The Nose: Â*A Search for Creativity

[KimHoJo]

I'm looking for some downright silly ideas for a new carving.

My father and his twin brother have a decades old running gag about noses and are always trying to outdo each other by giving the most outrageous 'nose' gift. These have included nose magnets, wind-up noses, nose coffee mugs, Halloween noses, a nose pencil sharpener, etc. Dad has asked me to carve something for him to top them all.

I've come up with a few ideas: a nose doorstop, a nose peg-style coat rack, and a nose birdfeeder with suet balls resting in the nostrils.

Can you come up with something else? No idea is too ridiculous! Also if anyone has nose patterns to share, real or caricature, I'd be grateful.

Kim

??? how about carving a foot? each toe could be a nose... add to that a wilted rose :-/
art

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Art the bar guy??? no wonder you are so happy!! lol noses are like excuses, everybody has one! Let's see how about a big nose on top of a walkingstick? That way you could always keep your nose into the wind?

[mikeg]

How about carving a topper for a hand lotion or liquid soap dispenser. The liquid could come out of one of the nostrils.

mikeg

I did an open mouth with a nose for my dentist office that was a pencil holder. (It held two pencils of course).
I made it from a large basswood egg.

Kim,

Not sure if you've seen this b4, but a few guys in our club are carving nose sunglass/eyeglass holders. Its a large verticle free standing nose, 5-7', and it holds a pair of glasses horizontal, it ends up looking like a pair of glass on someones nose, no eyes or mouth. Its a very cute and fun carving...

If you want more details let me know and I'll help anyway I can, Coffeeman

how about a guitar or banjo shaped like a nose? so you could 'pick it' of course

How about a hand with the index finger extended and up one nostral

[Kenny_S]

My evil mind was rolling a mile a minute on this and a nose sticking out of set of cheeks. :-[ :Yeah, I know, go back to helping the little bride on her bark carving. Welll ahhhhh, She said,' I don't need your help'!

[Nancy-G]

A carefully sized box, topped by a large nose with the nostrils open together to dispense Kleenex?