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Titled: Another Look into My Haunted Forest
This one is for sale.
Framed stoneware tile frieze in Terra cotta bronzed “liver of sulfur” wash finish.
Curly maple frame inspired by works by Charles Rohlfs. Butter-cup antiqued mission finish.
All my tiles start as mahogany relief woodcarvings,then … made into plaster molds, pressed stoneware clay and kiln fired to around 2000 degrees
Bronze patina finish is produced similar to “David Marks” DIY techniques . I use a combination of materials but a good place to start is /:http://www.sculptnouveau.com.
You might want to compare this set of tiles to some of my earlier pieces. Been carving and scratching on the plaster mold sharpening the small details etc. .... adding a little texture and contrast. Hopefully visual interest.
-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever


































13 comments so far
Dennis Zongker
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posted 237 days ago
Beautiful piece of art! Love the wood grain and color.
-- Dennis Zongker
mtnwild
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posted 237 days ago
Very unique work. I can’t understand why I love the screws showing. Usually that’s the sort of thing we try and hide or cover with a detail. Here it is the detail. Very cool. Love the tiles, as always, mysterious. Great stuff!!!
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
Loucarb
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posted 237 days ago
That is something else. That seems like it would be very time consuming making the tiles. Excellent piece. Thanks for sharing.
roman
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posted 237 days ago
how did you do that?
very nice
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JimKing201
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posted 237 days ago
Wow.
That style.
Takes a person back to the olden days of dragons and castles! Very, very unique! I am impressed!!
-- Got Wood?
Bureaucrat
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posted 237 days ago
Hey Dan: Great piece. I really appreciate the notes that explain a bit about the process. Not how I imagined it was done. Thanks
-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!
jimp
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posted 237 days ago
Nice work! The shape is the frame is beautiful.
-- - Jim, Vancouver,WA
kolwdwrkr
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posted 237 days ago
very cool. Another nice one
-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~
mtnwild
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posted 237 days ago
What happens to the original wood carvings?
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
DAN
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posted 237 days ago
Thanks for all the nice comments … another good day @ lumberjocks
Jack
Original wood carvings are in a box in the garage along with several other others.
Regards
DAN
-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever
rodb
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posted 237 days ago
Keep up the great work Dan.
Always great to see what you have done.
Rod
-- Rod Baltimore Ontario
Grumpy
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posted 236 days ago
Don’t go into the woods tonight…..........
Great piece of art Dan.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
jockmike2
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posted 236 days ago
Nice Dan, Very Cool.
-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com