[Woodcarver] Thank you Susan Irish

[Sylda]

Thanks, Dave, for sending this on the list mail.  I have several of Susan's
books and have viewed many of her patterns, but had not gone into her web
site in that much depth.  Now I know what I've been missing and will go
there for a much needed relief lesson.  I've been doing only relief carving
as my hands are very weak and I need both on the knife.  I'm doing Santa
faces on plates (doing my 3rd one) and have still art and an cliff dwelling
in progress. I have done the doll and mushroom book of relief to understand
the different types of relief; so I have much to learn.  Thanks again. Sylda

On 10/13/04 11:01 AM, "chipps96 at mindspring.com" <chipps96 at mindspring.com>
wrote:

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> Susan,
> 
> I agreed to lead a 1 hr seminar for our club on relief carving.  I made 2
> landscape
> carvings from patterns from your Landscape book previously and am currently
> working
> on another one from your book.  In preparation for last Sunday's seminar, I
> reviewed
> your on-line tutorial on relief carving using the sailboat picture.  I used
> that
> picture, copied it for each club member and had them color in the 4 distinct
> carving
> levels.  It was a great eye opener for most of them as they never thought of
> your
> method of defining the various levels in a relief carving and then numbering
> each
> sub-layer.
> 
> Thank you for your step by step tutorial as it gave me lots of information to
> give to
> the club.  I also passed out small blanks and had them try different forms of
> texturing
> by using a gouge / V-tool and rocking it back and forth while pushing it
> forward.
> 
> You really saved the day for me and it gave my club a basic idea on what
> relief carving
> is.  Since your web site is on the picture I handed out, I hope some of them
> will
> visit it.
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> 
> Dave Andreychek
> member of YORKARVERS wood carving club in in York, PA.
> 
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