Lesson 3

Here is the link for Lesson 3 on Carving a Caricature Penguin:

https://youtu.be/C_nMjnvMlRM

I hope you enjoy it.

Caricature penguin carving pattern

Here is the pattern for my penguin caricature carving. I carved it from a block of wood that was 2 inches wide x 2 inches deep x 5 inches tall. Feel free to size it to any size you want. If you carve it send me a picture. Also be kind enough to give me credit for my creation and for sharing it.

Thanks! Enjoy!

Carving a Caricature Penguin Lesson 2

Here is Lesson #2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDp4DM5Uuz8

Carving a Caricature Penguin Lesson 2

Who knew this video making thing was going to be enjoyable? Hopefully some of you enjoy it as well. Anyway, hope you come along for the ride. Here is installment number 2 for carving a penguin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo_Bf8Kigco

First video

After getting a new GoPro from my wife for Christmas, I now have no excuse for not getting some videos done. So, I completed my first introductory carving video and uploaded it today. I hope you enjoy it.

https://youtu.be/sl7efiEIMqA

Anyway, I want to do some more, as I continue on this carving journey. I hope to continue to teach to new audiences along the way. At least until someone tells me they can't stand to see my mug, or listen to my voice, or they just don't find it interesting. Let's hope it hits a spot and others come along for the ride.

Have a great carving year!

Time flies, doesn't it?

     Somehow time gets away from us and you look up and just can't believe how long it has been. I apologize for those of you who look me up once in a while to see what I have been up to. I have been busy, but with school starting up, and being in a new (returning to) subject at a new school, things have been extremely busy. No excuse.

     I have finished a few carvings, although some of them have been roughouts rather than my own creations. I was gifted lots of blanks and several roughouts. Some of them have been old roughouts, and some are so old, the wood has dried out. That makes for a tough carving, but challenges are simply things that have to be overcome. And we can always learn something new, or rediscover something we forgot. For example, using a 50/50 mix of alcohol and water is a neat trick for rejuvenating old wood, or for helping to carver across some tough end grain. That was the case on the Santa with a bird (see below) and another Santa that I hope to finish soon. I will post pictures of that one soon, if I ever get it finished.

     Anyway, I hope you enjoy these. Thanks for staying tuned. See you next time.

This is a Bishop roughout.

A closeup.

My own design of a relief gunfighter.

A different design.

One mounted in a frame like an Old west wanted poster.

A Moore roughout of an Old World Santa.

Closeup.

The back side.

Another Bishop roughout.

Finally finished!!!!

     Wow! It seems like I have been working on this carving forever. Due to my shoulder injury and rehabilitation to teach it how to work correctly, I have been very slow in my carving, and have not been able to carve very long at a time, and not very often.
     However, it is finished. This is the second in my quest to carve more biblical scenes. The earlier one was "The Coat" which showed Joseph and his coat of many colors. This one shows the showdown between David and Goliath. I am glad it is finished. Now on to the next one.
     Enjoy! Comments are always welcome!