Welcome back!
This week we will be taking a break from the painting that has been the subject of this diary for the last few weeks. Instead, I have photos of a sculpture I did many years ago. I offer it as the start of the art show here today. Feel free to post small photos of your own artwork. Any type is welcome.
The sculpture featured in the 2 photos below was done while I was in college. It was one of two required pieces for the semester. It was done in the late 1970’s and depicts a stylized 1930’s car. It was carved, with a mallet and chisel from a single elm log, elm wood being plentiful at that time due to rampant Dutch elm disease. It is about 15 inches long.
I treated the wood with 2 bands of orange color composed of, what else, acrylic paint. The surface was finished and subsequently waxed. The cracks at the front of the car are natural to the wood. There is also a crack in the roof.
While much time was spent carving the basic shape, considerable time was spent getting the piece smooth. There are still a few flaws in the finishing of the piece due to time constraints. But overall, this is one of the pieces from that time of which I am most pleased.
Well, I’ve shown you mine, now you show me yours!
