http://www.thebirdcarver.com Original bird carvings-ducks, birds of prey and song birds, working decoys, bronzes, carving items for sale, et. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:50:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kermodging - that is my word.  It is the effort one takes at attempting to make it through.  It is my made up word for when I am in the midst of a carving and it is difficult.  I simply "kermodge" through it.  There is a point in every piece ... http://www.thebirdcarver.com/2007/06/06/kermodging-through/ Ask any artist and they will want their piece to flow.  Ever thought about flow?  I am most surprised how we live life without flow or an awareness of it.  I like for my pieces to move.  Some may say, oh that is silly, it's wood for crying out loud.  ... http://www.thebirdcarver.com/2007/05/29/flow/ There is a lot within this website that I hope is beneficial to you.  Art is nothing if it is not shared.  There is a portfolio area on this site that has some of my work.  There are some projects that I have completed as well that are for sale.  ... http://www.thebirdcarver.com/2007/05/25/enjoy-this-site/ A picture, a way of living, a thought, a scene, a bird, all are the basis of patterning.  I started out using patterns from other people.  There are some great reference materials that are out there and great pattern books.  But, the reality is that it is someone elses view ... http://www.thebirdcarver.com/2007/05/20/patterning/ There is an old hymn that so many people know and love and it describes God's grace. It starts out as Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me, I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see. For ... http://www.thebirdcarver.com/2007/01/29/flying-coopers-hawk-the-carving-of-amazing-grace/ Sometimes doing theology is a matter of getting the cart before the donkey I suppose. Those that wrote the bible saw first and wrote second. This is the case of my writing and artistry, at least here, concerning the redtail hawk that you see here in this picture. ... http://www.thebirdcarver.com/2007/01/29/bronze-art-redtail-hawk-on-a-cross/