[Woodcarver] What have you been working on? (Chat)

[Merrilee Johnson]

Wow Maura - you have been busy!  That all sounds very exciting!  The only thing I've gotten done this summer was a relief of my son's house during Elain and Fred Stenmans's class in Evart and then when Mom was in the hospital for 13 days I  carved 15 pins and finished up 4 that had been started.  Doesn't seem like a lot when I look at them but it sure did keep me busy while sitting and watching her sleep!  Now I have to add some color - yuck!
Merrilee
 



From: Linehan718 at aol.comDate: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:07:13 -0400To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.netSubject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on?

Sometimes I feel like I slow down a bit in the summer but looking back on things I think I have stayed rather busy carving-wise............Well, this summer I attended the Newr, did a tramp art box, scrimshaw medallion and a dennis thorton caricature of a chickenhawk, all things that I had never tried before. I think they all came out pretty well.  while I liked the tediousness of the scrimshaw work(I guess due to the historical aspects), the tramp art box got to me and I had to struggle thru it.  I guess it is for the same reasons that me and chip carving don't agree..... and have been teaching classes 2x a week for the nyc parks dept, going on my second year now. we do all types of things, whatever my students wish to tackle and I give guidance and prepare their wood and cutouts, teach them sharpening and advise them as to their techniques and finishing.
 
  I have also been working with an antique wholesaler and currently am restoring an 1840 gothic table in walnut which I will put together a pictoral of when finished, should be sometime this or next week, involved lots of gothic tracery carvings to replace missing parts, recently finished up restoring a mahogany 100 year old table with classical shells, leaves, lions heads, lions paw feet.  That came out great!!! Keeping some old carvers work alive for the next generations to enjoy is very inspiring and educational for me.
 
On the more personal front, I recently came across a wonderful pic of my great-great-grandfather circa 1900 in which he is wearing a top hat, long double-breasted overcoat with chest medal, cravat, wingtips and leaning on a cane and have just started an 18x10" relief portrait in walnut.  This one is near and dear to my heart and hope to do it justice.
 

Maura Carving in NYCwww.carvinginnyc.comhttp://mycarvingclub.com/mauramacaluso


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