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Post by Rockoonz on Nov 16, 2014 1:29:58 GMT -5
Took a rock carving class taught by a local artist who is incredible. The class project was a design that included a few different types of carving. 1st pic turned out strange, no idea where the green came from.  The preform, Stinking water petrified oak from Oregon.   Drilled and beginning to cut the over under.  Some progress on the carving and the top cabbed with a genie. Some of the tools used are shown.  And the finished piece. I should have taken a shot of the back, it was cut concave.  Had fun and brought some knowledge and tools home to try out on some projects. |
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Post by bsky4463 on Nov 16, 2014 1:57:48 GMT -5
Nice one Lee, looks like it was a good class. Very cool you have those opportunities locally. Thanks for sharing. Cheers
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Post by kk on Nov 16, 2014 2:15:23 GMT -5
You where at the same class with Denise?
What a great way to get started. Cudos to your teacher for starting you guys off this way
Hope to see more experiments in the near future.
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Post by Rockoonz on Nov 16, 2014 17:05:33 GMT -5
Yes, Denise and I were in the same class kk , the piece of polkadot she used for her pendant turned out fantastic. Our teacher is amazing, got to see a bit of his portfolio. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 22:42:06 GMT -5
You did really good on that. I am still afraid of hard stone.
Jim
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Post by pghram on Nov 16, 2014 22:52:07 GMT -5
Great choice of material on that neat carving.
Rich
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Post by snowmom on Nov 17, 2014 7:25:01 GMT -5
wonderful! great series of photos and looks like it was a great class. Hope to see more carvings here!
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Post by kk on Nov 18, 2014 10:23:16 GMT -5
How many people where in that class?
Including yours, I have seen 4 pieces of this shape popping up thus far.
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Post by Rockoonz on Nov 18, 2014 21:46:16 GMT -5
There were seven of us in the class.
You have seen the pendants from Denise, John, and myself.
Who was the other?
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Post by Pat on Nov 21, 2014 10:25:36 GMT -5
Very, very nice! Could you post a link to the teacher's portfolio, or give the name?
Thanks.
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Post by Rockoonz on Nov 21, 2014 11:17:51 GMT -5
His name is Bruce McKay, I saw the photos on his personal Macbook, don't know if they're on the web.
He is also in the Portland Creative Metal Arts Guild and teaches at the Oregon School of Arts and Crafts.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2014 14:21:28 GMT -5
You did really good on that. I am still afraid of hard stone. Jim I've been pondering this for some time. It seems to me it is very easy to make a mistake on softer stone. And mistakes are bigger on softer stones. Jim, carve something from some jade and prove me wrong! haha! |
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Post by Rockoonz on Nov 21, 2014 18:20:50 GMT -5
Different tools for soft stone. For soapstone and alabaster all you need is a saw, riffle files, and sandpaper.
Back when I did a lot of carving in high school Mom gave me all her throw away nylons, they work good for the final level of sanding.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2014 21:24:59 GMT -5
Also, with soft stone I am using hand tools so there is no dust flying everywhere. Most of the time anyway. Sanding can be a problem. The alabaster I buy is certified asbestos free.
Jim
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Post by Rockoonz on Nov 22, 2014 16:13:04 GMT -5
Very, very nice! Could you post a link to the teacher's portfolio, or give the name? Thanks. If you Bing Bruce McKay jeweler you will find a portfolio, but it's all gold and silver work, no carving. www.mckaydesignsinc.com/about.php |
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Post by rattlehead on Dec 9, 2014 15:03:26 GMT -5
Cool stuff. Wish there was a similar class out my way.
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