Eye Bead Fundraising exhibition in Adelaide, Australia [Archive]

woodart

2008-04-17, 7:46pm

Hi folks,

I'm currently arranging an exhibition to raise funds for an eye clinic in the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan for a friend who is an optometrist here in South Australia.
Andy and a friend went on a cycling holiday to Bhutan in March this year and Andy was dismayed at the amount of treatable eye disease within the population and came back here determined to raise the funds (somehow) to pay for a clinic so he could regularly visit the country to help treat the problems.
We regularly meet at a T-Bar in the Adelaide Central Market on a Saturday morning along with a group of artists of various talents.
I suggested I create a range of eye beads for pendants which Andy could sell in his rooms to raise money but a few days later came up with a better idea.
With so many lampwork beadmakers around the globe these days if we could get beaders to make just one feature bead depicting an eye (or eyes) and donate these to our cause and I'm setting up an exhibition of these beads with all money raised going to the project.
We've settled on the title "An Eye for an Eye - Let There Be Sight" for the project - and for the exhibition "The Eyes Have It - Beauty is in the Eye of The Beholder"

Already we have beaders on Wetcanvas signing up for this - but we'd like to broaden the field and get more artists from around the globe participating in this wonderful project.

I can be contacted via woodart@woodart.com.au
Cheers
woodart
BTW The beads do not need to be accurate depictions of eyes - we're anticipating any bead that has an eye as part of the decoration.
They can be animal eyes - realistic, funky, amusing... the skies the limit - or should I say - "the 'eyes' the limit!" Marbles, pendant beads or single beads acceptable ..
Cheers, In anticipation of a good roll call!

theglasszone

2008-04-17, 10:04pm

Hey Wood!

What a great Eye-dea...ha! (Sorry, eye couldn't resist!) So, is this the sort of thing you're looking for?

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x280/theglasszone/Bead%20Photos/EyeballGroup.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x280/theglasszone/Bead%20Photos/GreyEye.jpg

If so, eye can send some...Please PM me and let me know where to ship - OK?

Best of luck and God bless you and your wonderful efforts!
DeAnne in CA

Janel Dudley

2008-04-25, 11:22am

I would love to be of help, I sent an email to you. Hope to hear from you.

BarbR

2008-06-12, 4:54pm

Hi Woodart, :waving:

What a wonderful project! :biggrin:

Is there a website we can go to for futher details please? Will the collected works be available for purchase at some point? Will the exhibit travel around Australia/elsewhere?
I'm sure lots of us would love to see the goodies!

Thanks!

nivedita

2008-06-16, 12:19am

i love making eyes.. i have made one the same colors as my own eyes, but small enough to fit into my ear, peeking out...i have silenced a few children in grocery stores by gesturing Shhh, while pushing the hair away from my ear to expose the staring eye peeking out....
will respond further tomorrow,.. time to rest my eyes now...

Glass By Girlfriday

2008-06-20, 11:15pm

Hey any update Ainslie???

Janel Dudley

2008-07-20, 9:50am

I had sent an eyeball to her around last month. I did get an email thanks.
Strange though that she hasn't checked this forum for a long time. I will send her an email.

woodart

2008-07-20, 6:26pm

[QUOTE=theglasszone;1800545]Hey Wood!

What a great Eye-dea...ha! (Sorry, eye couldn't resist!) So, is this the sort of thing you're looking for?

Eye can go one better!!!

Any bead depicting an eye is fine for this exhibition! The more varied the more interest we're going to attract for the public to see what can be done with glass and how talented we beadmakers are!

More importantly, the more likely the public will be in purchasing more than one bead, with the proceeds going ALL to the setting up of the clinic in Bhutan and the equipping it with the necessary equipment and more importantly the lenses to allow these people to see properly.

