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by **Mottles** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:56 pm

Basswood, 8 1/2 Inches Tall by 4" Across and painted with acrylics

This carving is based on a Mark Gargac Santa and revised to look more like a French Fur Trader of the 1800's.
I took a wood spirit carving class from Mark at Creede, CO. July of 2007, and highly recommend this wonderful carver and instructor.
Thank you for looking,
Kathy

by **bremmers** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:12 pm

Kathy

Just happened to see this picture....You DID IT.....Fantastic.....

Carving looks good....Nope....Looks GREAT.....

Gene

by **Mottles** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:19 pm

Thank Gene, YES with your good instructions. Only thing is I had to resize and upload the image to my Home page as the one in my Woodcarving Gallery was to large for the 400 X 400 pixel requested by CM for the Gallery.
Glad you like my little carving, and thanks again Gene.
Kathy

by **bremmers** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:47 pm

You are welcome and glad it worked out for you. It really isn't so hard, just a few steps that can be a little confusing when you first start.

Keep on posting them pictures.

Gene

by **hi ho sliver** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:35 pm

Oh No Gene! You created a monster!!

lol just kidding Kathy, good carving!

by **Mottles** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:49 pm

Thanks Gene!

:wink:

HAHA hi ho, your just jealous cause it took you longer to figure it out.

LOL just kidding Dave...NOT teehee

by **bremmers** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:53 pm

Dave,

Might see you sometime about 20th to 25th of January. Might get through your area. Will holler if you are home.....

Gene

by **Just Old Jim** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:03 pm

Mottles,
you have done a very well in this carving. something to be proud of.
Jim

by **Nancy Goff** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:29 pm

Wow Kathy -- Great stuff. Fine carving and :lol:

you can post a photo.

by **Mottles** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:13 pm

Nancy and Jim a big THANK YOU, I appreciate your compliments. Yeah, Gene made it easy for me.
Kathy

by **lodoughty** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:17 am

Nice Job! Really like the painting....clean and crisp. Now if I could just figure out what he's saying..........

by **hi ho sliver** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:31 am

Mottles wrote::D Thanks Gene!

HAHA hi ho, your just jealous cause it took you longer to figure it out. LOL just kidding Dave...NOT teehee

NOT AT ALL! I still haven't figured it out ha ha

by **hi ho sliver** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:32 am

lodoughty wrote:Nice Job! Really like the painting....clean and crisp. Now if I could just figure out what he's saying..........

He's saying "Sacre Bleu" Lynn ! lol :wink:

by **Mottles** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:20 am

First of all, I gave this guy the wrong title originally--he actually is "Black Beard The Fur Trader." There really is another carving I did "Red Beard the Fur Trader." Got um mixed up in my little brain during the transfer. Now showing correction to the name.
Secondly, HiHo we both were a little, OK a lot challenged on how to upload images to this site. With the help of Gene, all came out well! Just a little friendly jab at ya and yuck, yuck on myself.
:oops:

Kathy

Thank you Lynn, nice to see you here, I do visit your blog, but just haven't left a comment. Thank you, for sharing your carving instruction with us all. I still haven't carved one of your horses yet, but it's on the ToDo list.
Kathy

by **Nancy Goff** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:36 pm

Kathy - one of your fur traders would make a super avatar for you, huh?
Give that a try

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