Lion's Head

After several weeks hiatus, I am back in action, with another update. These are pictures of my latest project, a piece that a friend of mine commissioned to remind him of home in Africa.  I originally intended to post a video of the piece, however it was quite dark and did not capture the level of detail I hoped for. The Lion's head proved more time consuming than difficult, in that after forming the head with a coil I made the mane out of individual lengths of wire about three inches long, manually inserting each one into the coil and crimping it into the coil.

I have since completed the sculpture for the contest winner, and will post a public unveiling video on the blog after she receives it. Expect the video sometime in the middle of next week. I also hope to add some pictures of my current noncommissioned project. 

Unveiling blooper!

I know waiting for updates can be tedious, so here is a fun little mess up that happened while I videoed my bike's unveiling. There is only one blooper, but I sure hope that it entertains you. Eat your heart out David Copperfield!  I promise there will be more updates in the coming week, I will take pictures of the piece that I am making for the winner of the contest, and will reveal them after the winner receives the prize.

Unveiling of My completed Project.

Congratulations to the Winner of the Contest!  

The winning guess was a Motorized Bicycle, which is a pretty accurate description of the early motorcycles, only the engines on modern motorized bicycles like mine don't have 1000cc Displacements.

If you want to learn more about early motorcycles and board track racing, check out Wheels Through Time's website. Wheels through time also has some start up videos of some of the old motorcycles. Believe me when I tell you that there is no more lovely a sound than that of an old motorcycle, the way each push rod, valve, cam and spring add to the tympanic roar of the old engines is simply sublime, but as Lavar Burton says, "don't take my word for it." Go and check out the Big Valve X at the very least.

Project update.

The project is finally winding to a close, and this is the last chance to guess what the project is. So if you have visited the site, but haven't thrown in your two cents, now is the time to do so. I will e-mail the winner once I have posted a walkaround of the finished product some time later this week. Once agaain, good luck.

New Project Update!

There is only one contestant so far and only a handfull of updates left until completion, so start guessing. Good luck!

Ballerina

A picture of the music box as promised.

Progress update!

Another update means another guess, post guesses in the comments box. Remember only one guess per update. Nobody has guessed yet, so it is an open playingfield. Don't hesitate, guess today for a chance to win a comissioned sculpture.