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Rooted in the Land Carving
The Farley Center Tree Carving Project is a collaborative effort. A storm destroyed an oak tree, but left behind a 10-foot-tall trunk. This created the opportunity for a collaborative art installation. The trunk has been divided by three carved vines into panels. Each panel is an opportunity for an artist to use and transform by […]
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Rooted in the land
http://farleycenter.org/rooted-in-the-land/
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Tree Carving Article
Here is an article from the Verona paper on the Farley Tree Carving. https://www.unifiednewsgroup.com/verona_press/community/woodcarving-artist-david-carlson-working-on-project-for-the-farley-center/article_4fe0d587-1868-5606-9bd5-fdcfdb568ace.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share
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Working on watercolor
I’ve been trying smaller format hot press paper recently. This is from our sanity walks during quarantine. Nine Springs Creek.
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Observing
I needed a walk. It was about 32, but sunny. This walk is near our house.
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Mad Forge
I was able to start with my forge today. I made tongs for holding material. I also started two pieces of stock for future use. I’ll need to make 2 or 3 tongs for differently shaped material. Stay tuned
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Progress on “Oak”
I’m making up the process as I go. Using photo reference transferred with graphite paper, I set in the deep crevices. Bark is rough, so I have to avoid the temptation to smooth things out. Next I textured the surface with a small u shaped gouge. Now I will come in and create intermediate sized […]
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Carving during the virus
Now, looking on the positive, there is time to work on carving progress. This is “Oak” the second piece in “The Life of a Seed”.
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The life of a seed
I’ve been invited to participate in a show for Lent and Easter with the title, “The Life of a Seed”. Part one is an acorn in relief. Part two is a segment of an oak tree. This is before and after. Acorn will hang during Lent at Christ Presbyterian Church in Madison. The show will […]
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Architectural carving
Working on blocks to fill 8 places where beams intersect the wall.