The exhibition will be at the end of October but I'd like to have the beads here in Adelaide, Australia by the end of September (to allow time for preparing the display modules and to put together a catalogue)
We'd like to have a brief resume about each artist taking part, contact details ie URL and email address so that people who come to the exhibition and those who purchase your bead can see what else you make and hopefully place some orders!

I'm not in this to any financial gain - I saw a need and thought of a way to help raise some funds towards the project.
We'd love to see your beads on LE or WC and hopefully this will encourage others to join in -

The address for delivery is:

Ainslie Pyne
PO Box 381,
Burnside, 5066
South Australia
AUSTRALIA.

emailL woodart@woodart.com.au
Cheers
Ainslie aka woodart on LE - and Koala on Wetcanvas.
Keep those torches blazing !!!!!

woodart

2008-07-20, 8:34pm

Hi Barbara,
The beads will be for sale here at the exhibition in Adelaide - as for a travelling exhibition. Hmmmmmmm, food for thought! Last time I was connected with a travelling exhibition I arranged a national (Australian) exhibition of woodcarvings etc. here in Adelaide in the early 90s featuring endangered flora and fauna of OZ and that exhibition then travelled to Christchurch NZ to be included in an exhibition there featuring NZ endangered wildlife.
So - anything's possible!
Cheers
Woodart

woodart

2008-07-20, 8:38pm

I had sent an eyeball to her around last month. I did get an email thanks.
Strange though that she hasn't checked this forum for a long time. I will send her an email.
Hi Janel,
I had a major problem with my email program. downloaded a newer version but it wouldn't install so had to take the computer in dry dock for a week to sort out the problem and have the program re-installed.

As for a website for the beads - so far I have only the one bead (Janel's) but will add a few pages to my own website as soon as I get more eye beads.

See other replies I have left for contact and mailing details.
Cheers
Woodart

Andrew

2008-07-20, 9:24pm

Wow how cool Adelaide ive been there. Ive heard nice people come from there so id better find something to send:)

Can we get your website addy or am i just blind :)

regards
Andrew Watherston

woodart

2008-08-07, 3:50pm

Wow how cool Adelaide ive been there. Ive heard nice people come from there so id better find something to send:)

Can we get your website addy or am i just blind :)

regards
Andrew Watherston

Hi Andrew,
No you're not blind! I've been snowed down with other (non glass) work which had to be finished before an annual awards night in Sydney.
Now that is over and done with I can concentrate on the exhibition details.

I only have the one bead here so far - so am waiting on more before we set up a website for the exhibition.

Andy has been talking about the exhibition and the project to build the eye clinic in Bhutan with other associates and friends and as a result there are more artists wanting to contribute a piece towards the cause - at this rate we'll run out of space in the big hallway at Andy's rooms - we didn't want to have to hire an exhibition venue because ALL funds raised are going towards the clinic but we may have to seek a larger venue.
Do please post pictures of your beads on the forum and give a short account of where the bead is going - that way others might be tempted to join in!!
I'm also hoping to get the beads here by the end of September so that we can produce catalogues and also post them on a website.
We'll need a half page on each artist's background and contact details so the public can contact you if they want to purchase other work direct from you - and a website where they can see more of your work too!

I re-iterate - I will not be having any financial gain from this project - I saw it as a very worthy way for me to contribute some of my art work and my organisational abilities!

Cheers
Ainslie aka Koala on Wetcanvas and woodart here on LE etc.

woodart

2008-08-08, 9:35pm

Hi again Guys,
Last night I went to a dinner arranged at a restaurant by the couple who are providing the venue for the eye for an eye exhibition. There were about 30 guests at the dinner and all are very excited about the exhibition of glass beads depicting eyes - sales should be good and the publicity will certainly help those who are contributing with donations of beads.
The invitations to the opening night are being printed now so please guys, get those beads on their way to OZ - so far I only have the one bead in a safe place awaiting its companions!

