Guest Clive Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 I decided to end my conversation with the fungi today.. here are some preliminary images as promised Some of you will know that I've long held strong opinions against taking images of my carvings but my recent illness has mellowed me a tad... for better or for worse (?) I'll post some more and better pics later... Edit: now added. Kindest Regards Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Marvellous Clive! I think I never dare to pick it up, as delicate as it is. Beautiful colouring. How many hours glueing? (and what kind of glue?) Thanks for the pics, keep them coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clive Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Glueing?? Inlays you philistine! .. but thanks for the compliment matey. Cheers Jim... kind of you to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil White Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Outstanding piece, Clive!! I really love the subtle layers of shading and texture that you have worked into the surfaces. I am looking at this on my i-pod, which gives me a crystal clear image, about the actual size of your work. It is the next best thing to actually holding it in the hand, i suppose. I am amazed by the delicacy of the inlays, and the effect achieved. It looks as though the work simply grown, rather than carved. I can really appreciate what you have been saying about patinas. A great big thumbs up!! Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clive Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Glad you appreciate it Phil.. many thanks for your comments. ... more pics to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Clive, many thanks for opening a window for us to see your work! Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ford Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Beautifully delicate and intimate, Clive Bravo and thanks for crossing the divide and finally sharing some images with us. regards, ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkvesic Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Intricate work, Clive. I especially like the layers of staining on the snails and fungus. It must have taken hours to achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred E. Zweig Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 So glad that you decided to post images of your exquisite work..... Thanks, Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clive Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Some more pics.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Bravo! You have created a symphony! Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ford Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 ok...as you're clearly being very silly now...I have to ask; how did you get those tiny sprouts of grass to sprout around the fungi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clive Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Well actually.. some are growing through the fungus.. its a curious natural phenomena often seen with many fungus I've made mine using cut sections of stained quill that go through tiny holes made in the inlays Here's a couple of pics I googled .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Glueing?? Inlays you philistine! Yes, inlays of course. But don't tell me you just pushed them in! I have to admit, you're much more crazy as I thought! Off the scale! Who convinced you to put the himotoshi in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sanders Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 quills. (palm slaps side of head smiley) The grass growing through the fungus is an interesting thing though. We usually think of fungus as mysterious growths that pop up overnight and fade in a few days, but these shelf fungus are clearly old-men of the forest compared to the growth rates of grass. Is it true that lichen growth is linear and serves as a good benchmark of time? Every 1/2inch diameter equals 10 years or something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clive Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Yes, inlays of course. But don't tell me you just pushed them in! I have to admit, you're much more crazy as I thought! Off the scale! Who convinced you to put the himotoshi in? Well no of course not.. all inlays in organic materials do have to be glued in.. Amber eyes for instance. I put the himotoshi in this piece as I don't believe a himotoshi could be successfully created later... that has always been my thinking regarding himotoshi.. I don't usually put them in as they don't need to be in.. if they can be added later. That is in fact precisely what a number of the great netsuke carvers of old did. And as for being crazy... "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. " T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Bonham Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hi Clive, Thank you for sharing your stunning piece. The grass really sets it off. Amazing. Thanks again, Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Exquisite piece, Clive! Just how I like netsuke to be - deceptively simple, elegant, and a natural history subject that shows a little secret bit of the world people typically ignore. Poetry frozen in time...Thanks, a privilege to see! What was the stain or dye you used to color the fungus, and has the coral been dyed/stained as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clive Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Many thanks for all your kind comments. Tom.. I'm using a number of colouring agents.. KMnO4 + K2CrO4, Fabric dyes and procion dyes.. in strong alkaline and acidic solutions.. I have also changed and enhanced the Umimatsu with various processes some involving bleaching with H2O2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergio Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Fantastic, it's really a wonderfull work. How can you do ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clive Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Is it true that lichen growth is linear and serves as a good benchmark of time? Every 1/2inch diameter equals 10 years or something like that? "Lichenometry is a technique used to determine the age of exposed rock surfaces based on the size of lichen thalli. Introduced by Beschel in the 1950s,[16] the technique has found many applications." .. Wiki quote Thank you Sergio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Many thanks for all your kind comments. Tom.. I'm using a number of colouring agents.. KMnO4 + K2CrO4, Fabric dyes and procion dyes.. in strong alkaline and acidic solutions.. I have also changed and enhanced the Umimatsu with various processes some involving bleaching with H2O2. Thanks, Clive. Bleaching the coral sounds interesting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Chan Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Clive, that's a beautiful composition. How did you get hold of a shrink-ray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clive Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Thanks Brian.. Hey I've just realised that you are the origami Brian Chan.. I've long admired your creations.. superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Yes, Brian's origami are great! Show him your monkey Brian. I liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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