Faces on the Corner of a Block

[Jim OH]

To all,
Thank you so much for the kind comments. I find these guys are fun to carve mainly because I like to carve faces. I can usually come up with a pretty good face, but with the help of Phil and Vicki Bishop and Pete LeClair, my face carvings have improved a bunch. I rightfully give them all the credit in the world for being such excellent teachers. Later this wekend I will post Faces on the Corner II. If anyone sees a face they like and wants to duplicate it, please feel free to do so.
Thanks again,
Jim OH

[mtcarver]

Good expressions

[chpster90bu]

Jim, I agree with the others....you did Pete proud! Wonderful expressions on all 4 faces. Great carving work! Were these done on 2 X 2's or larger? Bonnie

[Jim OH]

Bonnie, these were done on 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" x 6" blocks.
Jim OH

[Thomp]

hey im throwing the flag in on this one...

i need to know more bout the detail or how its achieved on these,

i got 2 of petes books, and made a mess out of 3 heads i tried to carve from one the books,
currently working with marves keversettes book its like going back to school..

you think phil and vicky have a home studt course for old tired recluses like me??

i couldnt get that kind of detail on atelephone pole....!

[Mark N. Akers]

Jim:
Excellent work,love the expressions,I can see some pete influence,but its in your style excellent work.

[Blake Lunsford]

Great work Jim! I really like your work on these! Very nice!

Blake

[Jim OH]

Hey Thomp,
The method I use to create these guys is pretty semilar to the method in Pete's book "Carving Caricatures from Scratch". I have to admit its a whole lot easier to follow this method after taking a class from Pete and having him explain it to you first hand. Don't know if that is one of the books you have or not but its pretty good at explain' the face carving process, especially getting the face set up. Pete's books just clicked for me.
Phil and Vicki don't have any books out yet but I wish they did (Hint, Hint, Snickerbocker). Their method is mainly hands on learning which they both teach very well. Their carved faces are great and I use a lot of their face details once I have the face set up!
I guess the best advice I can offer ya is to try to find a class they are
teachin' somewhere near yer neighborhood and get out there.
Jim OH

[Coffeeman]

Jim, very well done, great carving, fantastic facial flow lines and great job of the painting. Bill

[chpster90bu]

Wow....now I'm even more impressed!....those blocks were smaller than I thought, and to get that much detail in a block that size is unbelievable. Faces are my weak spot, so I am full of admiration for your work, Jim. Great detail and very very, well done! I have only taken one class, and that was with the Bishops. They are both fantastic teachers and I enjoyed it immensely. Keep up the good work, Jim. Bonnie