Cheers
Ainslie.

woodart

2008-08-25, 10:24pm

Greetings again folks,

So far two beads have arrived in Adelaide safely. Both were wrapped in two lots of bubblewrap and posted airmail in a small padded bag.
Andy has been telling patients and friends about the exhibition and folk are lining up to be invited to the opening. He also has other artists offering to donate an 'eye' related artwork to also be included in the show.
There is to be a "public choice" competition for the eye beads (not the tag-ons)
The winning bead maker will receive a small handcrafted wooden jewellery box with a piece of Bhutanese silver jewellery inside.
So, as 'they' say - you've got to be in it, to win it!"
Still time to send in your intention of joining in the show.
Cheers
Ainslie
aka koala on Wetcanvas and woodart here on LE.

artyfacts

2008-08-26, 3:58pm

Hi Ainslie

Here are a few pics of my "eye" beads...
I found an "eye" tutorial on LE by Merryfool (?)... and used her work as a basis for making these.

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I am planning to put some of these bead together as finished jewellery as well as sending you some singles... finished pieces always bring in bigger $$$.

Come on everyone...show us what you got!!!

artyfacts

2008-08-26, 4:05pm

Opps... forgot to add this one!

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These ones were inspired by the "evil" eye talismans that ward off evil spirits and bad vibes...

Each one is placed on a different coloured base and has its own meaning..

Liz

MerryFool

2008-08-28, 1:52pm

artyfacts

2008-08-28, 10:57pm

Thanks Mary

Your tutorial was fun and very easy to use....

Moth

2008-08-29, 6:02am

I can commit to 5 eye beads for the fundraiser. I've never made an eye bead before though, so I hope they are ok. I'll be getting on the torch later today and will let you know how it goes. If I can't get it together, I can modify my frogs' eyes and send 5 of those...would that be ok? Maybe I could make frog beads with little glasses on. LOL

Eye'll come up with something for sure.

~~Mary

Moth

2008-08-29, 6:31am

I just typed 'eye bead' into google looking for inspiration and look at what I found! These are supposed to be worn as protection against the evil eye. I thought they were cool inspiration to take the torch.

http://www.evileyebead.com/Evil_Eye_Bead_Gallery.htm

http://www.evileyestore.com/

When trying something new, I like to see how a painter would approach it, so I searched this:

http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3165

And finally, some real life inspiration...there is nothing better.

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0geu7Sx.bdIoQ8BaYZXNyoA?ei=UTF-8&p=eyes&y=Search&fr2=tab-web&fr=yfp-t-501

Hope that helps someone else too!

~~Mary

artyfacts

2008-08-30, 2:58pm

Thanks for doing the research Mary M.

...more places to look for inspiration now.

Liz

woodart

2008-09-06, 10:00pm

Hi Guys,

Thanks for posting the pictures of your work! I've received just 2 beads to date (September 7th) and feeling a little nervous despite having had around 50 or so people signing in for the exhibition. I know we have a month and a bit for all the beads to be in but its fingernail biting time as we are beginning to work out the best way to display the collection.
Other artists Andy has mentioned the exhibition to have offered to do their own renditions of eyes - in paintings, and other media - but the people's choice prize for the favourite eye bead will only be for the glass eye beads you guys are sending in.
We have a hand crafted native Australian timber jewellery box with a piece of Bhutanese silver jewellery in it as the prize. (I won't be in the running seeing I'm organising it but I am preparing something for the display!!!)

Keep those flames burning!
Cheers
Woodart

Janel Dudley

2008-09-07, 9:31am

HI Ainslie,
when was the cutoff date again?

Thank you,
Janel

woodart

2008-09-14, 3:06pm

HI Ainslie,
when was the cutoff date again?

Thank you,
Janel

Hi Janel,

So long as we know we are going to have the beads in time for the exhibition - ie details sent earlier so we can plan the display units -
the beads can get here by the end of the 2nd week in October 2008 we can include them in the exhibition.

