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A mask I started about ten years ago. I worked on it for a day then screwed it to a wall where it could be seen only to beg “finish me”. Managing to ignore it for ten years I finished it over the holidays.
The inspiration came from a visit to Vancouver, BC, Canada where I toured a few native west coast art galleries. Looking at the price tags on the west coast native carvings I was both taken aback by the skill and the price tags. Worth every dime but being 20 thousand short of a zero balance I opted to try my own.
The mask itself is made from western red cedar. It has applied copper, feathers from a snowy owl, wild turkey and red tailed hawk and the teeth are made from stone (serpentine). A little paint, stain and a few copper nails…..............done. I mounted it onto a farme made from re-sawn hand hewn barn beams, re-claimed spruce siding.
Had to make a custom crate lined in stryfoam as to ship it about 1,000 miles North.
Cheers
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MsDebbieP
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posted 287 days ago
well done! 10 years isn’t that long, is it?? :)
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rpmurphy509
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posted 287 days ago
Any project takes exactly as many days to finish as it takes, not a day more or less.
Fantastic job on the mask. Is it hollowed on the reverse side?
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Bob #2
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posted 287 days ago
nice
bob
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john
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posted 287 days ago
Nice work roman It shows your imagination for rustic art . i like it !!!
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roman
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posted 287 days ago
10 years went by in an hour….lol
a day more or a day less means I have a “mini ship” on the go for some 30 years now and I dont see the finish line…....lol
Thanks Bob, I think your nice too…..........n Merry Christmas
Thanks for the kind words
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TreeBones
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posted 286 days ago
Its hard to see the detail in this photo and I suppose it’s to late for another. Sounds like it was worth the wait to finish it and the value to the recipient is greater than money could buy. Very nice.
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cajunpen
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posted 286 days ago
Roman, I like your attitude. No job should be rushed – it takes as long as it takes is a great philosophy. Unless you have a customer waiting for the project – what’s the big rush.
On another note – it’s just wrong for people to have to live in all that cold snow.
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mot
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posted 285 days ago
That really came out nice, Roman. Thanks for posting!
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roman
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posted 285 days ago
thanks
the ‘cold”.........tempers steel
thanks for looking
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jockmike2
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posted 284 days ago
Very cool mask. I would be afraid of waking some kind of native American spirit. mike
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Jiri Parkman
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posted 272 days ago
Nice idea.
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