Just a quick post, as it is late and I have to get up early tomorrow to drive to Greenville, SC to teach another beginning class. I was debating on whether to carve a shamrock, since it is St. Patricks Day, but I think the Camelia will be better. I’ll decide on the drive up there.
I took a photo of the acanthus leaf on the mitered corner. Shadow is not the greatest, but you can get the idea of how it looks complete.
I delivered this to the customer yesterday, and yet again, it probably ended up taking me twice the time I had anticipated – mainly because of the detail on the dart. I had originally carved them all based on an original antique that did not have the finish removed yet. Well, lo and behold – when the finish was removed – woooahhh! Very crisp and deep cuts. Particularly on the darts – once all the years of stain and goo was removed, the definition was obvious. So, I spent another 2 days re-carving the darts to better match the original.
Oh well, live and learn. I am happy that I spent the time to do it right. I would not have been happy just “getting by” and knowing that it was not up to the quality and crispness of the original detail.
I also posted a photo of something I needed to get finished today – it is a quick design for a kitchen cabinet – this will go on one side of an arch design. I carved another in reverse. Very simple rounded over – but they wanted a sort of Tuscan design and need it to go into the house asap because the clients are moving into their home this weekend. Ah – a good amount of stress (good stress) and pressure always does the body good!
THANKS for showing the completed egg and dart molding. Very impressive and (I think) well worth the extra deepening of the dart details.