Of course, the sooner we have them, the better the presentation will be!
We discussed the invitation list for the opening 'bash' at the T-Bar on Saturday and looks like we're in for quite a party!

So folks, get those beads in so we can show them off to their best advantage!!!

Thanks for all your support!
Cheers
woodart (Ainslie)
ps address for sending the beads
Eye for An Eye,
PO Box 381, BURNSIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA , AUSTRALIA 5066

woodart

2008-09-19, 7:12pm

Hi again Guys,

Guess some of you are wondering about the lack of off list email updates on this exhibition but I haven't been able to send emails through my server because the site is having problems - looks like some extremely clever hackers might have inflitrated as they have a notice on their site that they have a team of engineers working on the problem and there are hourly updates as to progress. Must be really serious as its over 24 hours and still nothing working.
Cheers
Ainslie.
ps the invitations are ready for posting to those coming to the opening of the Eye for An Eye Exhibition - they're really enticing!
The invitation to the opening list is getting longer! So many people want to see what's on offer so please get those beads here on time - and the bios!
Ainslie.

woodart

2008-09-20, 3:32pm

Hi guys,
Still nothing from my server but I'm still able to get onto websites and leave messages so if you have info regarding your contributions or questions about the exhibition please leave messages here rather than trying to email me - fingers crossed they fix the problem soon.
Cheers Ainslie.

woodart

2008-09-21, 3:24pm

Hi folks,
I'm back up and running with a huge heap of emails to go through. The server is releasing them a few at a time - which is frustrating when I'm waiting on so many replies!
Hope all is well with you all ?
Cheers
Ainslie.

Moth

2008-09-23, 5:41am

I finished up my 5 beads last night. I can post pictures if you want to see them before I ship. They are my very first eye beads so maybe you want to jury me in? LOL

~~Mary

woodart

2008-09-23, 6:07am

I finished up my 5 beads last night. I can post pictures if you want to see them before I ship. They are my very first eye beads so maybe you want to jury me in? LOL

~~Mary

Hi Mary,

Put me out of my misery and please give us a preview of your beads!!!
I made my first three this afternoon too - haven't had time to take pictures but promise to post them here tomorrow (Wednesday here in OZ)
I decided to try making a tiger eye and with the help of Sara LeGrande I'm quite pleased with these first attempts.

Months ago I made some tiger striped lentil beads which I worn a few times but someone grabbed at them one day and the wire broke at the clasp junction - not a good advertisement for those clamplike clasps that have the coiled tube inside the two prongs of the loop - as I hadn't really used the beads all that many times -
So I've decided to remove the middle bead and replace it with this tiger eye bead.
More tomorrow folks,
Cheers
Ainslie

woodart

2008-09-23, 11:07pm

woodart

2008-09-23, 11:10pm

Here's the bead I've made for the exhibition - thanks to Sara LaGrande for her helpful hints !
I was heating the bead too much and ending up with a molten mass of colour before she put me on the right track.
I am trying to decide if I'll make a replica and use them as earrings or just replace the middle lentil in the tiger striped necklace for this eye bead. I think if I do this it needs to be a bigger bead?

Suggestions welcome folks!
Cheers
woodart.

Trust me to forget to add the attachment - I'm in such a hurry to get back to the torch - AND I know I promised to send pics of the 3 I made yesterday but one isn't very impressive - the other I knew was going to end up a disaster as I noticed the bead release at one end of the bead had lifted and in my marvering of the bead it pushed the glass on the uncovered section and it stuck like glue! and broke in two as I tried to get it off.
We live and learn!
woodart.

artyfacts

2008-09-24, 2:15am

Hey Ainsile

I'm getting together with some beading buddies to make a few more eye beads for you... will send them over to you as soon as they're made.

Liz

woodart

2008-09-24, 5:28am

Hi folks,
I'm darned if I know why my attempts to attach an image to my posting here is not working!
I'll try it AGAIN now.
Cheers
Ainslie.

woodart

2008-09-24, 5:30am

Hi folks,
I'm darned if I know why my attempts to attach an image to my posting here is not working!
I'll try it AGAIN now.
Cheers
Ainslie.

