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BeyGon 04-02-2016 07:28 PM

My first ABSTRACT, in stone
 
It has taken me two years to even say the word but I have been working on the Polar Bear for so long I needed a break. I had this piece of Translucent Peach Alabaster since one of the trips to Prescott looking for a home. I finally did something with it. It was tough, about half way into it I started carving a snake through it. I brought it home and showed my wife, she said "what the hell are you doing, this is supposed to be abstract" the next day I cut the snake out, cut some holes in it and moved on. I cast the base in bronze, the bottom was a free pour and the upper section was cast then welded to the base, heated and I applied some patina. It's ok, my first ever real abstract. I will call it Portals in the sun.
Photography is hard with this stuff, but it might look good in someone's girlfriends beauty shop
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1459653745.jpg
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BeyGon 04-02-2016 07:48 PM

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BeyGon 04-02-2016 07:57 PM

well I can't see the pictures, what's up??

masraum 04-02-2016 08:13 PM

Hmm, yeah, I can't either. And if you try to browse to the URL, it gives a file not found
I've added a space to the URLs so we could see them. Very odd. I wonder if Wayne is working on the servers or something.
http:// forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads25/IMG_18211459653745.jpg
http:// forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads25/IMG_18281459653802.jpg
http:// forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads25/IMG_18291459653871.jpg
http:// forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads25/IMG_18301459653907.jpg
http:// forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads25/IMG_18311459653938.jpg
http:// forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads25/IMG_18321459653966.jpg

HardDrive 04-02-2016 08:20 PM

Definitely issue related to the new servers.

BeyGon 04-03-2016 04:59 AM

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1459688302.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1459688335.jpg
another try

tevake 04-03-2016 05:52 AM

What a tease, Dean . Are you whipping your audience into a frenzy of anticipation.

I'm courious about the process, does the piece of material talk to you? Guiding you to the natural shape within?
Or do you start with a certian shape/ form in mind? And craft the material into the shape?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Cheers Richard

BeyGon 04-03-2016 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tevake (Post 9064189)
What a tease, Dean . Are you whipping your audience into a frenzy of anticipation.

I'm courious about the process, does the piece of material talk to you? Guiding you to the natural shape within?
Or do you start with a certian shape/ form in mind? And craft the material into the shape?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Cheers Richard

I don't know what's happening, I never had trouble with pictures before. As for the process, it's my first try at a full on abstract, some before, fish and such have been a little abstract but you know they are supposed to be fish. I really didn't have anything in mind when I started this one. I actually thought I would round the whole thing, not leave the edges natural but when I started I liked the look of the natural.
I will try a picture of an abstracty fish in Orange Calcite.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1459692235.jpg

no, they won't post

tevake 04-03-2016 06:14 AM

There is some work being done on the servers or something at Pelican right now.
Folks are having trouble posting pics all over the country

stevej37 04-03-2016 06:53 AM

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/908171-new-database-servers-pls-let-me-know-if-there-any-issues.html

BeyGon 04-03-2016 08:41 PM

I posted the pictures but they came up sideways, I will try again tomorrow and if it's the same I will turn them first and try it again.

I copied the pictures, turned them right a quarter but they still printed out here left a quarter. Progress tho, at least they post. Tomorrow.

porsche4life 04-04-2016 06:40 AM

Cool! Looks good dean!

BeyGon 04-04-2016 07:04 AM

won mo tri
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1459782145.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1459782182.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1459782220.jpg
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I don't know why, even when I post them one turn to the right they come out one turn to the left.

creaturecat 04-04-2016 08:25 AM

fish-wise, it does look like a salmon steak, with finger holes.
the base is pretty cool. as well

BeyGon 04-04-2016 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by creaturecat (Post 9065640)
fish-wise, it does look like a salmon steak, with finger holes.
the base is pretty cool. as well

Thanks, and maybe that's a sign, I am going to Sitka next month.

Rodsrsr 04-04-2016 01:32 PM

You have to take the picture in landscape mode when using a phone, in order for them to upload properly.

BeyGon 04-04-2016 02:33 PM

ok, another shot

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masraum 04-04-2016 02:45 PM

I'm not normally an abstract kind of guy, but that's really cool.

tevake 04-05-2016 06:42 AM

Neat design Dean, beautiful red stone. Did you say you got it near Prescott Az?
Really like the puddle of metal stand also.

Cheers Richard

kach22i 04-05-2016 06:51 AM

Very cool, nice project.


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