One Priceless Treasure

    As you are aware I like to randomly doodle in my book of secrets. It came in handy the other day. My dad mentioned he needed an idea for a gift. I gave him my book to look at for inspiration and possible idea considerations. I showed him ones that had not been attempted yet. He found one he wanted to tackle.  My dad primarily enjoys wood burning. Yes, its my idea and I have my ways of being the idea to life. However, I do believe in value of giving others a chance to run with an idea as well. Because the ideas are usually the hardest part to come up with. And we all have unquie character in our own work. 

  Explore my multiple attempts to bring an idea to life. The stencil you see in the photo below was the original idea.  I had the crazy idea and still want to figure out how to make this design 3D. Which is just as hard as you expect. I have been having the idea for awhile. I attempted multiple times and different ways trying to figure out how to draw this design is like a flat 3d. Well broken up so the it could be rapped around the log and I could make my lines. However nothing seemed to look right.  The videos below, are the first attempt to make this design come alive. I took a leap of faith to see if I could "figure it out," in the moment. Which some people might call brave, or crazy. The design looked good and I could see "life." However, as the project progressed the "math" was not adding up. Its hard to explain but it was the "vision" I had in mind.  Some people might say, You are crazy for trying. Or they might say "why try" if ...

From what kind of rotary tool to buy and what bits are available. It took my some time learning ans figuring it out. This video is explaining what I call the starter pack. The bits that ive seen included with the rotary tools.  My plan is to write and show application of each. Im just slow. It does take creativity to keep the videos short and hopefully entertaining, im mean educational.  Nothing special about this log. Other then it looked cool, shows creative potential. Plus im random in my crafting process. Im seeing a birdhouse stand. What do you guys see?

  There is two ways to look at projects "or hobbies." Yes, it does depend on the hobby to a point. The first is material which you use to create the artwork. The second way is the tools required to have success. You can explore both the material and the tools. This has been an interesting challenge for me, because I have many options to explore, try, and of course learn different skills.  Which brings me to the bell. This bell has been on my parents house for over 20 yrs and honestly cant remember nor can my parents. I of course, have gone random inspiration many times. Its interesting to what you act on, and what you don't. The advise which I have is this "learn and have fun." If you set limits on yourself you hobby, skills and adventure will only go so far.  The first step was some research to learn the process. I have done a little work with brass. I took a leap of faith and had some fun. The result is speechless. Yes, its not perfect but the first time, and ...

I was brave and had some fun with this one. I attempted to weave the chain through the wood. I do really like it. Let me know if you want me to post the unedited video of the process.  

 Its hard to know what tools to buy when your starting out. In my 4 years of experience I have tried multiple different ones. The picking is simple with keeping this in mind.     1-     Cost          - Average is important to start because to cheap it will break easy. The second is to expensive can cause fear and other hiccups as well. Especially since its guaranteed there will be failures starting out.      2   -    Size          -     Its important because there is pro and cons with each. Bigger tends to have more power, however versatility cant be harder especially for the smaller and finer details.      Bigger also can be harder to hold     -     Smaller: better for fine details and general carving. Usually not the best when you need to remove alot of bulk material. There is better options. (This is project specific) 3- How it feels in...

This video is my explanation of drawing tips that I have found work for me. Like graph peppermint, I mean graph paper.  Stencil application with how to line is up, mounting to the work piece. Also my biggest headache of removing the stencil to soon.   

  I will first start by saying, drawing a butterfly is harder then expected. I wanted the heart to be included for the inspiration of the piece. I will relieve that later. I came up with the design and of course butterflies are symmetrical which again "drawing difficult. Especially when you have curves are involved. Now the tricky question is. What option are you going to use? Or well, how are you going to make the art come to life. The options that I have in my arsenal is to "paint it" (not my ideal option, and still need alot of practice.) Painting for me is a fun way to mix things up, especially if I am not sure "how to." The second option is to wood burn it. It am getting better at this but I still have plenty to learn. Especially when it comes to different wood types. I was away that different kinds of woods burn differently. "yes some are toxic so do your research and stay staff." I can attest after this project, hard wood with straight ish grai...

The breakdown video The regular Video I am certainly not a public speaker, and this was my first attempt. It was not scripted and spur of the moment for what I saw in the video. Ultimate goal is to point out important parts, keep in simple, and to the point. Still in the working out and figure out the formula for my idea. But have to start somewhere.