Leprechaun

[Irishman]

I was PM'ed by one of our members to try my hand at a Leprechaun. It didn't take long for me to think it over as I always wanted to carve some sort of irish style face as its a strong part of my heritage. So here you go, my version of a Leprechaun. I only had one stick left in my garage and it has rot down the core which is evident under his chin blow the pipe. The wink was a first time attemp...not an easy task, and the face didn't contort the way I wanted to give that expression. The wash I used for the hair/side burns didn't show up unfortunately as it supposed to be a reddish/orange color. The shamrock was an after thought as I would have put it somewhere else had I thought of it earlier. Lots of green in this picture...even his eye is green. The wood is birch and stands around 5 feet tall. Thanks for taking a look.
Patrick

[Iowa Carver]

That is a really cool piece Patrick. Love it! I am a bit Irish myself... I mean with a name like Hallagan Great carving Patrick!

Corey

[tnartist05]

Excellent Patrick!! Such a neat Leap-con plus you details really stand out just right!

Great work again from you.

Forrest

[Merle Rice]

You nailed this one Patrick. One of your better carvings. Merle

[Ed Redwine]

Patrick: I really like this guy! You caught that mischievous look for sure. Faith and begorrah, it's just in time for St.Paddys day. Thanks for sharing.
Ed

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

lol...good one, nasty wee critter I be thinkin!

[tucker1931]

Way to go Patrick, ya pulled another one out of the hat. He's one great lookin Irishman for sure.
Cliff

[Thor]

Wonderful. I like the wild look on his face.
Only since you mentioned it, the hair would have looked terrific red. I wonder if you could go back and wash over it again?

Nice touch with the wink and the shamrock.
Christina

[Irishman]

Top of the day to ye all, and thank you for viewing this ornery looking character.
Christina, I have never gone back and tried putting the wash over the sealer and the wax. If someone has done this, let me know and I may go back and try adding more layers of the wash to bring out the sideburns some more.

[Thor]

Turpentine or mineral spirits would break up the surface finish. I've done it before, but not on a carving as fine as this one.

I think I'd test try the process on something unimportant first.
He sure is a fine leprechaun.