Mark Strom Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Just finished this project, carved this in between my other work. The idea was to experiment with finishing in a way that was far outside of my normal manner. I wanted to get the look of a three dimensional painting without having a painted look. There are three different types and colors of stains plus acrylics, lacquer, watercolors, shellac and wax on this carving. There is spray gun work, airbrush, brush and rag work all combined to achieve this look. The material is basswood measuring 20" x 7". The maximum carving depth is just under 1/8". I was also trying to see just how much dimension I could get with a minimum amount of depth...I am sure to some of you this would be like carving something do a depth of 12". It was a challenge for me with normal size tools and large fields. Hope you folks like it. Mark www.stromcarver.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Hi Mark, Fantastic challenges and results! Do you have any closer in photos of this? I am trying to imagine only 1/8" depth and am quite impressed with how it looks in the small photo. What a treat it is to see it! Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharry t Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Looks amazing. I too would love to see some close up photo's please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Anderson Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Great job. I like bas relief. It's not as common in wood these days as it should be. I'd enjoy seeing it for real. Thanks for sharing, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnus homestead Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Nice Work Mark!! This is lovely - very subtle and no loss of the "feel of the wood" but such an increase in the effect of the relief carving. Thank you for posting this! ~Magnus~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJireh Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Closer look from his website Great piece, one to be proud of... I'm inspired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Strom Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Thanks JJireh for the link, I hope it helps people see the details better. The carving was gone the next day and there was not another chance at photographs. I appreciate the approval of my efforts. I was worried that I pushed the coloring to close to the "painterly" edge. This is quite a departure for me and truthfully the results caught me off guard...still processing how I feel about it. Don't get me wrong, I am happy and proud of the work but am trying to figure out how to approach the next work along similar lines. Guess I'll just have to dive in and see what comes out. I switched finishes for a number of reasons and the switch has required learning a great deal of new techniques. At the same time it has opened up a world of new possibilities. This carving was the first cohesive effort combining the new approaches, opportunities and finishes. I can tell the switch was a good one and in some ways wished I would have made it years ago. Again, thank you all. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kelso Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Lovely work Mark. I think your use of the various colors was very successful and not overdone, although that probably has something to do with your sense of restraint..... Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Amazing relief! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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