Weathering the storm

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Weathering the storm – The newest sculpture

This sculpture has been in the gallery in Jackson Hole, still in clay, waiting for a precast buyer. It can be hard to sell a piece as precast because the color of the clay is nothing like the finished bronze will be. It can be hard for people to visualize what the patina will be, and what the finished product will look like. Thankfully, some buyers got the vision of “Weathering the storm”. This is an amazing piece, one of my favorites since Al created it. The movement and life in the horse is fantastic!!

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Wood carving class

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Attend a wood carving class taught by award winning artist, Al Hone

 Al has won many awards for his realistic wood carving, and is going to start giving instructional classes on his technique. The first wood carving class being offered for 2013 will give instruction on how to carve a life like wood feather.
This first class will be offered Feb. 21, 22, and 23. Basic understanding of the power carver, and the various bits will be covered. Design, layout and finish will also be included in the class. 
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Friday follow up-Learning a new skill

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Learning a new skill

Al has been working on a new project this past week, and learning a new skill. A client in Colorado wanted a dresser made exactly like one they already owned. The carving on the piece was all done with chisels. So Al got out his chisels, sharpened them up, and began learning how to carve with chisels. You would think that someone who has been a wood worker his whole life, and has done more custom carving jobs than you can count, would have used chisels before. All the carved pieces he has done in the past, have been done with a power tool called an NSK. Getting the chisels out and using them, was a little bit different.
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Friday follow up-Kickstarter project

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Kickstarter project-Freedom in a feather

We have talked about doing some smaller art pieces for a while. Pieces that can be worn, or used to embellish the functional art that Al creates. I have known about PMC or precious metal clay for quite some time. It’s a wonderful way to create free form pieces from the clay, then fire them, and the metal piece is what is left. It’s a pretty neat concept really. We met a woman in Jackson that was making jewelry pieces from silver or bronze PMC and Al became more interested in the whole idea.
So, we put together this Kickstarter project to help us purchase a kiln, PMC, and all the tools we need to get started.  

 Al Hone The Storyteller Friday follow up Kickstarter project

 We are offering some unique pendants and jewelry for backers of the project. Please visit Kickstarter to read all about our project, and support us if you can.