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Man Carving Himself out of a Tree, The Clay

Here is a clay model I've been working on, I just have the hands , mallet, & gouge left. This model is man carving himself out of a tree, I call it Determination The clay is 36"tall. Next I'll be carving him out of basswood. Thank you for looking.
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#2 ·
Man Carving Himself out of a Tree, The Clay

Here is a clay model I've been working on, I just have the hands , mallet, & gouge left. This model is man carving himself out of a tree, I call it Determination The clay is 36"tall. Next I'll be carving him out of basswood. Thank you for looking.
Nose Arm Jaw Neck Gesture


Forehead Cheek Head Chin Eye


Jaw Neck Sculpture Statue Art


Hairstyle Statue Sculpture Gesture Art


Head Chin Human body Sculpture Statue


Statue Sculpture Art Wood Artifact
Cool Dennis! Are you a full time sculptor now?
 

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Man Carving Himself out of a Tree, The Clay

Here is a clay model I've been working on, I just have the hands , mallet, & gouge left. This model is man carving himself out of a tree, I call it Determination The clay is 36"tall. Next I'll be carving him out of basswood. Thank you for looking.
Nose Arm Jaw Neck Gesture


Forehead Cheek Head Chin Eye


Jaw Neck Sculpture Statue Art


Hairstyle Statue Sculpture Gesture Art


Head Chin Human body Sculpture Statue


Statue Sculpture Art Wood Artifact
cant wait to see it from wood looks like it will be another one of my favorites :<))))
 

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Man Carving Himself out of a Tree, The Clay

Here is a clay model I've been working on, I just have the hands , mallet, & gouge left. This model is man carving himself out of a tree, I call it Determination The clay is 36"tall. Next I'll be carving him out of basswood. Thank you for looking.
Nose Arm Jaw Neck Gesture


Forehead Cheek Head Chin Eye


Jaw Neck Sculpture Statue Art


Hairstyle Statue Sculpture Gesture Art


Head Chin Human body Sculpture Statue


Statue Sculpture Art Wood Artifact
You do good work. Reminds me of this saying: "a man cannot remake himself without suffering for he is both the marble and the sculpture"- Alexis Carrel
 

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Man Carving Himself out of a Tree, The Clay

Here is a clay model I've been working on, I just have the hands , mallet, & gouge left. This model is man carving himself out of a tree, I call it Determination The clay is 36"tall. Next I'll be carving him out of basswood. Thank you for looking.
Nose Arm Jaw Neck Gesture


Forehead Cheek Head Chin Eye


Jaw Neck Sculpture Statue Art


Hairstyle Statue Sculpture Gesture Art


Head Chin Human body Sculpture Statue


Statue Sculpture Art Wood Artifact
Amazing Dennis.
 

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Man Carving Himself out of a Tree, The Clay

Here is a clay model I've been working on, I just have the hands , mallet, & gouge left. This model is man carving himself out of a tree, I call it Determination The clay is 36"tall. Next I'll be carving him out of basswood. Thank you for looking.
Nose Arm Jaw Neck Gesture


Forehead Cheek Head Chin Eye


Jaw Neck Sculpture Statue Art


Hairstyle Statue Sculpture Gesture Art


Head Chin Human body Sculpture Statue


Statue Sculpture Art Wood Artifact
Your diverse skills never never cease to amaze me Dennis. This clay model is more than just impressive. You are a genuine artist.
 

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Man Carving Himself out of a Tree, The Clay

Here is a clay model I've been working on, I just have the hands , mallet, & gouge left. This model is man carving himself out of a tree, I call it Determination The clay is 36"tall. Next I'll be carving him out of basswood. Thank you for looking.
Nose Arm Jaw Neck Gesture


Forehead Cheek Head Chin Eye


Jaw Neck Sculpture Statue Art


Hairstyle Statue Sculpture Gesture Art


Head Chin Human body Sculpture Statue


Statue Sculpture Art Wood Artifact
Your artistry is always amazing Dennis love this great sculptor.
 

