Process over product
May 21, 2008
Andrew in the UK has been taking pictures to document one of his woodworking projects step-by-step.
http://flickr.com/photos/craftsman/sets/72157605107492608/
It’s neat stuff from a woodworking angle – but the collected pictures also work well to illustrate how things are shaped through a process. If you are carving a block of wood into a duck or shaping the basic frailing banjo strum into a song we still have to go through a process – and that process is just as amazing as the completed work.
May 21, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Thanks for showing this Patrick, now I will have to finish it ! I look forward to the painting at the end… maybe thats like playing your newly learned song to your family!
Cheers,
Andrew
May 21, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Hi Andrew – that is a super-looking duck all ready. Can’t wait to see it finished! (You must have an infinite amount of patience!)
Sooze.
May 21, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Andrew.
your carvings are incredible, the way you bring these wonderful sculptures out of a solid block is magical. I now look at a block of wood or stone and try to imagine what could be waiting inside to be released by an artistic craftsman.
James.
May 21, 2008 at 7:51 pm
For a “first time” that’s an outstanding carving. As a comic book artist (another time killer hobby) I know what it means to be a process junky.
May 22, 2008 at 10:33 am
Thanks Guys, much appreciated!
Andrew
May 22, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Andrew
She just needs a “sky dark glimmer” in her beady eye to believe she is about to launch herself from the water.
I think I understand what Patrick meant; the duck is beautiful, crafting her must be a valued experience, and watching her form in the hands of the creative impulse is a great joy as well.
Cheers
Greg
May 25, 2008 at 6:28 am
Thanks a lot folks your comments really help me. She will be painted as realistically as possible as soon as the carving is done! Cant wait!
Andrew