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Ellly first carving attempts
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Sat, Mar 21, 2009 8:07 AM
Excellent Ellly, and I'm sure you will look back on these one day with pride but wonder how you could finish things so rouhgly. With your limited experience and your few tools you are doing Amazing stuff. I would like to see a photo of your stuff with a size comparison like holding them in your hands ? |
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big daddy
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Sat, Mar 21, 2009 10:23 PM
great stuff ellly. seeing the work you guys do in stones and pebbles is just amazing. bd |
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Ellly
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Tue, Mar 24, 2009 2:47 PM
Ciao to everybody! |
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Thu, Mar 26, 2009 11:37 AM
Nice to find you here Elly!Really great detail skills! I have a question concerning your mini sized surfboards as i also have carved some but not painted yet.How do you manage getting them that shiny? Keep up with the excellent work! |
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Ellly
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Mon, Mar 30, 2009 10:29 AM
Iassou kai kalos orises, s'eucharisto polì, mou aresei na glipho toso mikres petres...Tora sta anglika, etsi oloi mas mporoune na katalavoune. Ciao! Why don't you post some photos? could be nice! I use just what you say, acrilics and stain for the wood surfboards, every board has it's own difficulty, sometimes the wood shows more grain, also with a base coat of acrilic white. Anyway is like cooking : you can cook the same dish, but everytime it has a different taste, it's a process that involves creativity and passion, what in greek sound like ghefsi.. I apologize for having written some words in modern greek.. but it's my istinct to answer in this language I love so much when I meet people from Ellada! |
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Benzart
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Wed, Apr 8, 2009 10:38 AM
modern, Old, it's All Greek to me :). Where you been Ellly, haven't seen much from you lately? Hope everything is OK |
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laojia
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Thu, Apr 9, 2009 10:47 PM
Maybe he sailed between Sicily and the Cyclades...The weather is good for that! |
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Benzart
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Fri, Apr 10, 2009 6:10 AM
Hey, maybe she IS out sailing, Hopefully Elly you are not suffering from that ground breaking earthquake from a few days ago, I know it had to be too close for comfort so Heres wishing you and yours well. |
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Sam Gambino
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Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:30 AM
Very cool Ellly! I'll bet it's tough to carve a rock like that! I'll bet it looks great hanging around your neck! |
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Ellly
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Fri, Apr 10, 2009 3:16 PM
Hello to everybody... Happy Easter to everybody |
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Ellly
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Sat, Apr 11, 2009 2:32 PM
Ciao everybody! [ Edited by: Ellly 2009-04-11 14:34 ] |
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Benzart
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Sat, Apr 11, 2009 2:59 PM
Very cool little Manaia. Looks like jade to me and it sounds as hard as jade too. Is it translucent if you hold it up to the light? Great idea with the pearl, Perfect solution, good thinking. Part of the fun of sculpture is solving all these little problems the piece presents you such as the eye, sanding and smoothing and stuff like that. Great! |
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Ellly
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Sat, Apr 11, 2009 11:52 PM
Thnak you Benzart ! So it's Jade, it has all the characters you told... translucent too. |
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laojia
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Sun, Apr 12, 2009 2:25 PM
Very nice small stone! You progress quickly, it is also very small? And don't abuse of chocolate eggs :roll: !!! |
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Ellly
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Sun, Apr 12, 2009 2:58 PM
ciao! Thank you:-) yes there are some eggs here around...I'll try to eat just a little.... |
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Benzart
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Sun, Apr 12, 2009 5:13 PM
Ellly, on those Bottom planes where there is no carving, maybe you could intro some type of texture as long as it is fairly consistent but unexpected, like using a small ball bur or anything to create a slight pattern. With that hard jade though it IS difficult. |
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Ellly
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Mon, Apr 13, 2009 10:44 AM
Ciao! Oh so it was difficult... good, I'll try to do this pattern but it's a mess looking into water flowing... all right, next manaia I'd like to cut from part to part |
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Ellly
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Mon, Apr 20, 2009 1:29 PM
Helllo to everybody...
and some other very old stuffs from prehistory since byzantine period..
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Mon, Apr 20, 2009 2:23 PM
Nice! Love the cat! And also the black one with the fish! |
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Mon, Apr 20, 2009 5:02 PM
Wow you are coming along fast! |
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Benzart
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Tue, May 12, 2009 5:24 AM
Gee Ellly, I Hope you aren't still Sleeping, Wake up and get back to work, we're missing your posts and I just KNOW You have more stuff to show us? :D :o |
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Ellly
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Sun, Jun 14, 2009 10:34 PM
Ciao to everybody! I'm back, ciao Benzart ! I have been too busy with the school year. Now I have some days free and then back with tests for the degree..
