yaklady Posted February 19, 2010 Report Posted February 19, 2010 My neighbors burned up part of their house last summer. They hadn't even moved into it yet, as they were trying to fix it up before they moved in. An unfortunate event involving oil based polyurethane dust, which spontaneously combusted, kept them out for an additional 6 months. The wife wants to take leather craft lessons with me, so I figured a leather house warming present should be in store for them. Hopefully, they won't warm their house that much! Here's what I came up with. Some day I will get it painted. Quote All bad yaks make their way to the freezer.
Members terrahyd Posted February 19, 2010 Members Report Posted February 19, 2010 Whow Girl;;;that is wonderfull; the moose is one of my most tooled subjects and I never tire of it,,bet the folks will love it...if not send to me.. you do better work than I do ....Doc... Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted February 19, 2010 Contributing Member Report Posted February 19, 2010 House won't warm that much ... now that's fun-NY ... Love the moose, though, AND the frame. I've never done a moose, and probably should. About the time I started, Stohlman did a "doodle page" with a moose and EVERYbody was doing them, so I didn't. Dare to be different .... which is not the same as slothful ... NICE art ... Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members joet Posted February 19, 2010 Members Report Posted February 19, 2010 My neighbors burned up part of their house last summer. They hadn't even moved into it yet, as they were trying to fix it up before they moved in. An unfortunate event involving oil based polyurethane dust, which spontaneously combusted, kept them out for an additional 6 months. The wife wants to take leather craft lessons with me, so I figured a leather house warming present should be in store for them. Hopefully, they won't warm their house that much! Here's what I came up with. Some day I will get it painted. What a neat house warming gift. Some day I'll get out of my leather slump and do a moose as it is about the only large animal I haven't done. I saw where Jim Linnell had a moose pattern on his web site, that might be a good place to start. Quote
techniques Posted February 19, 2010 Report Posted February 19, 2010 Wow, Kathy, this looks sooo wonderful. I’m sure your neighbours will be thrilled about this great house warming gift. Gisela Quote
Members Tina Posted February 19, 2010 Members Report Posted February 19, 2010 Beautiful work:-) I Love the time you have taken to all the very fine details, a gift to treassure for sure Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
Ambassador leatheroo Posted February 19, 2010 Ambassador Report Posted February 19, 2010 such a great project....if only we all had neighbours like you Quote "]http://leatheroo.blogspot
Hilly Posted February 19, 2010 Report Posted February 19, 2010 Kathy, your work is amazing! You are such an inspiration, and I look forward to trying my hand at some figure carving. I have been caring for my terminally ill mother , and haven't found any time for hobbies. Quote
yaklady Posted February 20, 2010 Author Report Posted February 20, 2010 Hilly, I'm sorry to hear about your mother. I was teaching my mother how to use the swivel knife the other day. That was interesting. It's funny, I was doing a moose, because I felt it is different. At first, I figured I should do an elk for them, since we have them in the yard all the time, but when I came across the moose, that looked like so much more fun, and it is! Gisela, I did the hair with that Bob tool you found in your closet. You could do one, too! Thank you, everyone, for your encouraging comments! Kathy Quote All bad yaks make their way to the freezer.
yaklady Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Posted February 22, 2010 There, it's done! Cold, snowy days help keep me focused. It's either that or go shovel snow. I'm very thankful for acrylic paints. I ended up changing it several times before I got it to look half way decent. Now I have to go find a frame! Maybe I'll do this one someday. Quote All bad yaks make their way to the freezer.
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