February 2013

Today I collected 8 guys and we installed the giraffe on the Somewhere Else wall. Then later I put up the dog. They both will look alot better when the wall is plastered but here they are! Hope you like them.         That is Ellen posing with the giraffe. Next is a pelican!

Finally, with spots, this giraffe looks like a giraffe. Here are some pictures of how she looks today. I am planning to finish painting the inside of her ears and a few other details in the next few days. Then next week, after putting some additional supporting material in her area of the wall, I will gather some friends and put her up. I am also installing the dog, Oberon, the same time. Then, with my shop space free I

It has been a while since I have posted: it took longer than I thought it would take to turn lots of straight 2 inch thick boards into a long curved giraffe neck. But now I am doing finish sanding and, although these photos don’t show it, have started carving the hairs on the giraffe’s mane. That is a bit tedious but I will send another post showing that in a few days. Meanwhile, here are some photos to show