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Man Carving Himself out of a Tree, The Clay

Here is a clay model I've been working on, I just have the hands , mallet, & gouge left. This model is man carving himself out of a tree, I call it Determination The clay is 36"tall. Next I'll be carving him out of basswood. Thank you for looking.
Nose Arm Jaw Neck Gesture


Forehead Cheek Head Chin Eye


Jaw Neck Sculpture Statue Art


Hairstyle Statue Sculpture Gesture Art


Head Chin Human body Sculpture Statue


Statue Sculpture Art Wood Artifact
Damn Dennis, this is too cool, Way to go my friend. Oh, by the way, I leave for India today, should be a helluva experience.
 

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Man Carving Himself out of a Tree, The Clay

Here is a clay model I've been working on, I just have the hands , mallet, & gouge left. This model is man carving himself out of a tree, I call it Determination The clay is 36"tall. Next I'll be carving him out of basswood. Thank you for looking.
Nose Arm Jaw Neck Gesture


Forehead Cheek Head Chin Eye


Jaw Neck Sculpture Statue Art


Hairstyle Statue Sculpture Gesture Art


Head Chin Human body Sculpture Statue


Statue Sculpture Art Wood Artifact
Wow! That is pretty cool!
 

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Man Carving Himself out of a Tree, The Clay

Here is a clay model I've been working on, I just have the hands , mallet, & gouge left. This model is man carving himself out of a tree, I call it Determination The clay is 36"tall. Next I'll be carving him out of basswood. Thank you for looking.
Nose Arm Jaw Neck Gesture


Forehead Cheek Head Chin Eye


Jaw Neck Sculpture Statue Art


Hairstyle Statue Sculpture Gesture Art


Head Chin Human body Sculpture Statue


Statue Sculpture Art Wood Artifact
Thank you LJ Bubby's for your very kind complements.

Hi Paul, No I'm just doing this one for fun, on my spare time.
 

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Cutting, Clamping, and Grinding

Finally after making the clay model many months ago, I found some spare time to start carving again. This carving is about my woodworking life. With good and bad times, with struggles and success, with blood sweet and tears. My brother Dan Zongker and I have battled many storms and enjoyed sunny days for over 30 years now.
This carving I call "Determination", and what better way to show this, then to have a man carving himself out of a tree. The next step is hand carving with chisel & mallet, which I love the most. Thank you for looking!!!

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Cutting, Clamping, and Grinding

Finally after making the clay model many months ago, I found some spare time to start carving again. This carving is about my woodworking life. With good and bad times, with struggles and success, with blood sweet and tears. My brother Dan Zongker and I have battled many storms and enjoyed sunny days for over 30 years now.
This carving I call "Determination", and what better way to show this, then to have a man carving himself out of a tree. The next step is hand carving with chisel & mallet, which I love the most. Thank you for looking!!!

Tradesman Carpenter Building Table Wood

Wood Engineering Artisan Gas Workwear


Tradesman Wood Table Carpenter Workbench


Saw Tradesman Wood Carpenter Artisan

Wood Tradesman Orange Tool Metalworking


Workwear Automotive tire Mass production Tire Engineering


Tradesman Wood Tool Engineer Engineering


Wood Tradesman Artisan Metalworking Tool


Tradesman Wood Carpenter Pneumatic tool Handheld power drill


Hand Shoulder Human body Jaw Neck


Wood Hardwood Wooden block Plywood Automotive design


Table Wood Art Artisan Sculpture


Wood Art Sculpture Safety glove Hardwood


Wood Sculpture Art Artisan Creative arts


Statue Sculpture Wood Art Table
Dennis, Pretty awesome, keep us posted! Have a good holiday season!
 

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Carving landmarks of the face and body

Here are some pictures carving in proportions of the back, head, face, chest. I will not carve in any details until all the landmarks are in the correct size and location. I think at this step it can be harder than carving in the small details. Next I will start on the full upper body, like the shoulders, stomach, chest, hair, and the arms. Once I have everything sized in proportion then I can start to detail. Thank you for looking, and happy woodworking!!!

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#28 ·
Carving landmarks of the face and body

Here are some pictures carving in proportions of the back, head, face, chest. I will not carve in any details until all the landmarks are in the correct size and location. I think at this step it can be harder than carving in the small details. Next I will start on the full upper body, like the shoulders, stomach, chest, hair, and the arms. Once I have everything sized in proportion then I can start to detail. Thank you for looking, and happy woodworking!!!

