Basement Kahuna -New Maori Bone Pendant 3/04 - Tiki Carving

B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Wed, Jan 14, 2004 5:15 AM I've never considered myself a Master. Most of my carvings were not very good at all.The ones that turned out great were not my doing, some I don't even remember doing..??? Any way you know enough to be a Master your self and your work agrees with that. One thing that happens when you start carving Full time for a living is that customers will look at a piece and want it for much less money so you say OK, I can carve you one for the $ you want, but it will not have the level of detail or use the Fancy wood as this one. The result is you become a carver whore producing cheap crap. You need to do this to a certain extent but don't get dragged down by it. So, there is a use for the Home Depot wood after all heh,heh..

I've never considered myself a Master. Most of my carvings were not very good at all.The ones that turned out great were not my doing, some I don't even remember doing..???
Any way you know enough to be a Master your self and your work agrees with that.
One thing that happens when you start carving Full time for a living is that customers will look at a piece and want it for much less money so you say OK, I can carve you one for the $ you want, but it will not have the level of detail or use the Fancy wood as this one. The result is you become a carver whore producing cheap crap. You need to do this to a certain extent but don't get dragged down by it.
So, there is a use for the Home Depot wood after all heh,heh..

Post #69475 by Benzart on Wed, Jan 14, 2004 5:15 AM