Post #362695 by Bay Park Buzzy on Thu, Feb 21, 2008 12:04 PM

Back to our regularily scheduled programming:

We should be well in the middle of contest season, however...

the sun didn't cooperate on Tuesday.

It looked for a moment like yesterday's sunset was going to qualify...

but then those clouds on the horizon ruined it.

It's cloudy today, supposedly rainy today, tomorrow, and through the weekend.
Someday we'll see the sun set on the water north of the Catamaran and the contest season will begin.

Tiki Stuff:
Stained these Tuesday night and yesterday. Today's project is to varnish them.


We were planning on installing them this weekend, but the rain may change the plans.

I sealed this guy with some rub on poly. Last update pictures:


He was named "The Tongue Biter."

The Tongue Biter is functional art. He is a business card holder too. Here he is demonstrating his new occupation:

I forgot to take a picture of him functioning as a pendant before I shipped him off. Oh well.

When everyone at the chop last weekend saw him, they were all surprised how small he really was. They couldn't get a sense of scale on him from the pictures. I also showed Mieko the concrete Easter Island guy, and she was surprised that it was bigger than she thought. So, to clarify how large these two pieces are, I have taken this picture of them with a can and ruler, for scale:

More work: Finally sealed all these guys:

Yesterday was another very special day: Visiting Artist Day at The House of Buzz!
This week's guest was Cammo, working on his 1930's/Tiki Modern piece
Like a surgeon, he works

He takes out pieces on the molecular level:

So inspired by my stain samples, Cammo couldn't help but stain his work.

Oh that English Chestnut!

Another great Visiting Artist Day!
Look for more visiting artist days soon!

Flat Black: Welcome! you get special merits for reading this whole thread. In fact, I think you qualify for a prize. Give me a couple days to wrangle up something cool for you.

Billy: Here's what I do when I'm afraid someone will call me out for ripping off their design: just find someone else who ripped that artist off first and say you actually ripped his ripoff off. Like this: Cyclops copy
If the orignal artist were to contact me, I would say that I never heard of him, and that I copied "this", and send him the picture of the copy from the other guy. Or, I think you just have to say "it's a tribute to..." or say it was "inspired by..." said artist and you are completely off the hook. Good luck!

Robin and Benz: Once again, thanks for your continued moral support.

GROG: As if...

Buzzy Out!