[Mottles]

Hi All, what a terrific web site! I'm very new I have done zero carving to date. I have been working with gourds and have gained a little experience with pyrography. Besides gourding I paint in oil, acrylic, gouache and pastel. I also love to sculpt in clay and so the temptation to learn wood carving/sculpting.
Looking forward to learning a lot on this site.
Probably will spend most of my time in the 'Pyrography' forum for a while. There is so much to learn and so little time.
Mottles, AKA Kathy

[Colin_Partridge]

Welcome aboard by the sounds of it we can learn a lot from you nice to have you along look forward to seeing some of your work.
Colin

[Ashbys]

Hi Welcome !

Wow someone else that knows how to paint!.. I guess I am going have to break down and buy one of those ..I remember the name .. don't tell me... I will get it .....paint something.... ... oh yea paintbrush...

Welcome Mottles ,
I really don't paint ... and I have a picture somewhere to prove it .. but I am looking forward to learning .

Ash

[Mottles]

Hi Colin & Ash, thank you both for the warm welcome. Colin I think it's you all who will be teaching me the most.
Ash, yes that is a paint brush and what's kept you from picking one up? lol
Well, thanks both and if I can be of help with the painting part--I don't profess to know it all but happy to help.
Here's a link to my web site http://www.colorjourney.com
Kathy

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Hi Kathy...welcome, looked at your site, some beautiful paintings! You will enjoy both woodcarving and this site...I see you are here in Arizona...I am in Kingman......thanks Dave

[rales]

Kathy,

Welcome... and wow! I love your paintings! Makes me want to pick up a brush again... I think we'll all be learning something new...

rales

[Mottles]

Hi Dave & rales: Thank you both also for the warm welcome and for looking at my site. It's truely a labor of love I think I'm going to have to create a 'Gourding Pyrography/woodburning' page.
Dave I live in Prescott Valley, AZ. we travel though Kingman often on our way visit family in California. As a matter of fact it's our breakfast stop!
rales I hope you will pick up that brush again too...
I plan to spend some time over the next days just looking at all art work and information on this site.


I posted my pyrography/dyed/painted gourd in the Pyrography forum this evening. Comments welcome

[Mottles]

Colin wow I just visited your web site and your spirit work is outstanding and I enjoyed reading your bio. I love the way you save dead tree's by turning them into works of art.
Kathy

[Mottles]

Just returned from your web site--Dave your an oil painter too excellent work! Oh and your carvings are wonderful especially like your fowl--so life like. Thank you for including some images of Arizona too.
Kathy

[squbrigg]

Welcome aboard Kathy. Great to see new talent arriving , we can share skills with each other. This is a great group of talented and really nice folks here, I hope you enjoy yourself with us.

Bob