New golden eagle on burl

Pyrographer · #21 08-08-2007, 10:14 AM

Thanks everyone but it is not done. I still have some work to do on it today and then apply the finishes. He needs some fine tuning on the back of his head...shading and detail on the feathers. It's my anal need for perfection!

Linda, I agree with everything you said about teaching and there have been a few times where I've had a student just blossom and end up being as good or better than me. Makes me feel like a proud momma. Two years ago I taught a class in Spokane, WA and the class was filled with carvers (as usual) and one of them just seemed to love what he was doing and was like a sponge soaking up all the information. By the end of the day he had finished his piece and it was really good and keep in mind that I never touch their projects, it's all their own work. Any demo's I do are on a piece of practice board. Anyway his piece came out great and he decided to buy a woodburner and do some more burning on his own. Well, the following year he entered 2 pieces in the show in the novice level and they were down right awesome. A few minor things that needed work but they just blew me away. I was told by the people who sponsored the class that he had totally given up woodcarving and fell in love with wood burning. Well, he came to pick up his carvings and both had won ribbons. He was thrilled and asked what he could do to improve. We chatted about it and at the next show several months later he entered another piece and won a blue ribbon. At the show the following year (our last show before leaving WA) he had done another masterpiece and at my prodding entered at the intermediate level and won another blue ribbon. Needless to say he was thrilled and I was so excited to see his progress in such a short period of time. I told him that I suspected he'd be flying by me and waving on the way by.....It's wonderful when you teach someone woodburning (or anything for that matter) and not only do they enjoy it but they grow and develop their own style and technique and you think, wow, I helped that person learn get started. What a wonderful feeling that is to know you played a small part in developing someone's interest in pyrography, even if they go flying by you in their skill levels. It should make you feel proud, not jealous...and unfortunately I've seen that happen with some instructors.

Keep up with the good work and one day you'll be skating by me...

Nedra

Micky · #22 08-08-2007, 04:25 PM

Awesome job Nedra. I always love seeing your work--the detail is so amazing and that piece is so small.

micky

Keithmc · #23 08-08-2007, 07:12 PM

Beautiful piece of burning. Just awesome. I was wondering which RT pens you used and where on the work.
Keith

Pyrographer · #24 08-08-2007, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Keithmc

Beautiful piece of burning. Just awesome. I was wondering which RT pens you used and where on the work.
Keith

Hi Keith, that's easy....I used the HD5MP (the pen they made for me) for EVERYTHING so far. I also just had them make 3 prototypes of a modified version of it and they arrived today. I'm going to experiment with them tomorrow and use one to finish up the back of his head. Oh, wait, I signed my name with the F99.008...

The HD5MP is the pen I use for 99% of my work. On occasion a few other pens but this is MY pen and the one I adore and rarely use anything else. As you can see the eagle is done on a small 5x7 and I can use that pen for the tiniest detail but the modified pens will make it a bit easier to accomplish this. The SP version is good for miniatures but I wanted something larger and a bit different so I told them what I was looking for and they sent me some prototypes. We'll see which is the winner! The winner will become my 2nd favorite pen

I also use a torch or wall lenk solid point burner for large black areas like when I do a black background and of course I use the F9S or F99.008 for signing my work.

Nedra

chpster90bu · #25 08-11-2007, 10:15 PM

Hi, Nedra.....not to be a pest, and I know you are unbelievably busy, but.....did you finish the golden eagle yet? It looked great in the last shot you posted, but I didn't want to miss it finished! Bonnie

Pyrographer · #26 08-11-2007, 10:38 PM

Oh Hi Bonnie, not a pest. I did finish the burning but I don't want to post it until I do one more thing...nor more burning but I'm trying something different to enhance the gold tones and bring out the figuring. So, I have brought it to the house and while Al is painting tomorrow I will work on it and will try to and post it tomorrow night. Once I do that I will see if I need to do anything else to it before applying the final finish. This is all an experiment so I'm trying some new things. So, be patient and I will try real hard to get it on here tomorrow.

Nedra

chpster90bu · #27 08-11-2007, 11:26 PM

Okie dokie.....thank you!

Bonnie

Pyrographer · #28 08-12-2007, 06:46 PM

I finished the eagle but the test I did on the back of it was not what I wanted to as of this moment he doesn't have a finish on it. Tomorrow I will apply my usual polyacrylic finish and repost a photo of it with the finish applied. The polyacrylic will enhance the burning and should also enhance the figuring.

What I was testing was tung oil that a friend used on some of her burnings that were done on burls. I did not like the results so I decided not to ruin a perfectly good eagle....

So, this is the finished eagle without the polyacrylic applied yet.

Nedra

chpster90bu · #29 08-12-2007, 08:49 PM

GORGEOUS!! The eye and the beak are wonderful by themselves, but the depth you achieve in your featherwork is incredible...makes for terrific realism. Awaiting the finish!

Bonnie

Pyrographer · #30 08-13-2007, 09:31 PM

Bonnie, you're a slave driver....

But I applied 2 layers of finish today and will apply the last one tomorrow. It won't change it any so I'm posting it now because I promised it would be today. I just want you to know that today was a very stressful day with the new house but I finished the burning just for you!

So....ta da!!! Here is it!
Nedra