Rosemaling Project Installed

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©️2020 Montgomery J Nelson

Well that took a few years to start, and a couple days to paint. And today we installed it on the house.

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©️2020 Montgomery J Nelson

Cedar Sculpture

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Cedar and Red Soapstone. Approx. 10x31”

Maggot Puppet

From my 2014 Notebook.

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I acquired the balsa blocks and started shaping it back in 2014-2015, then never went further.

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Today I took up the project again! That 2014 notebook has come in handy recently.

BTW, why yes, that is a Lie-Nielsen block plane. L O V E it!

Yellow Bird Man! Another Little Basswood Carving

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Rosemaling Plank Painting

2014. Sketches from my notebook.

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©️2014,2020 Montgomery J Nelson

©️2020 Montgomery J Nelson

Today. Board painted and Rosemaling plan drawn in pencil, waiting for paint to arrive.

Basswood and Bjorn

Carving more small head sculptures in Basswood this week.

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These little heads have been fun, and I’m getting a nice little group of them.

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Bjorn spent some time in the studio last weekend and he got to try a small plane. 

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The Valkyrien and The Berserker: Guest Artists

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©️2020 Montgomery J Nelson

Natalia and Bjørn have both joined me in the studio recently. Could anything make Bestefar happier?