work on one of those bridges … and there you have it.<br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 355px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559305903405131202" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSafQ8Ix5cI/AAAAAAAAAGc/fgf8fYQmQp4/s400/angiefish1.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788983981591251626.post-41240295089979071982011-01-06T19:07:00.000-08:002011-01-06T23:54:38.375-08:00Coburg Park Lake ... 2010<strong>One Tree Project …</strong><br /><br /><br />This carving project was incorporated into an extensive new park area in Coburg, Victoria, which included swings and bbq’s, a maze and a flying fox, and even a giant outdoor twister board.<br />The concept was an outdoor lounge room setting designed just for kids … and after several consultations with local children this robust, colorful and slightly surreal installation was the result.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaLYpi8sDI/AAAAAAAAAGU/vAWnu0LOdhE/s1600/PICT1086.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559284045621014578" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaLYpi8sDI/AAAAAAAAAGU/vAWnu0LOdhE/s200/PICT1086.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaLR5TBN0I/AAAAAAAAAGM/dQRRVgU5Klw/s1600/PICT1093.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559283929590085442" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaLR5TBN0I/AAAAAAAAAGM/dQRRVgU5Klw/s200/PICT1093.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaJZde1BfI/AAAAAAAAAGE/8DwHrn7I_Qg/s1600/PICT1093.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaJSlhlK-I/AAAAAAAAAF8/WgPXhXyt230/s1600/PICT1086.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559281617507047714" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaJLUHd2SI/AAAAAAAAAF0/abmIlXlavFw/s320/PICT1127.JPG" /></div><div><br />The tree I utilized was removed from a property earmarked for development and thus saved from landfill. The entire project and several tons of firewood were extracted from that one tree.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559280670986770274" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaIUODcl2I/AAAAAAAAAFs/kPGyWUNJN-Q/s400/PICT1190.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaH7iTTdBI/AAAAAAAAAFk/ZNm77P53x74/s1600/PICT1474.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559280246925259794" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaH7iTTdBI/AAAAAAAAAFk/ZNm77P53x74/s320/PICT1474.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaHb1XI6DI/AAAAAAAAAFc/qaVjK5qH5no/s1600/PICT1484.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559279702285805618" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaHb1XI6DI/AAAAAAAAAFc/qaVjK5qH5no/s400/PICT1484.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaG0-lbGaI/AAAAAAAAAFU/F15t5m1I32k/s1600/PICT1481.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559279034746739106" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaG0-lbGaI/AAAAAAAAAFU/F15t5m1I32k/s320/PICT1481.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaGnkakftI/AAAAAAAAAFM/PU3c97H4s_U/s1600/PICT1131.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559278804383596242" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaGnkakftI/AAAAAAAAAFM/PU3c97H4s_U/s320/PICT1131.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559278514127923138" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaGWrIOZ8I/AAAAAAAAAFE/86mYkbZlKgQ/s400/PICT1477.JPG" /><br /><br /><div>Many thanks to Alli Coster of Moreland City Council for her unwavering support throughout the project.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaFS-15s4I/AAAAAAAAAE8/NbGNnQUFdrg/s1600/PICT6092.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559277351188673410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaFS-15s4I/AAAAAAAAAE8/NbGNnQUFdrg/s400/PICT6092.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaE85fmZZI/AAAAAAAAAE0/_bnMatinZX4/s1600/PICT6085.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559276971795834258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaE85fmZZI/AAAAAAAAAE0/_bnMatinZX4/s400/PICT6085.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaEv1C_F5I/AAAAAAAAAEs/yFBkHhGW2qE/s1600/PICT6088.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559276747263776658" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaEv1C_F5I/AAAAAAAAAEs/yFBkHhGW2qE/s400/PICT6088.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaEkHR_b_I/AAAAAAAAAEk/1xc5KLaymTA/s1600/PICT6078.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559276546000121842" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1Y9u28i2Lg0/TSaEkHR_b_I/AAAAAAAAAEk/1xc5KLaymTA/s400/PICT6078.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179176298264481327noreply@blogger.com0