yea, I'm moving in like 2 or 3 months.Still in California?
yea, I'm moving in like 2 or 3 months.Still in California?
Are you driving your tortoises across the country or shipping them or what?yea, I'm moving in like 2 or 3 months.
"Lime green" soapstone. After I sell a few soapstone to afford real carving tools I want to start with alabaster though (harder stone).What kind if stone is it made of?
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Just love the people politely queuing behind the fox.
Well carve up some tortoise shaped ones. I'll bet they will sell . I'd buy one.
I was reading where the other Tom was leaving and he told Yvonne she could take down all of his messagesAre you talking about a different Tom? Everything is okay in my world.
Sorry to hear about your rough week. Hope the next one is better.
It's a bull elephant seal able to retract its head in like a tortoise.Finished my stone carving... I was not expecting that. I've been carving it practically all day, it's been a rough day I needed it to keep me calm. It's currently untitled, but if never submit a work to a show untitled so I'll have a title eventually.
What do you see?
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Good Morning Adam - it's another grey, cold day here but at least not raining so something to be thankful for, but no outside time for Lola again.Good morning my fellow tortoise walkers.
It's another beautiful day.
Welsh springtime.Good Morning Adam - it's another grey, cold day here but at least not raining so something to be thankful for, but no outside time for Lola again.
I prefer carving abstract to real, less proportions to worry about getting right, but I have thought about carving a tortoise. I do however think if you heard the price $200 you'd die a little though. The stone itself is $50 before I put around 30 hours work into it. And my professor told me that stones could reasonably be priced 400-800... But I don't know for friends that just isn't right to me,.. And it's impractical. Hmm maybe in the future I should trade stones for torts lol.Well carve up some tortoise shaped ones. I'll bet they will sell . I'd buy one.
I have actually got 3 small soapstone carvings of tortoises, they came from South Africa in early in 90s. One of them had a rear left foot missing and 24 years later I end up with a real tort - with his rear left foot missing! Think it was on the cards all along. Will post pics when I get a camera later.
I love soapstone it's very smooth and your carving looks very tactile Smarch
I was reading where the other Tom was leaving and he told Yvonne she could take down all of his messages
I am way behind, so what did I miss? Why is this Tom leaving?
That was my first thoughtThink he's talking about when Mike was leaving.