Post #243140 by Monkeyman on Sat, Jul 15, 2006 6:39 PM

This one is for Tiki Bird and Utopian Dream. It will eventually frame out the orange and purple themed "One Enchanted Evening" print from Shag. Originally released at Disneyland in 2003.

This is one HEAVY frame. Thats 6 inch wide poplar on the sides and 3 or 4 inch wide poplar on the top and bottom.
Its 38 inches wide and 32 inches tall. The arms are moveable and poseable. There is a wing nut in the back that allows you to tighten the arm into any position. Its most likely that they will hang down over the knee to not block the artwork. The knees and arms assume the use of a wide matte to minimize blocking. Sorry for the cropped pic (stupid shutterfly)

The heads use a 3 piece glue up before they are carved. One piece sticks up off the top of the frame and another layers on the front to give the head depth. I used a plunge router with several different bits to get the shape of each head cut. (I dont own a scroll saw)

The orchid is a two piece carving assembled after it is carved. Its removable from the frame to keep it safe during shipping. Very delicate carving. Probably time for me to look into learning the hook knife.

The text was sketched using an art projector and then a combination of hand tools and dremmel bits were required to get into the tiny crevices. The letters are hand textured with a gouge.

Next is TikiWahine !!!!!

[ Edited by: Monkeyman 2006-07-23 08:04 ]