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laojia
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Mon, Jun 15, 2009 12:13 PM
Two month without posting but full of good working!!! Your tikis in sea urchin spine was very beautifull! You find the way!! And your collection of small carved stone... Very fine work! Especially the second green stone, same ground what one of your first carving with better better result! What is your method of polishing? Take care of you under the warm sun of sicilia! J. |
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Ellly
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Mon, Jun 15, 2009 1:36 PM
Ciao Laojia! Thank you for your words! I use paper 600, 800, 1000 1200 and a lot of work... that's all! Happy that you like my little stones! |
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Benzart
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Sun, Jun 21, 2009 8:24 AM
Excellent works Ellly, I see Way more crisp detail in this new batch of Stuff. and the Urchin spine pieces are Excellent, i Love the depth you are going to. |
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Ellly
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Mon, Jun 22, 2009 12:55 PM
oh Benz, now I feel better.. You know, your words are for me the compass that brings sailors safe in unknown seas.. I can go ahead on this route.. |
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Ellly
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Mon, Jul 13, 2009 1:59 PM
Ciao to everybody! And a special ciao for Benz! Hope your hand is fixing quickly and you feel better, and ready to work again! Here I post some little works done in these busy days. Hope you like
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Benzart
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Mon, Jul 13, 2009 2:15 PM
Ellley, these pieces have some seriously fine detail. Looks like you are beyond the beginner ranks and have been for awhile.. Very nice work. |
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laojia
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Mon, Jul 13, 2009 3:53 PM
Happy to see your new stone work! I see also the long time of sanding!!! :o J. |
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Ellly
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Tue, Jul 14, 2009 1:31 PM
Thank you for the kind words! I'm trying with patience to improve, to go ahead finding a personal way to feel stones. I also worked on black onyx, I like it very much because is like a sketch, and allows some possibilities to graduate black and white. But I have a question: using on onyx the burr like a pencil, very soft on surface, do I need water flow or I can work also dry? I post now a sea urchine tiki new... |
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Tue, Jul 14, 2009 6:41 PM
Cool urchin! A fat one at that! Get that camera closer! |
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Benzart
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Wed, Jul 15, 2009 3:08 AM
YES, Excellent Tiki Urchin, COOL! |
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Ellly
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Wed, Jul 15, 2009 1:04 PM
Oh, Ben ! First of all, what about your hand? Are you better? |
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Wed, Jul 15, 2009 6:31 PM
Nice! He is coming out! |
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big daddy
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Thu, Jul 16, 2009 9:20 AM
ellly, beautiful work. the blue stones are astounding and your little sea urchin carve is very nice indeed. bd |
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Ellly
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Thu, Jul 16, 2009 2:03 PM
Oh boys! Many thanks :) |
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Benzart
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Fri, Jul 17, 2009 5:45 AM
Great stuff Ellly, 'm Really loving the urchin tikis and would Love to see close-ups of the black pebbles! |
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TheBigT
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Fri, Jul 17, 2009 9:07 AM
Nice! Would love to see some close ups of the black stones. :) |
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Queen Kamehameha
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Thu, Jul 23, 2009 11:22 AM
Elly, I love your stone work, very detailed, very clean lines, nice! Amy |
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Ellly
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Fri, Aug 14, 2009 10:38 AM
Hello to everybody here!
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Benzart
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Sat, Aug 15, 2009 3:14 AM
Ellly, this last guy is Really excellent. It takes a Lot of control to carve this soft material and you are becoming a PRO at it. Well Done. |
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Ellly
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Fri, Aug 28, 2009 1:03 PM
After many days I'm back, I'm working hard with wood making a rudder of a 2nd WW italian airplane, but this is another History... |
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Benzart
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Sat, Aug 29, 2009 4:57 AM
Ellly, YES, I Like!! Very nice, what is the stone he saint is worked on, it is beautiful. Nice to see you carving more too. |
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Ellly
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Sun, Aug 30, 2009 8:59 AM
The guy who sold me said it was a kind of carnelian, I don't know but it has a so nice color and seems turtle. And for the shape too it was good for that kind of representation.. |
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Ellly
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Tue, Sep 22, 2009 1:35 PM
Ciao to every body |
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TikiG
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Tue, Sep 22, 2009 2:16 PM
Elly - Pardon the pun - ROCK ON Lapidary is a great medium to be artistic and expressive. Love your posts, I'm looking forward to seeing more of your art. Thanks for sharing. |
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Benzart
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Tue, Sep 22, 2009 4:27 PM
Cool stuff Ellly, Nice to see you here again, What are the eye stones? Perfect choice. |
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Ellly
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Wed, Sep 23, 2009 5:29 AM
Ciao! So happy you like my tiny stones.. stones wisper what they want to become... and I'm loking forward to hear what they say :) |