TheJerBear

My friend that is 100% top notch world class museum quality art. Very nice!

Hello my British brothers! It has been a minute but here is a video the city of Cedartown made to go along with this Trail of Tears memorial they commissioned me to carve. [ame] [/ame] Art Hard, J

Came here to compliment you on those hands and the overall scope and AMBITION of your first chainsaw project. Very well done, sir. Now go carve some more! Art Hard J

Ooh wow. Now I want to read that censored forum! Is it the Pinske forum that separated from the main body? I have wondered why there seems to be about twelve different forum that all have the same posters and posts almost. Dervish: yup there are plenty of bear carvings here in the states. When I first started this adventure into the great sport of chainsaw carving I thought that bears were the only thing some of these blokes could carve. As it turns out, they just like to eat. Carvers carve bears because people buy bears. People buy bears because carvers carve bears. It's almost like a self-perpetuating cycle. The first successful working chainsaw carver I met sat me down and explained the facts of life to me: you can carve what people buy and make money doing it or you can be an 'artiste' and hold on to your old job. I'm kinda half way in the middle of that artist/capitalist spectrum but I can't fault the logic. Art Hard J

I don't mind at all. May I ask what group that is?

I don't know how closely you lot follow what passes for news in the states, but after I watched the video of a man being choked to death by police in New York I was moved to carve this. Hope it doesn't offend anyone. "I Can't Breathe" - Imgur Art Hard, J

Very nice! You know I'll like it.

. . . but at least I used teak oil on this one! Autumn Father-an experiment with color: Autumn Father - Imgur Art Hard, J

Here are some of mine from last year Pumpkins - Imgur I am currently taking a short break from carving this logo pumpkin for the October cover of a regional feature magazine; will post pics when finished. Art Hard, J

Btw I'm not terribly fond of the way spar stains the wood. Other than blo what would be a good way of preserving a carving? The woodcraft part of this is still eluding me.

Yup. And that pic was taken too soon after I varnished it. So you lot don't put anything on your carvings to preserve them? I didn't even think it was feasible to not coat a carving without it cracking and splitting. But again, I'm just a newb.

Here is my second green man/foliate face. More than a little inspired by Andrew Frost's work, this autumnal green man was carved from oak for a nice couple who are going to make it the center piece of their new basement pub. Art Hard, J Autumnal Green Man - Imgur

This is a stylized rose I carved for my first chainsaw carving commission. It was the third time I used the saw to carve with. It's a start:) Stylized Rose-my first commission as a chainsaw carver! - Imgur Art Hard, J

Wow that one looks awesome. Have you some pics from other angles?

I've been carving for about a year and a half, and even though that's not very long in the grand scheme of things I'm pretty sure this is what I'm going to do with my life. Haven't done any demos or shows or anything. Haven't even BEEN to one, but I'm going to Ridgeway this coming year (probably only as a spectator), and someday I hope to be invited to Chetwynd and the Husky Cup.