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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV> 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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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