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Old 01-23-2012, 09:20 PM
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have been carving a few months flat plane style.a few figures and my sister in law wanted me to carve a flamingo for her so this is what i came up with.it was fun to carve and i hope yall enjoy.
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Old 01-24-2012, 10:54 AM
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What a great little carving. I love the whole scene. Very nicely done.
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Great scene!

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Great looking project.
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Very nice, neat work j. Love the water effect.

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Old 01-25-2012, 05:37 AM
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Lovely looking scene there. i really like the water affect. Are the legs also carved? or are they made of wire?
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Nice job carving and painting. Thank you for sharing with us. Paul
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Don't have many flamingos around here for comparison, but that one really looks good! Nice job.

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thanks folks,appreciate the nice comments.crafty-the legs are made from clothes hanger wire.used hot glue on the bends to look like knee joints.body and head are one piece.thanks again.
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An excellent piece..I really like it. Good imagination and great execution.
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