New Mocs

What and artist your work always thrills and amazes me . wonderful carving Jordon

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

another extraordinary piece of art.

I can’t wait to hear how the gift is received! The stagecoach is really cool as well… you’re good!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Amazing workmanship. Wow, what talent.

-- Donnie-- listen to the wood.

Jordan, your work craftsmanship, your art is magnificent!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

I have some Mocs that look just like those….but mine are leather.In fact your look better than mine…Great and impressive work as always

-- Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. http://www.FineArtBoxes.com

Hey Jordan ! Another great job… You just amaze me the detail you put into your projects. A true CRAFTSMAN… God Bless Buddy.

-- ~~ Remember You can't saw... What you can't see ~~

Nice job as usual! I thought that was quill work on the mocs. Surprised to see it is cross hatching like corn husks ;-)

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

Well Bob, I see what you mean and I guess it could very well be quillwork – perhaps I’ll paint it and call it that – to tell you the truth, sometimes I do things out of my head and really never know what I’m doing – but thanks for the idea.

-- http://www.jordanstraker.com

Jordan,

Your work is always amazing. We can’t decide which is more fantastic: the carving or the painting. One question we have: Are the beads carved and painted or do you just make them three-dimensional with the paint?

Oh, and another question, why don’t you post a few dozen photos of each of your projects so we have more to drool over? ;-)

-- Jesus is the ONLY reason for ANY season.

Amazing! Thanks for sharing.

-- Rich, Seattle, WA

its really hard to believe that its wood!! That’d fool me every time. amazing job!

-- Hey you dang woodchucks, quit chucking my wood!!!!

Truly amazing doesn’t even begin to describe what you do, Jordan.

-- Paul - The sweetest sound in my shop, next to Mozart, is what a hand plane makes slicing a ribbon.

They look truly authentic to me just the way they are. You are an amazing carver!!

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

Leftie – I carve 1000’s of little indentations then dab each hole 3 times with acrylic paint – on a toothpick. If the acrylic paint is the quality expensive kind, it will build in height. If not, I can use a clear top coat which does add some more dimension. I’ve never tried any other method as this has worked so well.

I’ll try to add more photos in the future, usually they are a last thought and sometimes they go out the door without ever having been photographed period!

Bob, I’ve since Googled quillwork – you just wait, it’ll be on my next ones!!! Can’t wait to try that.

-- http://www.jordanstraker.com

Jordon: I can almost feal the soft leather from here. Those are great. Best of luck on the party and the searching for new customers.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †