Just a Quickie !

mark yundt · #1 10-03-2007, 12:32 AM

Met the clients over the weekend. While I was with them I put a piece of paper on the section where this will go and did a quick sketch, they liked it. Brought my "pattern" home,layed it on some 3/4 inch Spanish Cedar ,traced it and cut it out and roughed in one of the roses last night. Today I cut out the long sprays,,and carved the rest of the roses,leaves and the long sprays.A bit of touch up and it's done.

After spending a couple of months on the trees,,this one evening and a day job,start to finish was a welcome relief.

As I said the piece is in Spanish Cedar,,3/4 inch thick,,and the sprays are only 1/4 inch thick. It's in 3 pieces,42 inches wide. I had to keep it so thin because where this is going I was lucky to have this much wood to work in. Sure,,I would have loved to carve a bunch of roses like the bar panel,,but here it's just a very shallow relief. Still ,,I think it reads O.K. from the front,,the side kills it,,but it'll work fine where it's going.There's only so much you can do with so little wood especially if you need to show something that is more spherical in nature like a rose blossom.

Now I'll just have to keep it around a few days till I call them to let them know it's done.They might just think I had one of these sitting on my shelf at the shop that matched the sketch I did.

P.S..We've talked about composition before,,and when I came back to look at the post I noticed two triangles appearing. One occurs if you connect the centers of the Roses,,the second is the basic shape of the underlying leaves with the point at the top. So its really two overlapping triangle used in the way you would make a 6 pointed star,( that's a Jewish symbol,,and this is going in a Catholic Church ,,Hah!) anyway,,,I also included my beloved "S" lines in the long sprays. I think they're sorta' graceful looking. As long as they liked it I'm happy.But I thought it might be interesting to take notice .

Gergie · #2 10-03-2007, 02:10 AM

Nice work there, How do you carve the vines of the roses without breaking them to pieces? I also liked how you photographed the work.

doris · #3 10-03-2007, 03:09 AM

just a quickie ! well that title made me curious !! and wow, roses on so a flat board, and they look so very believable ! the last foto is very instructive, to see how you made the layeirng to give the effect. no undercutting really, you only slanted the sides of the petals sligthly inwards, if i see right. made wonderful depth. made amazing depth... yes, i so can imagine you glad to make for a change such a quick work after all those leave, i was missing your posts a litle, thought you take a break or so.glad to see you back sharing work.... thanks for sharing. i like a lot

Joy · #4 10-03-2007, 07:07 AM

Beautiful. Are the 3 pieces joined at the center rose section?

Banjo · #5 10-03-2007, 08:32 AM

Another absolutely beautiful piece! I love seeing your work.

ElWoodTroll · #6 10-03-2007, 08:37 AM

That's perty Mark! It looks much deeper than 3/4". Just curious..does that kind of cedar take details. I've been trying to detail red cedar with only marginal success

gene messer · #7 10-03-2007, 08:46 AM

Mark .. Maybe a quickie for you .. but for me ! .. That would be a long one .. especially the years it would take me just to learn how to do it ..

Beautiful Mark .. just beautiful ...

You have got those leaves , roses , and vines down beautifully ..

Gene