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[Blinky Bill]

Haven't posted much for a while so thought I show these wizard pins that I made base on Tom H's 5 minute wizards. My sister asked me to make them for her to send to the grandkids of a very distant relative in England........Under 3½" and carved from Sassafrass, they are painted with an acrylic wash and waiting for a clear finish.
Regards
John

[Nomad]

Nice work! I've been working on some similar carvings and this gives me some ideas on hair and hats. The grandkids will love 'em!

[Blinky Bill]

Glad you liked them Terry.......they're fun to carve and good practice, I still have trouble carving smiling or laughing faces but these are close I guess.
John

[idigjars]

Hi John. Your pins look good. They kind of have an older/antique look to them. Good job carving and painting them. Thank you for sharing. Paul

[Blinky Bill]

Thanks for the nice comments Paul, glad you enjoyed them.
John

[Robert Cahill]

Nice carving I especially like the eyes and mouth on # 2

[Blinky Bill]

Thanks Robert, your comments are appreciated.
John

[Ron T]

Hi John, those are some happy wizards. I love the detailing that you put into the carving and painting.

[Josef]

G'day John, cold enough for ya this year? Nice wizards John, great idea. I know I will eventually be game enough to try some human faces but, not at present. Joe.

[Blinky Bill]

Thanks again Ron, the wizards are fun to do and the sort of project you can carry easily in case you get a few moments to carve.

Cold as a witch's wotnot over here Joe, of course not having had a real winter these past 10 years or so could mean we've got a little soft huh?
And yes, it took me a while to muster the courage to tackle faces, but thanks to the great folks on here I took the plunge and now enjoy them.
John