It worked! I'm off to bed before I goof up anything else! Cheers
woodart.

Moth

2008-09-26, 2:41pm

Oh, that's a beautiful eye!! I love it.

I did finally get a picture of mine. I'll pop them in the mail in the morning for you. I hope they help!!

~~Mary

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Kathe

2008-09-27, 10:33pm

woodart

2008-09-30, 3:37pm

Hi Kathe,
Thanks for joining in with our project. I'm copying out the invitation to the opening exhibition which has the official information.
<quote>
Eye for an Eye
You are invited to join Andrew Griffiths to celebrate 20 years of independent 'Optometry With Attitude' and to help raise funds for the Bhutan School for blind and vision impaired students.
Eye for an Eye - an exhibition and silent auction of works by established and emerging artists.

Sunday 26th October 2008, 2pm 33 Unley Rd, Parkside. South Australia
RSVP appreciated phone 8373 2210
or email agotom@adam.com.au

If you can't attend but would like to make a donation, deposits can be made to Bhutan Blind School, BSB 805 005 Account No 5211645
<end quote>

The exhibition is being held in Andy's optometry premises and going for 10 days after the opening.

I collected Tim Skilton's turned trinket box yesterday which he donated as the Viewers' Choice prize for the eye beads - its a beauty made out of huon pine, river redgum and a highly figured piece of red mallee inlay on the lid. A real gem of a box - 9.5cm diameter - 7.5cm height. Ideal for keeping a valued lampwork treasure in!

Tim has also suggested we work together with lampwork cabochons set into the lid of smaller (ring) boxes. My problem is going to be getting perpfectly round cabs made and batch annealed as my kiln isn't big enough to anneal on the run.

I was wondering about making the cabochons on the end of a glass rod after the same manner as those pendants with their glass loops for hanging - but I'm concerned that these won't survive the process of cooling in vermiculite and then batch annealing - if anyone has any suggestions which will help I'd appreciate it!

Cheers
woodart (Ainslie)

woodart

2008-09-30, 3:38pm

BTW - re the prize for the Viewer's Choice - are we permitted to post a picture of something that isn't glass on this forum?
Cheers again,
woodart.

woodart

2008-10-02, 6:58pm

Hi folks,
I don't know what happened to the message I typed out and then clicked on advance to add the image!! A mystery to be sure!
Anyway - here's a picture of some beads I've been playing with as I'm concerned that the 40 or so who promised to send an eye bead won't all make it here on time !! I have five packages in storage at present and whereas I'd suggested sending ordinary airmail to get them here in Adelaide by the 2nd week in October it now looks as if they will have to come Express Post - more costly for the senders - to make it by the end of NEXT week.

FOr those taking part - please don't forget the bio which we'll have printed up and on view alongside each exhibit. Include your website URL and email address so if someone wants to follow up with an order after viewing other beads you make.

The eye beads have been fun to make - the first attempts are tucked away out of sight! The next one was the trans. amber with the eyeball and pupil on it. Then I made the lower striped one but the bead release lifted near the hole and the glass stuck to it - the bead broke in half while trying to remove it. The next black and white striped attempt looks more like an eagle eye than a wild cat!
The other beads are a result of playing with orange, blue and green - I liked the reactive demarkation between the green and the orange background - but if I used a blue base bead and dotted the other two colours on to it only the orange showed up - as with a green base - both were a waste of time and glass!

I tried a number of different ideas for spacer beads before coming up with the dark red. WIll be a nice necklace with summer dresses - summer starts here on Dec 1st I'll have a dress or a couple of tops ready to wear by then.

Cheers
woodart. (Ainslie)69456

woodart

2008-10-07, 4:39pm

Hi again folks,

WOW Its been like Christmas eve and having a sneak preview at the presents at 11.55pm to open these packages as they arrive!

