Father and Son

Ashbys · #1 08-02-2006, 07:01 PM

Finished up the carving today. Will start putting the finishes on tomorrow. Then will post the finial finished piece in the gallery.

What do you think ?

Garry

brushpilecarvings · #2 08-02-2006, 08:57 PM

Garry,

That is simply amazing. I can't wait to see what you do next.

Claude · #3 08-02-2006, 09:20 PM

Great work, Garry!

Claude

jax · #4 08-02-2006, 09:54 PM

Great carving...........looks like Abe Lincoln and son in a log cabin.

The hand holding the page is terrific.

Jax.

love2carve2 · #5 08-02-2006, 10:54 PM

Garry,
Turned out very nice...just like picture perfect. Can't wait to see what you do next.
Mary

Ashbys · #6 08-03-2006, 06:16 AM

Thanks all , had a real argument withmyself over the outer frame but I think it did fine. The finished pics are in the gallery .

I think you'll like them,

Garry

mwilleson · #7 08-03-2006, 09:06 AM

The frame is unique and very nice. Very touching piece that gives the feeling of a father and son spending some quality time together.

Nice!

Thor · #8 08-03-2006, 09:36 AM

Great frame idea! That defines who they are so well and helps tell the story.
Excellent carving Ash. Just plain excellent.
You have come a long way in a short time...you're really getting quick too!
Thor

Ashbys · #9 08-03-2006, 10:36 AM

Thanks,
I really was concerned about the frame. One reason being I knew it would be a deep carving so I did not relieve it back into the frame before I started , which really I should have , but when I finished the carving was cut in over 1 and 1/4 inches and the tools were starting to get hard to control as they were becomming short of what I needed.

I considered doing a shadowbox idea, to be honest I even spoke with Susan about it, but my wife picked it up and commented on the weight.
So I needed depth, and there was a lot of open space behind the two of them So I though how can I get depth when it doesn't exist ,
answer make it look like it has depth .

So I thought Lincoln , and the simple man .. Log cabin Abe , Fake a round log and give depth by undercutting. So the logs on the front are really not 1/8 of an inch in height.
Using a wide gouge I choped them to give them texture, then angled the edge then undercut them so they would shadow heavly into the motar joints. Then I made sure they were not the same width and the joints were varied in size. This forces the eye to not focus upon any single log and the movement of the eye will let the mind add depth.

The next thing I did was highlight Abe and his son by doing something I don't normally do , I added heavy contrast by using color. The Dark outside againgst the light inside move you into the center and again forcing the eye to play tricks giving a high depth to the front of the frame .

then again ,
I guess I just got lucky ....

Garry

chipper67 · #10 08-03-2006, 08:26 PM

Garry,

Very nice relief. Thanks for the information on how you achieved it also. I've only done one simple relief. I want to do another relief, but I just do not know what yet. Plus, I need to probably get some additional tools. Currently, I only have palm tools. I'm just not really sure what I need I guess. If I do invest in some decent tools such as Stubai or Pfeil I am kind of leaning toward the intermediate ones which I believe are around 8" long. If I may ask what were the main gouges you used on your relief carving? Chipper67