Handmade heirloom wood sculptures
Handmade heirloom wood sculptures
I entered this piece in a brewery themed show at the Loveland Galleries. The concept was that this steampunk whale was carrying a Pirogue filled with beer kegs from the brewery. The whale has many steampunk influences.
A Pirogue is a type of canoe and more importantly one of my favorite beers from Warped Wing Brewery here in Dayton, Ohio.
The piece sold immediately and more importantly was award first place in the show.
Many visitors in the studio comment on on how my St Nicholas carvings look antique. The process is really simple. I stain the carvings with layer after layer of color to build up the richness of the color, but the thin layers allow the figure (grain) of the wood to show through. Then I coat it with a really thick layer of gel stain and wipe it off with clean soft rags. The photos show the process.
These are two Russian Dez Morod figures. The Gel Stain is applied and ready for wiping. You might have guessed this is a messy process to say the least.
This was my first foray into selling my work in a public space. The Dayton Ohio German Club was a perfect venue to start off in. Lots of great food and drink along with a really interested crowd. This picture was in the Dayton Daily News about the event.