Statue Sculpture Wood Art Trunk

World Temple Wood Sculpture Art


Statue Sculpture Dress Art Event


Temple Gesture Sculpture Statue Art


Human Sculpture Art Plant Statue


Hairstyle Temple Fashion Sculpture Statue


Picture frame Fashion Art Sculpture Grey


Wood Gesture Sculpture Art Artifact


Hand Temple Sculpture Statue Art


Hand Wood Jaw Gesture Art


Automotive tire Tread Gesture Tire Wood


Hand Finger Wood Wire Wrist


Hand Finger Wood Office supplies Wire


Hand tool Wood Art Finger Artifact


Wood Gesture Finger Thumb Art


Statue Sculpture Temple Art Chest


Sculpture Temple Statue Wood Art
Amazing work!
 

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Proportions to Detailing

Here are a few step pictures of a carving I've been working on for a while now, but I've only been able to work on it for just a few hours a week on my spare time. My next steps I will be detail carving in the eyes and hair. Thank you for looking!!!

Jaw Wood Sculpture Finger Wrinkle


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Hand Finger Wood Wire Wrist


Sculpture Wood Art Artifact Wrinkle


Joint Skin Head Hand Shoulder


Forehead Face Nose Cheek Skin


Skin Hand Eye Mouth Organ


Temple Sculpture Statue Art Creative arts


Human Sculpture Statue Temple Art


Forehead Chin Arm Photograph Mouth
 

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Proportions to Detailing

Here are a few step pictures of a carving I've been working on for a while now, but I've only been able to work on it for just a few hours a week on my spare time. My next steps I will be detail carving in the eyes and hair. Thank you for looking!!!

Jaw Wood Sculpture Finger Wrinkle


Hand Sculpture Wood Art Artifact


Wood Finger Wrinkle Brush Nail


Sculpture Wood Art Statue Gas


Hand Finger Wood Wire Wrist


Sculpture Wood Art Artifact Wrinkle


Joint Skin Head Hand Shoulder


Forehead Face Nose Cheek Skin


Skin Hand Eye Mouth Organ


Temple Sculpture Statue Art Creative arts


Human Sculpture Statue Temple Art


Forehead Chin Arm Photograph Mouth
Looks Great Dennis, It looks like your getting close to the end but then what would I know :) I hope all is well with you and your family, stay safe!
 

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Carving Details

Here are a few pictures of me carving in the details of the Tree trunk, Stone base, Hair, and the face. My next step is to carve the forearms, hands, chisel and mallet. After I'm completed with all the carving then I will sand and finish. I'm getting excited the closer I get to completion. Thank you for looking.

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Hair Skin Eyebrow Eyelash Neck


Glasses Skin Head Chin Mouth


Temple Sculpture Statue Art Public space


Sculpture Statue Dress Wood Building
 

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#54 ·
Carving Details

Here are a few pictures of me carving in the details of the Tree trunk, Stone base, Hair, and the face. My next step is to carve the forearms, hands, chisel and mallet. After I'm completed with all the carving then I will sand and finish. I'm getting excited the closer I get to completion. Thank you for looking.

Wood Art Tool Flooring Hardwood


Wood Tool Gas Wood stain Hardwood


Wood Hand tool Tool Metalworking hand tool Hardwood


Wood Hand tool Tints and shades Hardwood Bedrock


Wood Finger Material property Tool Flooring


Wood Tire Art Wrinkle Hardwood


Eye Wood Finger Tree Wood stain


Wood Tree Hardwood Wood stain Flooring


Wood Finger Nail Art Artisan


Wood Wrinkle Natural material Art Terrestrial animal


Temple Interior design Sculpture Statue Art


Sculpture Wood Art Statue Chest


Hair Skin Eyebrow Eyelash Neck


Glasses Skin Head Chin Mouth


Temple Sculpture Statue Art Public space


Sculpture Statue Dress Wood Building
Coming along very nicely Dennis. You have amazing talent and patience. I'll bet you are enjoying it though. Looks like a lot of fun mixed in with a lot of hard work.
Waiting to see the final reveal!
 

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