Rustic Cedar Log Chapel Wall Cross Jill's House Caring for Special Needs Children Ministry Virginia

This is a very interesting piece, it has a Mexican feel to it I think. I love the log slice flower (for lack of a better term in the center. Nice use of live edge.

-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

I realy like the lood of the cedar, great job.

Mexican? Ouch, What did I do wrong?

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

oh this is beautiful mark..i love cedar…and you did a fantastic job…i dont care what state its in..its a wonderful rustic project…my kind of work…i dont think we can do any better then what god has done to shape and make wood what it is…you did a great job with it…bravo…....grizz

-- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']

Not sure, but it looks south western/ Mexican to me. Nice work. What is it supposed to be? Not classical I hope :-))

-- "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

I see that as a compliment- sorry- I think? but your cross is simply carved- colorful- with a big flower in the center – I can seriously visualize this being inside of a mission in Mexico. If I could insert some photos here.. (never mastered that yet) I would show you some examples of crosses in Mexican missions. :)

-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

I don’t know what style, just something I dreamed up to match the Podium (another project posting).

When I think of “Mexican” I think of drawers that don’t work, doors that don’t close, a really rough finish that snags fabric on a dust rag, just very low quality work. That’s what I was thinking. I can see what you are seeing though. Thanks for the comments.

Mark

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

Not all of Mexico is low quality junk. I find much of their art and architecture very beautiful and your cross is also very beautiful. :) Did not mean to offend.

-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

I guess I would say my first inpression is SW/ Celtic mix.

-- "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

In other words Topa an Scottish Mexican? Or would that be Irish?

-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

Well, guess they are all celts using the circle around their cross ;-))

-- "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

He TopamaxSurvivor: I agree with your “debt” tag line. I got out of debt in 1997, ooohh what a feeling!

“Just as the rich rule the poor, The borrower is servant to the Lender.”
(I read that somewhere)

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

I also like Topas quotes. I still have some debt- a house mortgage and the dreaded school loans… but no credit cards or anything else like that. And let me tell you- even just having those 2 necessary evils and all the insurance premiums and property, school and other taxes that go with day to day living is trying on the soul.

-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

Mark: Another great job.

-- 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 †

This has a very nice rustic and ethnic flair to it using the wood as a “found” object and not altering it with too many manmade tool techniques. The piece has a very humble, yet ethereal voice. Beautiful use of the cedar.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe