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  • Ready for my first devastatingly successful commercial art exhibition…
  • WorldClassAccident
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    …or more accurately, these will be for sale from Southampton Wood Recycling Project in the next few days.

    [url=https://flic.kr/p/KaoYDS]20160720_172531[/url] by WCA!, on Flickr

    They can be used as wall art, biscuit boards, mouse boards or kindling.

    Commissions considered

    One day my art will bring me greatness and I will live in a house like McMoonter…

    mcmoonter
    Free Member

    One day my art will bring me greatness and I will live in a house like McMoonter…

    A future rearranging buckets to catch drips and save carpets awaits. Beware of what you wish for.

    Harry_the_Spider
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    You should have put a label “van” on the bottom one for the sake of continuity.

    matt_outandabout
    Full Member

    An active imagination you say? Tell me more.

    bruneep
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    You should have put a label “van” on the bottom one for the sake of continuity.

    Thanks I was struggling without the label to know what it was.

    Do you really need the labels?

    Look out for stealth label swapping 😉

    jamj1974
    Full Member

    I like it.

    WorldClassAccident
    Free Member

    The only reason for the van is the start of a really weak joke that I am fond of…

    Jim Morrison never used a Van
    Van Morrison never used a gym

    As I said, it is a weak joke and I can’t find a good image if Van Morrison so it fails on that level too

    pictonroad
    Full Member

    Take the labels off!

    Good work, and good luck with your latest creative venture.

    retro83
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    how much for the labels?

    the-muffin-man
    Full Member

    The positioning of the van is giving me a nervous tick.

    Centred or towards bottom right please – towards top left is just wrong!

    😀

    househusband
    Full Member

    The positioning of the van is giving me a nervous tick.

    Me too! It is very noticeable.

    Laser cutter/engraver?

    buckster
    Free Member

    My eyes are drawn toward the stand, I dont think you should use a wooden stand. How about adding Doris Day in the bottom right then doing an auto stand and have a T5 too

    Otherwise, really cool and very talenbted, good luck and I hope you sell loads of them 🙂

    MrSmith
    Free Member

    Is Audrey a bit pissed? Or boss-eyed? 😯

    WorldClassAccident
    Free Member

    The van is there because I am not happy yet with my Mohammed Ali but I will probably replace it. Thanks for the input, it was the main reason for posting this.

    All free hand engraved with a Dremel and special engraving bits.

    Labels are only blu-tac so I can remove them. Can you all recognise the people without them?

    Audreys ‘straw’ goes into a bottle of gin just to the right of the canvas…

    …or it was one of my earlier attempts.

    retro83 – Labels are £35 and come with a free supply of engrave fire kindling

    DezB
    Free Member

    Can you all recognise the people without them?

    It’s hard from such rare images 😉
    I was actually going to suggest doing an Ali one!
    Also needs:

    mefty
    Free Member

    Take the labels off!

    Agreed, I like the one of Lenny Kravitz.

    WorldClassAccident
    Free Member

    That is not Lenny Kravitz. it is bloody Marilyn Monroe!!!

    Yeah right DezB. Have you seen how fiddly that top she is wearing would be!

    twisty
    Full Member

    What about a portrait of David Dickinson I think that would come out like a real bobby-dazzler

    thestabiliser
    Free Member

    That is not Lenny Kravitz. it is bloody Marilyn Monroe!!!

    In the hat? ‘d have said Benicio Del Toro, But I do like the one of David Ginola

    DezB
    Free Member

    Yeah right DezB. Have you seen how fiddly that top she is wearing would be!

    Simple: boobies 🙂

    WorldClassAccident
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    That is not Ginola! It is Audrey Hepburn

    Updated display
    [url=https://flic.kr/p/Ki5iCN]20160721_105133[/url] by WCA!, on Flickr

    Ali isn’t varnished yet so a bit lighter. Do you think the engraving is too small? Would Adding “Ali” in script to the top left help?

    househusband
    Full Member

    All free hand engraved with a Dremel and special engraving bits.

    Wow! I do apologise – very impressive work indeed.

    WorldClassAccident
    Free Member

    Ended up going for Ali instead of the van

    [url=https://flic.kr/p/JpWvUk]20160721_161702[/url] by WCA!, on Flickr

    yours for a modest £35 each. If you contact the artist directly I can smudge that price. Commissions considered…

    househusband
    Full Member

    @WCA – how did you price your work?

    My woodturning has improved to the stage that I should think about selling and the general rule of thumb seems to be based on time at £20/hr – and materials.

    WorldClassAccident
    Free Member

    I picked a selling price, the Wood Recycling Project.told me the commission they would take and I get whart is left.

    I have done it for fun, not profit so far but it almost matches your formula for pricing. I guess that means something about my price perception .

    CaptainFlashheart
    Free Member

    How much for the one of Ernie?

    athgray
    Free Member

    CFH
    How much for the one of Ernie?

    Ernie is just delighted to be captured in the same scene as Ali.

    They are really cool WCA. I particularly like the Morrison one. Well done for getting your stuff out there. I do a bit of woodburning portraits of musicians so this is right up my street. Good luck.

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