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30 Days of Carving – day 30

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The final carving for 30 Days of Carving! I chose a big eraser that I love. I’m going to be sad when I run out of these because they are great to carve. I’ve got them in different sizes and this one is 3″ x 1.5″. I only did two sketches because when I finished […]





30 Days of Carving – day 29

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I really like the bold, graphic look of the three sketches I did, but I chose the middle one. The size of the eraser is 1″ x 2.5″. When I designed the one I chose to use, I did make sure that all of the edges would match for doing a repeating design both horizontally […]





30 Days of Carving – day 28

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For this stamp, I didn’t use an eraser. (I can hear the gasps.) I used some carving material that I had used for a demo in a carving class I taught some years ago. I think the carving material is Speedy-Cut by Speedball. While erasers are great for carving and easily accessible, material that is […]





Sketches from 02.05.11

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I got mixed up on Day 25 when I said I was too pooped to do any sketches. I actually did a lot of sketches that day because I went to a life drawing open studio session at the university. (I never moved away after college, so I live in the same town as the […]





30 Days of Carving – day 24

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For this carving, the eraser that I chose is for teachers to give to students as a reward or encouragement. It’s just like this one, but says “Star”. I did three drawings, and even though I liked the first one, I decided to carve the third one. I liked the simplicity of it and also […]