Post #280210 by Lake Surfer on Mon, Jan 22, 2007 10:47 AM

McTiki, thanks much! I'm taking a break from the logs and clearing the head a bit these days. And I've had these and some other creations I've been wanting to take a crack at. The temps... yea... kinda sucks. I snowboard a lot too, normally. And I should be totally stoked on this winter turnaround, 20's and 30's and 9 inches of fresh this week alone. But I didn't buy the season pass, banking on a warm winter like last year. It was great, surfing 2 days out of the week for the last month and a half on the lake. But El Nino sold out on us and we're stuck hard in a winter pattern. Lakeshore is icing up.
I'll take 60's. :) I'll be the only guy out at 2nd Light with a shorty on. :wink:

Ben, thanks! Your warm weather has you doing your epic work! I'll get down there by the time I'm 50. Figure my joints won't work in this cold anymore then. :wink:

benella, thanks! These have been a lot of fun! When it all stops being fun, I get bored easily. Blame it on the ADHD. :) I've always like the simply forms of the Tangs and Marqs, and sometimes simply is more striking than the most complex carvings I've done.

frost, thanks! That my new favorite too. For my first one I was real happy how it turned out. Sunny today... we got nailed by 6 inches of white death yesterday... that was supposed to hit Chicago. I don't think they got as much as us. We're due for more tonight... and the average temp has been around 30. Stuck with winter for at least a few more weeks. Hoping for a thaw.

finkdaddy, thanks also! Stylized is always what I'm looking for, I think we all do it to distinguish ourselves from other artists. I find the less I stress about it though, it happens more. That's when the work comes from the heart... and the ancients that look over us.

Back to work... Hawaii is calling!