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Published: 2005-07-24 02:54:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 8589; Favourites: 125; Downloads: 142
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This isn't actually done, but I thought I'd put a photo in my gallery until I finally get the piece finished, and then move this to scraps. I was working on this for my sculpture class last spring. It's carved from pine and is 37 X 7 X 51 inches. Pine is a bitch to get sanded nicely, since the light colored part of the grain is really soft and the dark part is really hard...it ends up with ridges. It's obviously unfinished. Right now I've gotten further than this photo shows (this is just the raw wood with some sanding). I'm done with sanding, staining, adding a clear finish, and making a horse hair mane and tail. She still needs wooden rockers but I don't know when that's going to be done. I just have to fix up the tail before I put up a mostly finished pic of her. But I will be putting the detailed shot of her face in here shortly (transferred from my old DA account).Finished piece here: [link]
Detail of head here: [link]
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Whoah. Love the concept... very beautiful, and interesting.
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are you willing to sale this? this would be perfect for a photo series of mine, please reply or message me.
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I'd be willing to sell it once it's finished (almost done but not quite). It would probably cost quite a bit to ship though.
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Well PM me probable prices and we will discuss it. Unluckily on my part my transmission went out on my car. but seriously this looks beautiful. haha
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OH MAN YOu are the one who made this!! I was going on about this to my husband! It is just wonderful!
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oh,this is trippy already..waiting to see the final sculpture.
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It's like... a reverse centaur or faun. Or a female version of Bottom. Weird but cool, must have taken you forever.
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slightly disturbing and absolutely gorgeous! I'm loving the direction you took it in. Very commendable!
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Quite possibly the most awesome thing I've seen all day.. Great work, even if I feel a little dirty looking at it. Lol
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Wow, thanks! That's such an awesome idea. I see that the rocking horse gal worked out well for that, heh.
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I love this! This is definitely the type of sculpture I would like to have in my house... when I get one, haha. Nice work!
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Its sad that i know what your saying! like how far you are. and i dont even sculpt! oh well this is phanomanl, they allow this isn school?! its amazing!
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Just wanted to ask if you've finished this yet, because I'm making a similar "rocking horse" (basically, a rocking base for a human in a horse costume), and was curious how long past the feet the rocking base needs to be, or if it can just end at about where the toes are and still be balanced enough to rock well. What is the width of your base as compared to your horse figure? Thanks for any help!
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It's not finished and I haven't started on the base yet. It probably won't get done until I have a workshop to finish it in. I want to completely refinish the horse lady at this point too.
But I would look at various rocking horses to see the size and structure of their bases and go from there, modifying it for a human. Good luck, sounds like a neat project!
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I really like the whole image this creates. The figure is beautifully done, and the idea is really interesting.
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She's wonderful! Will She be available for purchase? If not, where will She be?
Ponyplay, indeed, very elegant! I mostly ride, but sometimes I wanna be the pony!
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I'll consider selling her once she's actually finished. Right now I just finished school and no longer have access to the machine shop and all the tools I need. I'm not too thrilled with the stain I put on her, and I'd like to sand her down again and maybe paint her.
I'm not sure how to go about finishing her rockers and stuff without access to the shop.
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Wow, this is very much ponyplay, lol. Amazing work, can't wait to see the finished version.
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this is just excellent
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I would love to see a pic of this whole sculpture in her finished state!
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my friend has decided this is a commentary on the role of women in society....
i think it's a unique idea, and you've realized it beautifully!
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smart, wouldnt actually rock though would it?
great bit of sculpture
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Thank you! She will be able to rock once I get her finished up and make the wooden rockers. I didn't make it so she would actually support an adult's weight though. Form before function on this gal, I guess.
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Wonderfully done! Such a loaded image! look forward to seeing it finished.
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Awesome, I LOVE IT!!!
Wow, what an insanely interesting concept and execution. If I had any money to my name I would buy it in a heartbeat, it is STUNNING.
I'm eager to see the finished product. Good luck with it!
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Awesome, I LOVE IT!!!
Wow, what an insanely interesting concept and execution. If I had any money to my name I would buy it in a heartbeat, it is STUNNING.
I'm eager to see the finished product. Good luck with it!
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I`ve actually like this, even if it`s unfinished(looks finished to meh) cos of the ubercool design^^
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thats wierd, so naturally i love it. reminds me of dali for no real reason, strange
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Wonderful yet somewhat disturbing, but then again maybe I'm just thinking too much about it or am in the wrong frame of mind. Just wondering, what did you use for the eyes, how many peices of pine is it, as there seems to be a joint at the leg, but thats the only one I see which is really impressive if there are more.
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I used glass taxidery eyes. There are 21 pieces of wood in this. Someone asked me before so I actually counted all of them! I only had planks of wood to work with, so had to glue them together to make a large form like this. The head, neck, and body are each made of three pieces, each arm has two pieces, and each leg has four pieces.
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Thats pretty amazing, its quite seamless from what I can see. Even the grains seem to match up.
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Great work with this, I LOVE how smooth and natural it looks, amazing job! Wood can be a pain to work with, but this is turning out fantastic!
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O_O..wow..this is just AWESOME..i REALLY cant wait to see this once its finished...keep up the amazing work,i know this will look GREAT
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That's looking absolutely stunning so far. I love the concept. Can't wait for the finished pictures!
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Now that is really cool
I could never have the patience to do something that like. How long did it take?
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Well, I started in in January and I'm still not done, so.... >_<
I finished up most everything by May, I just haven't gotten around to fixing the tail yet.
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That is so cool!! For no apparent reason I REALLY love this!! Wonderful job!
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a nice trick to the pine is to mix some clear gloss in with the stain, just a little gloss. It will act as a filler, if you do it just right you get a perfectly smooth surface.
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Thanks for the tip! I'll remember that for the next time I work with wood.
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NP 
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