[Woodcarver] They were in my box

[Mike & Patty Wilcox]

I went to check on my mail today & not only was my cain segment there  (Thank you very much Phil Adams)
For my 1st ever cain segment but also for the tradeing of wood.
(I like my pig)
But along with that another box showed up & when I opened it,
I told my wife that that was funny.
Why, because in it is my second wood carving exchange,
And guess what is funny it is a niecly carve face in a piece of bark.
That's what I got in my 1st one.
I have a collection started here & love them both.
It will hang in my frontroom with my 1st one thank you so very much.   (Lorn Woodard)
& also for the hard work done to keep these exchanges going



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Patti Landmann 
  To: Knotholes at yahoogroups.com ; Woodcarver Mail List-New 
  Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 9:24 AM
  Subject: [Woodcarver] Relief Carving


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  Dear Relief Carvers,

  Since the list seemed fairly slow the last week, I didn't think anyone would mind a fairly elementary question on relief carving.

  I am about to begin a new carving and the same old question is back again.  I spent last evening reading thru Lora's, Bill's, David's, Ivan's  books AGAIN about the initial layout of the work.  I tend to have a problem with needing to re-carve elements of the carving to get things right.  I have no trouble with the foreground and the back ground but the mid-foreground and the mid-background or the multiple levels inbetween cause me problems.

  The carving should be carved from back to front, I think,  but I have an easier time carving front to back.  How do you establish the levels with certainty?  Besides color coding levels, some of you then number the elements to be carved first, second, etc.  Bill's patterns show actual depth measurements.  How do you establish this information with such certainty.

  Relief carving without such a definite plan is probably accomplished much in the same manner but in a less organized manner of deciding as you go.   This leads to constant re-evaluation and thus recarving.   Is there a formula, procedure or ?,  or is it just the eye of an artist or engineer that can quickly know what goes where?

  This if probably basic and not of interest to a broad segment of the lists so I would be delighted to hear from anyone directly into my mailbox if that works out better.

  Thank you to all who reply....I'm again looking for easy answers to not so easy questions.

  Patti





  Patti Landmann 

  lowvillecarver at yahoo.com 
  http://www.centuryinter.net/treasures/


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