Hey Stranger,
It’s Iean, you should have stayed on this side of the puddle when you had the chance. Ah Well… I’ll just have to drink the beer myself. Thanks for the lessons. I have made another blade, this one from Wyoming. I’ll send pics when it has evolved. Cheers
Thanks Mark,
These Guardian creatures seem to have evolved of their own accord somewhere back around the mid ’80’s. Initially as free carving in small greywacky beach pebbles, allowing the stone itself to dictate. Sounds like a typical cliche… never the less true. The small pebbles were followed by small jades and progressed to larger, 100 odd lb. andesite companions in the latter ’90’s. Many of these ET’s have emerged into this realm since. This ‘Entry Guardian’ being the largest to date. A brief word about it here. Mentors, Guardians, Guides, Seers from days of futures passed, as the energies suggest. The largest of these in jade is around a 38 to 40 lb. river float carved in ‘04 and titled ‘Voyager’. It was of such presence I made a rubber mold for a limited edition of 25 only in bronze.
A quick sequence of carving the andesite is illustrated here as well. Also the carving sequence of a Guatemalan Jadeite and Big Sur Blue were posted up recently.
Cheers … Donn
I Love this series of faces you have done. I didn’t realize they included this size, Awesome!
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:33 pmDonn, Thanks for setting this forum up. Great idea!!
December 9th, 2008 at 3:38 pmWelcome Brian,
December 10th, 2008 at 6:15 amGreat to have you here. Keep an eye on the site….. it will be evolving as I am abel fine tune it to our needs.
Hey Stranger,
December 16th, 2008 at 4:47 pmIt’s Iean, you should have stayed on this side of the puddle when you had the chance. Ah Well… I’ll just have to drink the beer myself. Thanks for the lessons. I have made another blade, this one from Wyoming. I’ll send pics when it has evolved. Cheers
Hey Iean,
December 18th, 2008 at 1:15 pmWelcome …. Looking forward to seeing these evolving blades …..
Post up the pics when ready….. Cheers
Hey Donn, You do a nice job of setting up these little “gardens” on the internet. They all look fertile; let’s see what sprouts. Tom
March 10th, 2009 at 4:25 pmThanks Tom …. U B welcome to do a little fertilizing as well ….
March 10th, 2009 at 11:23 pmNew Here – Wanted to Introduce Myself
September 8th, 2009 at 9:37 amThanks,
Chris Wodja
Christopher Wodja
Hi Donn.
I feel at home on the grinding wheel. That is where “flow” happens for me.
This (At Home) work is awesome! What inspired you to do it?
Best Regards!
Mark Mendoza
September 13th, 2009 at 7:59 amThanks Mark,
September 13th, 2009 at 11:22 amThese Guardian creatures seem to have evolved of their own accord somewhere back around the mid ’80’s. Initially as free carving in small greywacky beach pebbles, allowing the stone itself to dictate. Sounds like a typical cliche… never the less true. The small pebbles were followed by small jades and progressed to larger, 100 odd lb. andesite companions in the latter ’90’s. Many of these ET’s have emerged into this realm since. This ‘Entry Guardian’ being the largest to date. A brief word about it here. Mentors, Guardians, Guides, Seers from days of futures passed, as the energies suggest. The largest of these in jade is around a 38 to 40 lb. river float carved in ‘04 and titled ‘Voyager’. It was of such presence I made a rubber mold for a limited edition of 25 only in bronze.
A quick sequence of carving the andesite is illustrated here as well. Also the carving sequence of a Guatemalan Jadeite and Big Sur Blue were posted up recently.
Cheers … Donn