Two more this morning - Sarah LaGrand with her stunning ye in shades of grey, transparent green and bright orange! and an assortment of zipper pulls from Jinx with the most delicate and intricate of eyes all beautifully and individually gift wrapped.

You guys continue to amaze me with your talents and your generosity.

Kate and Andy will be sending everyone a personal message of thanks once the exhibition is under way. They've been working in the APY Lands in the north of South Australia for a few weeks and only just back in Adelaide to get the exhibition under way.

Thanks again
Cheers
woodart (Ainslie)
IF only I could shake this rotten flu bug - maybe a spot of torching will help sweat it out ? At least it will help take my mind off my health woes!

Moth

2008-10-09, 11:41am

I mailed mine Sept. 27th so I hope they make it in time and that you can use them. They aren't great, but they might fill in some gaps. LOL

~~Mary

paintingwithglass

2008-10-10, 9:58am

When are they do? I am willing to donate and eye bead too.

:)

Moth

2008-10-14, 3:11pm

Hi Fay...I think the exhibit is the last week of October, but we were supposed to have our beads there by the end of the second week of October. I think you missed the official 'due date', but I bet if you could get some beads there by the exhibit, they would put them in! Not sure, you'll have to wait until Ainslie checks in again. I'm waiting to find out if mine made it there. LOL

~~Mary

paintingwithglass

2008-10-15, 9:18pm

Oh...guess I missed it. Thank you Mary!! Just thought I would donate to a good cause.

:)

woodart

2008-10-18, 10:19pm

Hi there Fay,

Reckon if you sent your bead express post it would still make it for the exhibition!

Send to
Ainslie Pyne
PO Box 381
BURNSIDE
SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5066

The exhibition runs for about 2 weeks so if it arrived a few days late it wouldn't matter.

Mary, I did send an acknowledgement that your beads had arrived safely - or I think I did!!!
We're just now planning how to display them all - there are some fantastic works coming in - the organisers are talking about putting them on a website so I'll post the URL when they get around to doing it.

It was a little disappointing that despite around 40 or more people signing up for the exhibition there's actually been work from around 15. Most of these folk have sent off more than the one bead and they're all exceptional beads so the show will be worth seeing.
As well as this, Andy and Kate have been talking about the project and other artists have offered work for a silent auction and that should make up for the shortfall on sales of the beads.

High time I hotfooted it back to the torch - I hear beads wanting to be made!
Cheers
Ainslie (aka woodart)

Moth

2008-10-19, 9:51am

Hi Ainslie,

I didn't receive any word, so I'm glad you posted in the thread.

Sorry you are disappointed.

~~Mary

woodart

2008-10-23, 10:57pm

Hi guys,

Andy and Kate had other (non glass) artists offering work for the exhibition so they are having a silent auction on the opening day (this sunday)
I re-vamped one of my relief carvings after deciding to make a tiny glass eye to replace the carved one.
I made the bead on the end of the fine mandrels so I could take it off easily and it would have a hollow inside to fill with the glue and make a tighter bond than if I had an eye made on the end of a black glass rod. I did try that method but the glass was slumping too fast - or I was working too slowly! - so the end of a mandrel with bead release on the mandrel, was the easiest way.

I started with an ivory base and then a dot of black in the middle of the top of the 'knob' of glass - then used the medium amber to encase the black.
After melting this into a dome shape I plunged a hollow just off centre in the top and covered that with clear to leave a tiny bubble '[highlight' -
It looks really good - might make some more and get back to carving miniature animals again!
Hope the picture isn't too big for LE?
Cheers
Ainslie - aka woodart.
Hi folks, I forgot to add the size of the carving - its 48.5cm tall but the picture I've attached is 2/3rds of the whole carving. It's carved out of huon pine - a native timber of Tasmania which has around 100 more more growth rings (yearly rings as the tree grows) in half an inch!

