The Tiger is Finished!

This guy took a long time to complete. Glad he is finally done. I have to bring it back to class to get the instructor's approval. Working now on another clown that looks like a friend's son who is a Shriner. I have a few other projects I've been thinking about, but not quite ready to start. I usually like to work on a couple of pieces at the same time, so as not to get burned out by one.

Summer-ized

Karrie and her friend Katie came out yesterday and summer-ized my house. They put screens in the storm doors, put up the flag pole, brought the deck chairs up from the basement, uncovered and set up the fountain and hooked up a full propane tank to the grill. So I'm set for the summer.
Katie also brought a $5 piece of art that I asked for. My friend Elena blogged that she bought a piece of art that she purchased from an old cigarette machine at the Chicago Cultural Center, so out of curiosity I found them on the internet and saw that Kishwaukee College has one of the machines the sells this art. Kishwaukee College is in Malta which is near DeKalb, near Katie and Karrie, so Katie volunteered to go buy a piece of art for me and they delivered it yesterday . So here is the artist's statement on the back and the actual piece of art.

The piece is a block of wood 2"x3"x3/4" painted with a couple of brushstrokes of black, and in red an eye and part of a nose and lips. The art must be able to fit in a box that is the size of a pack of cigarettes. The artist gets $2.50 for each piece sold and must supply at least 50 pieces to the vendor.

Silly Sheep

Just thought I would share this whimsical sheep that has golf tees for legs and the body is dimpled like a golf ball. I need something to amuse me while carving more difficult pieces.

Tiger Burned

This is the tiger after six hours of woodburning. Now I have to mix paint to be a tiger color. This will have to wait till another day. My eyes need a rest. So tomorrow it will be off to church to pay the bills now that the software has been properly installed. I hand wrote the necessary ones last week along with the payroll, so those now have to be entered into the system.

Saturday

Just got back from Portage Indiana from the Duneland Woodcarvers Show. Didn't buy any tools, but did buy some more wood. I'm set now in that department for a while.

The Tiger

The tiger is ready for burning. For the longer fur, I used my gouges, but for the short hairs I will use my woodburner. It's a slow and tedious task, but well worth it. Painting will be a challenge.
I went to one of those franchise oil change places for the second time. Last time they tried to sell me a replacement air cabin filter which my car never had, this time it was to upgrade to the "platinum" oil because my car only has 18,000 miles on it and that would be $30 more. No thanks regular oil is good enough.

Dentist

Yuck, its off to the dentist this morning for a checkup and cleaning. I hate it, but he is keeping the few teeth I have left healthy.
Then its a lunch meeting at Church at noon. Its such a beautiful day, wish I could spend more time outside. I have lots to clean up in the flower beds. Maybe this afternoon for a while. Spring always seems so busy.