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Mikestoner221

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Artist // Hobbyist // Artisan Crafts
  • July 24
  • United States
  • Deviant for 14 years
  • He / Him
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Im more than a beginner by now I guess. Ive been doing this for a few years, and people seem to like some of my carvings, so I thought I would come here and show them off. Id love to hear likes, dislikes and suggestions about how to make my art better. All comments are welcome.

Please do me a favor. I am in no way interested in trading favs.... Please do not just randomely Fav one of my pieces in an attempt to get me to fav one of yours....Its not going to happen. If I like your work I will comment on it and or fav it. If you like something of mine let me know why...or at least have the decency to look at the rest of my work. I do do a lot of pretty cool stuff. Im not going to come comment on yours just because you faved a piece of mine the second I displayed it.

Current Residence: (US) South Dakota
Favorite genre of music: I like Alternative
Favorite photographer: Me I dont know any others LOL
Favorite style of art: Probably sculpture
Operating System: Sick of Micro Soft and its ever changing windows
MP3 player of choice: The one that works at the moment
Shell of choice: Abalone of course
Wallpaper of choice: I like WEBSHOTS
Skin of choice: My Own :) Anyone else's would just be Ucky LOL
Favorite cartoon character: Sponge Bob or Danny Phantom
Personal Quote: Where you Going Dad? Crazy and you're Drivin me!

Favourite Visual Artist
Erica and or Briee Stoner
Favourite Movies
The Post Man with Keven Costner
Favourite TV Shows
The walking Dead
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Has to be Ozzy I think
Favourite Books
Eye of the world Serries by Robert Jordan Currently reading the Black Company books by Glen Cook
Favourite Writers
Robert Jordan, Stephen Donaladson
Favourite Games
WOW waiting for Diablo 3!!!!!!
Favourite Gaming Platform
PC
Tools of the Trade
Nature and everything in it.
Other Interests
Um Art?....I guess that one is obviouse LOL Way too many others to list.
This is a modified form of a poem written by someone else.  The writter was a classmate of mine whom I can not remember the name only that it was written some time in the early to mid 80's at Watertown JHS.  Everything past Rocks is mine Have you ever seen that big black hearse go by? And wondered if you'd be next to die? They'd put you in a big black box and cover you with little rocks.... A wasted life, a wasted scream, a wasted world, full of wasted dreams. All left behind so that you could sleep, that ever peaceful, endless sleep. Is there a chance that you'd ever wake? or is one life, too much to take?
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So what next.

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So where do I go from here.  I think I have cutting out profiles down to an art.  But that is not carving.  Not really.  How to I go from 2 dimentions to three in my art?  Im not a sculpter...perhaps I need to get some clay and practice?  3D immagry is so much more complicated.  Ive no idea how to break into that skill set I am too analitical.  I am trying to do layered profiles now...like the tudor rose and the dragon I am working on...but these layers do not really constitute a 3 dimentional carving its more like one 2d on top of another.   Sharkbean one of the carvers I watch can do 3D...   She is very good at it.  Im just wondering what I
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I have discovered that during those rare times that I might be wrong, If I think I am wrong and it turns out to be true, I am in fact wrong. And then, when I think I may be wrong but was not,what sucks is that I am essentially still wrong! So, It has come to me that the only way to actually be right...Is to just assume I am right all the time!!! In the end that just makes the most sense.  Just face it you know Im right!
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The internet says its your birthday, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I love you!

Ill accept this now LOL

 

Ummmm missed it by 6 months but thanks hun!! :D
Then the internet lies, I guess I shouldn't be surprised lol
It somehow has my day of signing up on deviant are as my birthday whatever the reason is LOL
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Thank you for the fave on "Hot wind" :)