woodart

2008-10-27, 1:23am

How about also using the website to guide people to your cause and get legal with a foundation designation and a bank account. Many of us would like to contribute a few bucks to your friends' commitment to creating a clinic in Bhutan. Will get a bead to you too.
Best of luck,
Kathe
Red Tara Glass Studio

Hi there Kathe,

The exhibition opening was a great success. Other artists provided a heap of paintings, sculptures etc. for the show which greatly supplemented the eye beads. After the end of the day's viewing, when we took stock of the day as we relaxed afterwards, we discussed further fund raisings for later in the year and into the New Year.
I've suggested arranging a music hall/dinner in my local church hall for around March next year and have another display of eye beads for sale on the night so if anyone keen on donating a bead who missed out on a chance this time around would like to get back to me with suggestions or wanting to sign in for it please email me at woodart@woodart.com.au (or leave a message here)
and I'll keep you on the mailing list as to developments for this next event.
Astrid's cat's eye bead was snapped up (by me!) However a guest at the opening was upset at it not being for sale still and he has asked me to arrange with Astrid for a replica AND he'll pay the price I did for the bead!
Astrid said it was her very first 'eye' bead. If that's her first, I'll be snaffling up her 10th too!!!
Cheers
woodart.

woodart

2008-10-27, 1:48am

Hi again,
Here is the group of beads I finished off for the exhibition.
Three sold within the first hour of the opening and the woman who opened the exhibition from Guide Dogs for The Blind ordered two beads like the piece on the top left. One with an eye shut and the other with the eye open.
She has a glass eye in one eye and only 20% vision in the other!
Cheers
woodart.

woodart

2008-10-27, 1:53am

The bead on the bottom left is one I made a while back - it was included in the photo as I wanted a comparison bead for someone else I sent the image to.
The floral is around 3.5cm top to bottom.
Cheers
woodart

nivedita

2008-10-29, 8:02pm

Hi guys,

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Hi folks, I forgot to add the size of the carving - its 48.5cm tall but the picture I've attached is 2/3rds of the whole carving. It's carved out of huon pine - a native timber of Tasmania which has around 100 more more growth rings (yearly rings as the tree grows) in half an inch!
wow, i am so impressed with your carving....i was doing a bit of that a while back, and seeing your precision beauty instills in me the desire to do so again... it is the opposite of the building-up process of glass, with wood, or stone, it is the act of removal...with little room for midcourse correction
thanks for the inspiration of your fine work

nivedita

2008-10-29, 8:03pm

woodart, do you have more pics of your wood art?

woodart

2008-10-31, 7:35pm

woodart, do you have more pics of your wood art?

Hi there Nive,
I have my work on this site - but I have a lot I just haven't got around to uploading! - www.woodart.com.au
My site badly needs an upgrade so I'll be removing some of the furniture makers pages and adding my different crafts other than the wood carving in due course.

Actually I was in the same boat as you ! When I'd finished re-vamping the pygmy possum and had three coats of Danish Oil rubbed into it and the lampwork eye glued in the eye socket I just didn't want to part with it -
I think the bidding on that went to $500 by the close of the exhibition but Andy and Kate have been so busy that the rest of the T-Bar Mob weren't given an updated report.
Cheers
Ainslie.

woodart

2008-10-31, 7:40pm

Thanks Mary

Your tutorial was fun and very easy to use....

You'll be pleased to know that all your sets of eye(earrings) sold at the exhibition as did the bracelet - Not sure of the set of beads but if they haven't I might make those into a bracelet as well because Andy and Kate are planning to leave unsold pieces on display in his rooms for his patients to see - and hopefully buy seeing that Christmas is approaching fast and people are looking for 'stocking fillers' from now on.

Thanks so much for your contribution to the cause - I know that there are letters being written to each of the exhibition participants to thank you all so much for your help.

Cheers
Ainslie (woodart)