homage to mucha - wip

doris · #11 02-02-2008, 04:29 PM

hi kathy, hi fred :-) ... oh, i hope i can really make it homage to mucha, fred, it is a challenge...yes, i noticed your avatar, it is inspired by one of mucha´s calender drawings, right ? ...

time for an update :-) ... have fixed where all the big shapes go, and started modeling the face, and hair... need to decide about the ear, i think i put the band over the ear, i want decorate that and being focal point rather than the inside of ear... and maybe i need put it a little different, it looks to angled i think... i hope you enjoy...

Irishman · #12 02-02-2008, 04:55 PM

It's turning out nice. Looks like your ready to detail the carving now. I hope all those red marks on her is ink or paint.
Patrick

doris · #13 02-02-2008, 05:13 PM

hihi, yes is red pen, not blood :-) ... made those for measuring, i want to try to come close to my original drawing, the "very sketchy" one i not posted, but of which i copied the line drawing i showed first...

susieq · #14 02-02-2008, 05:46 PM

Hi Doris,
I just found this thread...the reference to Mucha caught my eye.... I have always been a huge fan of the art nouveau poster artists. Especially Mucha.
In fact, I am sitting in my computer room looking at 3 large reproduction posters of his on my wall and the piece you are doing....I did something like that a very long time ago in stained glass.

I am so excited to see how your piece turns out. Great subject and I know you will more than do it justice. Keep us posted.

Jim OH · #15 02-02-2008, 08:22 PM

Hi Doris,
I enjoy seeing your work and want to say 'Thanks" for providing the in- progress pictures. I will look forward to seeing another great carving!
Jim OH

doris · #16 02-03-2008, 10:16 AM

susie, yes, mucha drawings are just beautiful, aren´t they :-). i would love to see the stained glass you did, do you have foto of it you like to share ?
jim, i am glad you enjoy watching the progress, i am too having big fun sharing these images :-)

i was very busily carving today, so again new update... i worked mainly the face area today. first pushed it down quite a bit, to get room for the ear. i decided to carve it as in my drawing, so the band running behind the ear, and i carved a little on the curly locks. they do look odd now, way to big and bold, but we will see, i hope my idea will work...

doris · #17 02-10-2008, 09:31 AM

i worked now on the border elements, and learned meanwhile that my design is bad for carving. i have many places i hardly can reach with a chisel :-( ... it probably would work as bas relief, but i am doing it high relif, and the head is much in the way when carving on the border elements... need think next time i draw a design how i can carve that... lesson learned

so, i have a technical question : if there is a place i can reach with the chisel only to carve against the grain, how can i cut clean ? is this possible ?

susieq · #18 02-10-2008, 11:58 AM

Doris, she is beautiful....hang in there. I agree that a Mucha piece is very difficult to translate into a woodcarving. Going against the grain requires a very sharp tool and taking smaller bits of wood at a time. Pains taking work. But when you are done, this piece will stop folks dead in their tracks with the "wow" factor. I can't wait to see it.

ps. I will look for a picture of that stained glass piece and try to post it.

tucker1931 · #19 02-10-2008, 03:48 PM

Doris, hang in there girl, yer doin fine so far, really starting to take shape. Thanks for taking us along for the ride, it's great to see a persons work as it moves along.
Cliff

Irishman · #20 02-10-2008, 07:22 PM

Your almost there Doris. Yes its difficult to get into those hard to reach spots and keep everything clean with your cuts. I'm struggle with this now with my gargoyle. I find veiners are good for cleaning up the crevices...then there are your bent tools which I have very few of. Someone here must have some suggestions for you.
Patrick