Pretend Chat 2.14

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

Still in California?

yea, I'm moving in like 2 or 3 months.

 

[leigti]

yea, I'm moving in like 2 or 3 months.

Are you driving your tortoises across the country or shipping them or what?

 

[smarch]

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?

 

[smarch]

Also yes yet again it's almost 2am here and I'm not asleep... The anxiety about leavening school is literally wiping the floor with me. I know I'll be fine it's just a whole huge world ahead of me and that's scary!!

 

[mike taylor]

What kind if stone is it made of?

 

[smarch]

What kind if stone is it made of?

"Lime green" soapstone. After I sell a few soapstone to afford real carving tools I want to start with alabaster though (harder stone).

 

[mike taylor]

Well carve up some tortoise shaped ones. I'll bet they will sell . I'd buy one.

 

[Lyn W]

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Just love the people politely queuing behind the fox.

It could be Basil Brush collecting his royalties or

He's seen the ads for 'Foxy Bingo' on tv in the UK and is off for a night out

 

[Lyn W]

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

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Are 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.

I was reading where the other Tom was leaving and he told Yvonne she could take down all of his messages

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

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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It's a bull elephant seal able to retract its head in like a tortoise.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good morning my fellow tortoise walkers.
It's another beautiful day.

 

[Lyn W]

Good morning my fellow tortoise walkers.
It's another beautiful day.

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.

 

[juli11]

Beautiful Sunday morning

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

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.

Welsh springtime.
Love the daffs and other flowers.
But 50 shades of grey.

 

[smarch]

Well carve up some tortoise shaped ones. I'll bet they will sell . I'd buy one.

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.

 

[Jacqui]

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

What a great story!

 

[Jacqui]

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?

 

[jaizei]

I am way behind, so what did I miss? Why is this Tom leaving?

Think he's talking about when Mike was leaving.

 

[tortdad]

Think he's talking about when Mike was leaving.

That was my first thought