by Nicholas Wilton | Jan 28, 2010 |
This is a detail of one side of the roof. The snakes and ladders are from the original game that later was turned into chutes and ladders- a board game that deals with fate and luck. I created a board game, calendar motif on the house to symbolize the passage of time...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jan 27, 2010 |
Here is a detail of part of the roof. The words and shapes are scratched and carved into the wood and plaster. I primarily use oil paint but have a whole array of sandpapers and scratching tools that allow me to wear down the layers exposing other colors from...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jan 27, 2010 |
Here is a detail view of part of the roof… The words and some of the shapes are carved into the plaster and wood. The paint is all oil and is applied with paper towels, brushes and transfers. I use sandpaper and different kinds of abrasive materials to remove...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jan 26, 2010 |
After I got the figure more defined I ran into a little problem with the hand held disc sander I started with..I couldn’t define any details and it wasn’t allowing me to carve as carefully as I needed. I called up Joe Brubaker Joe Brubaker –...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jan 25, 2010 |
It took longer than I thought it would which of course it always does
by Nicholas Wilton | Jan 6, 2010 |
My neighbor gave me this huge chunk of mahogany. I cut out the general shape of the figure and now I am trying to refine it. It’s interesting to just be removing and not being able to add anything back on…sculpture is like that–just take away all the...
