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| Da Grump #1 |
I was surprised the other day by a request from a friend I made while at the Renegade in the spring. A friend had crafted his toolbox in such a way that he could collect corner carvings from friends and instructors and attach them to his box. A pretty interesting idea. Well I was flattered when I received a note from him requesting a carving for his box.
Now as you can tell from this blog my job has taken over quite a bit of my free time leaving me little time for carving. This though was one request I could not pass up.
I have noticed over time as I developed my style that I tend to not do many smiling carvings as I find the neutral or grumpy expressions to be more expressive. This is not to say I won't carve a happy or smiling figure its just that these offer something different, maybe its just another level of detail. Either way I have found these to be attractive and as I am one to take what the wood offers me these just keep cropping up. As such I decided to give a name to these original carvings and will refer to them as "Da Grumps". My friend will be receiving the first of these.
I had brought this one to my recent club meeting and passed it around for others to view and found it passed the litmus test by obtaining the chuckles and grins I like to see. If you are a carver I urge you to try these expressive types as it can be magical when you can sell the expressions throughout the whole face. I look forward to producing many more.
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