"Church and State" Base Relief

My first piece was a bird that I won Best in Show with – LOL the funny part was, whoever was judging didn’t know their birds very well because the “Western Flicker Flasher” was something I made up in every way – name, beak, color, feathers and size – it was basically a fat bird with a long beak and feathers I burned in with a thick soldering iron. I thought I was so hot that I took it to another show – unfortunately didn’t fool a soul as all my flicker flasher got was a lot of laughs. But like you say, something about our first projects are where we find that passion to continue….and don’t apologize, I don’t think yours is all that bad actually.

-- http://www.jordanstraker.com

Wow, Some real craftsmanship. Very well done!

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Beautiful piece and very nicely done. I have one of my very first projects that I gave to my mom. It was a cedar chest that I built in shop class. MY GOD, how time flies when your having fun. Been doing woodworking for over 40 years and still am.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Very well done, especially for a first piece. Was there at one time a “crown of thorns”?

-- Brad, Oregon- The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first.

Very good depth perception…I think you did a very fine job.

-- Can't never could do anything, to try is to advance.

Nice carving. Very nice.

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

Could any work be bad that praises Jesus? Wonderful job and remember that all your talent is a gift from God and He deserves the credit. Keep at it, it only gets better.

-- Dan Wiggins

Hello Brad, I never included a thorn crown, because it bothered me as it was to lash the body. I know that it sounds strange, because it is but an object but the idea was enough. Originally the crown was going to be steam treated branches that were going be sharpened once cured and pegged in place. Thanks for the question, and all the responses folks.

-- J. E. Ekholdt, Wrightwood,http://www.Brooklynwoods.com

Thanks JE

-- Brad, Oregon- The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first.

Jamiel are you that sick. Knock off the meanness or by by.

-- ~Just A Guy With A Hammer~

Jamiel is really a sad little girl, I have read all of her posts and she really has nothing to offer this group. Her lack of professionalism and inability to control her emotional outburst make her extremely undesirable. I say we vote this one off the Island and not have to worry about her and her comments. She obviously didn’t do that band saw box, most likely posted someone else’s work found on the internet, thats why there was only one photo of it.

-- Danger lerks behind every oppertunity to learn common sense - Chip Estrada

Good stuff! Very evocative which in my mind is NEVER a bad thing. Challenge, I say and let the discussion begin. Keep it up.

always.
J.C.

-- When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. -- John Muir