Relief Carving

[MSW]

Wow- i hope you don't mind that i printed the photos you posted in order to keep myself motivated... Wick, your work is fantastic!

 

[LRB]

You gotta make the time. From what I've seen, you have the ability. Use it!

 

[LRB]

Go for it. That's the only way to learn. Another tip, is to study others work, pick out their mistakes, and don't make them yourself, and that includes mine. Wnen I look at others work, I look more at what I would correct, or do different. Doesn't always work, but it is a learning process.

 

[hoochiepapa]

Wick! I can't find any flaws! There are no flaws in perfection! :surrender:

 

[LRB]

I see them.

 

[paulvallandigham]

Isn't it nice to realize you have reached a stage in your ART where your critics are " Blind"??? :shocked2: :rotf: :grin: I have never made anything "Perfect", nor played any music "perfectly"( back when I was a musician). I always think that I could do better " the next time". And, I see things that no one else can see. If you ever meet an artist who is Not plagued by his demons concerning "perfection", you have met someone who is no artist at all, IMHO.

I still keep my first( and last, I think) " Bowie Knife" that I made, and then corrected several times. It reminds me on sight of all the mistakes I made, and I can bore people for hours pointing them allout! :shocked2: :bow: But, since I made it, people have ooh-ed and AW-w-w-ed over that knife! It the first "Bowie Knife" they have ever been able to handle.

Like you, I know who the real "artists" are, and how much further I need to improve to come close to their work. But, I am with your admirers- Your work may not be "Perfect", but its stunningly Artistic, and "easy on the eyes". That is the buying public's standard, but not your own.

 

[hoochiepapa]

Well, if I could do that well I would die a happy man. I think it's perfect. An artist always sees his inperfections, and they are not visible to the average observer.