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Post by kk on Oct 9, 2015 10:33:44 GMT -5
Looking forward to the progress.
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Post by kk on Oct 3, 2015 20:20:26 GMT -5
Fall evokes images of fallen leaves in me. I tried several times to imitate a leaf to varying degree of success. My first try years ago: Then last year I tried again with Dino bone, and while it looks like a leaf at hand, I simply cant get a picture that does the piece justice. The better one, while I'm still not very happy with it, is this Montana Thanks for looking, best regards, Kurt
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Post by kk on Sept 29, 2015 16:49:47 GMT -5
Thank you.
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Post by kk on Sept 27, 2015 18:00:24 GMT -5
Thank you. Great pictures and very inspired way to keep them fresh in your memory. I like the Edelweiss with the mountain in the background very much. The encounter with the mountain goat - I would had been a bit concerned about it. Adrian Absolutely right. Yes its a risk getting that close to the Ibex. They are short-sighted and can see you only within 20 meters. So when you get that close they might be rather nervous (first of all as young ones where just born a month ago). But we where the first up on that mountain that day, and he did not seem to be too disturbed by our presence, continuing to nibble on his grass, so we gave it a try. But at ten meters, I thought, it is close enough, so we did not try to get closer than that.
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Post by kk on Sept 27, 2015 8:17:07 GMT -5
To keep memories of last months trip alive, I use this calcite to try and impose some of the things that I liked best. My favorite mountain as a youngster and still is today Some flowers that we where looking for And of course our encounter with some locals So now I stumble mostly on the head of the Ibex, but otherwise, I think its coming along fairly well Thanks for looking, Kurt
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Post by kk on Sept 25, 2015 20:10:22 GMT -5
Great views, thanks for taking us along.
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Post by kk on Sept 23, 2015 22:40:58 GMT -5
Very cool work on that labradorite Kurt! I was wondering how you were going to work with the flash. Hey! There's tiny fried eggs inside of that little cab!! Mmmm...breakfast agate! ~Roland Thank you for rescuing the post from the abyss. Not many people here these days into carving. Dont know yet what to do with the Polka Dot. But its irregular shape guarantees that something needs to be carved. But first, need to finish my Ibex and edelweis. Then again, might start on a new angel. Saw a design by a Taiwanese artist recently and would like to base it on.
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Post by kk on Sept 22, 2015 10:01:10 GMT -5
In the meantime basically finished the Labradorite Bird. Will leave the bottom front for the time being as is, as I do not yet know how I would like to have it set (eventually). A cab (carving preform) to booth to get back into mood of cutting. Thanks for looking, Kurt
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Post by kk on Sept 21, 2015 23:16:18 GMT -5
Thats a great tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
Jasper will be much easier to work with, but the procedure is pretty much the same. Looking forward to your exploits.
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Post by kk on Sept 19, 2015 6:27:00 GMT -5
Unfortunately, most people today can simply not afford good/healthy food. At times, things get so worse that you get accustomed to the bad stuff, that it takes a trip like mine last month to realize just how bad things are on daily basis. The stuff we ate in Europe was superb. We ate like crazy, yet still lost weight. Body just took it up like a sponge, yet still managed to consume more energy than taken in.
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Post by kk on Sept 19, 2015 4:06:26 GMT -5
I'm afraid those numbers will help you nowhere whit certainty. You need to know the legal definition of "made in" first. Packaging alone often reaches the required percentage of worth, to declare something as made in that particular country.
So numbers are fine and good, but not reliable at all. You want to ensure local produce passes your lips, then hope that you are lucky enough to buy directly from producers in your neighbourhood. I don't know any farmer, that would not be happy to supply directly to consumers when things become available.
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Post by kk on Sept 15, 2015 9:03:43 GMT -5
Payers and best wishes on their way.
How on earth can one just pick up such a dreadful disease?
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Post by kk on Sept 14, 2015 9:54:52 GMT -5
Mushroom forest, and freshly mowed fields re some of the most precious childhood smells I remember (and indulged in last month ).
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Post by kk on Sept 13, 2015 6:11:01 GMT -5
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Post by kk on Sept 13, 2015 0:04:36 GMT -5
Took a picture of an Ibex last month, and would like to convert that into a lasting wearable memory of the trip. This is one of 4 possible surfaces to work on. Still unclear about what I want on the other faces. Currently, I'm thinking of Edelweis on the other large surface (Back of this face) and possibly an owl in a cavity to the left (side) of this. Have yet to decide an eventual design for this bird. But stage one is done.
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Post by kk on Sept 8, 2015 0:00:44 GMT -5
I'm not too happy with the Labradorite yet. I see crooked lines and a few spots that I could not get rid of in the pictures. At hand it looks fine, .... but...... Up next, Calcite that I bought in Salzburg and want to carve in memory of the trip And another Labradorite with a little darker base-colour. Seeing a bird in there. :drool:
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Post by kk on Sept 7, 2015 9:28:40 GMT -5
interesting and beautiful material. Now I have to go look it up, I have never heard of it. Yes, faces, I want to see faces! According to what I'm told; the source of this material is underwater now due to a dam having been build making the source unavailable.
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Post by kk on Sept 7, 2015 9:25:02 GMT -5
Holiday is over, so I'm slowly easing myself back into a sort of routine. First up, something I collected in Austria and think might be marble. The second is Labradorite, that was gifted to me in Austria after we narrowly missed actually meeting up. Never worked anything with clear base, so this is a completely new material to me. Best regards, Kurt
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Post by kk on Sept 6, 2015 17:23:51 GMT -5
Kurt, I did not settle far from home. Born and raised in the same place (same city in fact) I currently live in. Adrian And there I thought you are American? ?
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Post by kk on Sept 6, 2015 9:12:30 GMT -5
... Adrian, are you traveling back and forth to your home? Can't remember having seen a report from your home. Kurt, I don't travel much, if this is what you were asking (not sure I got the right meaning of your question). Adrian What I meant is: We both settled far from home and found a "new" home. I had the chance to show my home of youth, and I'm incredibly glad I finally did. Since we returned, I can see how that little time has changed them in both; habits and opinions. Hence I was asking if you had the same opportunity with your family. Showing them where you come from, and why you are, who you are.
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