Some chainsaw carved fish

in art •  7 years ago 

I believe fish to be a better fit here on Steemit than bears so I rounded up photos of some that I carved over the years. A few I pulled off my Facebook page so the quality isn't the best but you get the idea. FB_IMG_1524494627670.jpg
This one is probably the most colorful I've done, one of 4 I did for a restaurant in Ithaca NY.

Here I am at installation
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I carved them a blue gill sunfish, salmon, rainbow trout and a perch.
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They were all around 6-7 ft long and hung up on the wall of this restaurant.

I have done many others as well. Some examples include a Marlin I carved for my Bass pro shop tour where I carved at a few Bass pro shops down in Florida. It's funny though I carved a bunch of nautical pieces for the trip and none of them sold. They bought all my bears instead.
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We had just arrived and setup:
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I had my friend and fellow carver meet me there. We carved together the whole time.
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Even carved on one piece at the same time...now that is entertaining:
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That was a great winter, away from the cold and like a working vacation. Would love to go again. We had many mornings on the beach watching the sunrise.
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Sorry that went a little off topic...back to the fish.
Here's a log I had that was completely hollow, figured I'd try a swimming coy.
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Painting it really made it pop.

And to finish off the post here's a couple more trout I carved for another restaurant...
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I hope you like my post. If so feel free to upvote and resteem. Thank you all for following and may the Steem be with you.

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Wow dude! I'm so stunned by your work. Really enjoy watching your photos! Definitely will order me one in the future when I'm moving out of my commune (unfortunately no space at the moment in my little room)

@elleok thank you, understandable on small spaces, we just downsized our living arrangements and had to get rid of some things to fit. I'm here to stay though so whenever you're ready just let me know

Wow! This is creativity at it's peak; good job

@joyart thank you and stay tuned, there is much more to come

Your works are really awesome; just followed you ..... I'm an artist too; I'd be glad if you check out my blog.
I believe you won't regret it

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Outstanding

I know you hear this all the time but you are amazingly talented. Great post my love

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This is pure genius .... For How long have you been carving?
PS: I got to see your arms again 😁😁

Hahahaha yes you did, thank you.. I've been carving for close to 10 yrs