Post #453271 by Bay Park Buzzy on Mon, May 11, 2009 10:28 PM

Today's sunset:

I started the day by drawing out what I needed to carve. First thing I did was transfer my rough sketch onto a scaled out piece of paper. after much refining, I made a stencil and traced out the design on both sides of the log:

That's carve ready now. Both sides have the same drawing on it:

Sides of eyes first:

Then side of nose:

Sides of arms, bottom of hands, and base done:

now that the sides were all done, I had to do the middles. Here's the first face rough carved:

I stopped working on this side of the log because it was getting close to sunset:

Then I turned the log over and got the second side pretty much to where I got the first side:

the other side:

Or maybe that was the first side? More refining tomorrow...

On 2009-05-09 21:49, Queen Kamehameha wrote:
buzzy I love the Maori brothers!
Amy

They sure do look good there!

On 2009-05-09 22:40, hiltiki wrote:
I wish I could go to the desert on the 23rd to see these pieces in person.

Call in sick?

On 2009-05-10 16:56, surfintiki wrote:
Do you ever take a break?

I'm always looking so forward to doing whatever it is that I have to do next, that I pretty much just jump right into it right away. I always have more ideas than time, so I'm always trying to catch up with myself.

On 2009-05-10 18:17, Benzart wrote:
Do you EAT wood Too?

Purposely?, No!

On 2009-05-10 20:22, RevBambooBen wrote:
That last drum looks tall.

Could it be for Teakey? (sp?)

the drum is conga drum height. It's 36 inches tall. 3 inches taller than GROG's drum that went to Colorful Colorado.

It's not for Teakey, but might be going to someone who has a TC name that rhymes with "Teakey."

On 2009-05-11 10:39, big daddy wrote:
no kidding buzzy, will this be a stand up drum? looks to be about 4 or 5 feet tall.

Only three feet tall. Made to look as much like this one as possible:

On 2009-05-11 12:54, MadDogMike wrote:
Bowana.... :lol:

I just cannot get enough of those Bowana jokes! They're almost as funny as That what she said!

On 2009-05-11 13:56, greentikipat wrote:
i'd like to have a picnic on tiki island, i'd bring some bread for the birds.

Hey Greentikipat! I think that feeding the birds is a Federal Offense... Going on the island probably violates state laws...and the water is polluted! Welcome to Tiki Island!

I have some Brady Bunch idols to paint now...
Buzzy Out!