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Keoma · #11 03-12-2008, 07:15 PM

OMG! MARK! She is beautiful! I like the green! So you say he has rough outs?!

Tom H · #12 03-12-2008, 07:37 PM

Hey Mark! A witch with implants! Very Nice! I mean very nice carving...
Well done. Tom H

decoycarve · #13 03-12-2008, 08:02 PM

Callyann a member of this board did this one. I found this one in a shop in Maryland. I know her work and knew it was hers right away. I don't know if she ever posted it the board. I'm sure she won't mind if I post it. Great work from her as usual.
Goody

feb · #14 03-12-2008, 08:27 PM

You must already know how to draw one. So draw on flying around the kitchen on a frying pan with a long handle. lol

Feb

Keoma · #15 03-12-2008, 09:11 PM

yes, FEB, I do know how to draw them...but was really searching for other peoples takes on them. This forum is the only place I can ever talk to other carvers.

I was curious what other carvers had created. I actually have a pattern I made from an old coffee cup. it has Kitchen Witches on it. I stuck the cup on the scanner and made a copy, then took that image to photoshop and cropped/made it b&W. Its a great applique pattern, was not quite sure how I could put it to wood.
I have made the witch dolls, like in my avatar, but I want to try a relief of one...hmmm...Thank you all for the great ideas!

squbrigg · #16 03-12-2008, 10:53 PM

Splendid carving Mark! Love it. She has character! Not beauty, but plenty of character!!! LOL

Bob

Keoma · #17 03-13-2008, 01:57 AM

Here is a link I found. OH BOY! Anthony Costanza. WOW. I see he was also the carver that had the witch featured in last falls magazine. How I missed that one, I'll never know! Again, WOW!

http://www.christmas-treasures.com/W...nyCostanza.htm

Keoma · #18 03-16-2008, 11:55 AM

OK-I have started my relief carving. I really like this! Thanks for your inspiration-this is such a great community! I can't wait to show you as I go

Have a gorgeous day!

Iowa Carver · #19 03-16-2008, 12:44 PM

This is a Mike Shipley rough out:
http://www.oldwoodshack.com/catalog/...h%209%2013.jpg

Corey

GardenGnome · #20 03-16-2008, 07:29 PM

Keoma, I have a witch for you. What I have is a little different. I'll explain.

I use to do a lot of puppet shows years ago. I developed this character of a witch called Awful Olga. She has a great routine that includes picking her nose and flicking the boogers at the kids and finding a flea on in her hair and then eating it. She is really disgusting and the kids just love her. In the end she casts a spell that backfires and makes herself disappear in a puff of smoke.

I carved her head from foam rubber with very sharp knives. she is covered with a special liquid vynil process that is thin and flexible. Only now after almost 20 years has she has started to show cracks in the paint. Her hat is made with paper mache'. Black fur cloth for hair.

Dig that crazy profile.

Being so flexible, she has a lot of life in her. Her hat is attached in such a way that it bounces around when she gets outraged (it happens).

She also has an ugly rubber hand for the nose picking and gesticulating.

One more pic to show you how big she is.

Who is that guy?

Now you have inspired me to make a kitchen witch, too.

Say, wont you please post a pic of your kitchen witch? Your avatar is just too small to see the details and I would just love to see her.

Christopher