The God of Wine

[ScoobyNewbie]

Are those bulls to the sides of his head?  The females add a touch of darkness to the image. Lovely. 

[GeorgePolites]

On 11/10/2018 at 1:43 AM, immiketoo said:

yessir.  September, 2012.  Thank you!

Thanks, turned out nicely.

Thank you!  Facebook wanted to tag several people when I took the picture!

I have maybe 6 hours into this one?  The hair took a long time.

6-ish.

Thanks man!

New to carving....but your work is amazing!  Hopefully I can get to that point one day!  Just beautiful work! 

 

[immiketoo]

3 hours ago, ScoobyNewbie said:

Are those bulls to the sides of his head?  The females add a touch of darkness to the image. Lovely. 

One is a bull and the other is a leopard.  Dionysos had two sacred animals according to legend.  He would ride the leopard or behind the bull in a chariot.

2 hours ago, GeorgePolites said:

New to carving....but your work is amazing!  Hopefully I can get to that point one day!  Just beautiful work! 

 

Thank you everyone.  If you want to improve, this forum is a great place to find inspiration and instruction.

[ScoobyNewbie]

Ah, I see it now.

oh! I was thinking Dionysius. With his wild women. My head just wasn’t in the right pantheon. Lol 

Edited November 16, 2018 by ScoobyNewbie

[nrk]

looks cool man

[immiketoo]

On November 16, 2018 at 5:19 AM, ScoobyNewbie said:

Ah, I see it now.

oh! I was thinking Dionysius. With his wild women. My head just wasn’t in the right pantheon. Lol 

Between him and Bacchus, its nearly impossible to get it all straight.

7 minutes ago, nrk said:

looks cool man

Thank you kindly!

[Samalan]

On 11/9/2018 at 9:20 AM, MikeG said:

Mike, your work never ceased to amaze (and humble) me.  Thanks for showing!

 

 

On 11/9/2018 at 8:35 AM, immiketoo said:

This one took a LONG time to finish.  I will change a few things if I do it again, but I am pleased with the result.

Very nice work!