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Old 01-27-2008, 06:23 PM
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My niece's son wanted a character to hang on his wall so I came up with the idea of a lion face inspired by one of Susan Irish's patterns. The fangs had to be put in last which was the tricky part. I tried carving them with the face but the wood kept chipping...so I made some posts on the end of four teeth and set them into the gums with some glue.
I didn't want him to look too menacing so I gave him cartoony eyes with a toothy grin. I ended up painting the face rather than just coats of a color wash as I wanted the colors to stand out more given the age of the child. He's carved in basswood and stands around 9 inches tall. Thanks for looking.
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Old 01-27-2008, 06:25 PM
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Patrick:
Great job on the lion face,I know your niece's son will be proud.
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Old 01-27-2008, 07:15 PM
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And I thought that I'd seen it all! That lion looks great for the wall and I'm really glad that you made him a happy lion (or at least not too menacing) so there will be plenty of happy dreaming and less nightmaring. Thank's again for posting!
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Great imagination Patrick. Excellant Carving and painting. Merle
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Patrick ... That is fantastic .. love the look of him ..

your carving and imagination is wonderful ..

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Wow, now that's different, Patrick! I love him....and how on earth do you get those faces that you do so SMOOTH! He's a great piece and I wish he was mine....Bonnie
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Patrick, your lion turned out really nice and he's definitely non-menacing--you did great.
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Nice work Patrick,kinda "The Lion King" carving in away. Good job on the carving plus the finish. Forrest
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