Thank you so much! Only certain opals do it, but I was definitely terrified the first time I cabbed an opal and all of the color disappeared! 😂 thank you so much for watching!
I just love watching creative artists making beautiful things with their hands. Great job Theo. Hey, I know you have a foot peddle for the dremel/flex shaft, but do you also have it attached to your arm when you are sanding by hand 😉. With the video sped up it looks like it. 😁
Your weather looks like what we had in lower Michigan in May went from farmers planting to snow to four - eight inches of rain to highs in the nineties what a month! Beautiful carvings I love the eyes and the Russian Olive wood.
I have been sitting on this video for awhile; this was actually filmed in April, but that pretty much sums up the April we had here in Montana! Thank you so much! That Russian Olive is some awesome stuff to work with!
Super cool!! A few things: 1. I'm gonna need a shark. You know how I feel about sharks. And yours are so freaking cool!! 2. I am running out of wood for you to go through so you'd best come by soon. 3. If you do and you have scrap wood, bring it. I'll take it. Also scrap shells. 4. CALL YOUR MOTHA. SHE WORRIES. ;)
😂 we will come out there soon, I promise! We have been INSANELY busy lately! I can definitely and would love to make a shark for you, I would love to see what you have for wood, and I definitely have shell and wood scraps for you! If you come by the shop at some point this week you can pick out some of my shells to take with you! 😊 and either way, we'll come over soon and I'll barbeque! Love you, mother!
The turtle and bird are beautiful! I love how they take on the look of a shark and a dolphin! Must be the amazing wood grain in them. Thank you for showing us your process. Excellent work! PS I'm pretty sure the obsidian point you used for the shark eyes was the product of modern knapping, but please reassure me! 😁
Theo, in this video you mentioned having found a Russian Olive burl that you were planning to carve. I'm curious to learn what you did with it. I think you're the first person I've heard string together those three words besides me: Russian Olive burl. When I was a kid, my grandpa cut down a Russian Olive tree in his backyard, but it didn't die. The stump kept sending up shoots. In those days, I was mowing grandpa's yard, and I routinely mowed over the shoots that were sprouting from the sides of the short stump. Through the years, the tree continued trying to grow, and I continued trying to discourage it from growing. 👿 A decade later, I returned to find that the shoots I had mowed over for years had grown into a huge burl, and this burl formed a ring around the sides of the short stump. After ten years, the burl had grown to become far larger than the stump. I collected the burl, and I'm curious to compare it with yours, since I've never seen another Russian Olive Burl. I've been busy making all kinds of stuff with it: tobacco pipes, small bowls, and various decorative items you'd appreciate, given the combination of wood, stone and silver. I often inlay metal and gemstone decorations into otherwise traditional tobacco pipes.
They are treasures! The wood grain gives them 'animation' - love them both, all the way from Australia xxx
Thank you so much! It truly means a lot to hear that you enjoyed it! 😊
Love this! LOL, turtle and bird.
😂 It was definitely a blast to make!
I love the obsidian and opal eyes, so beautiful! Such talent in your turtle sharks and bird dolphins 😁🦄.
Thank you so much! That turtle and bird were definitely a blast to make! 😊 thank you so much for watching!
Those are absolutely beautiful❤
U r so talented👍
These are beautiful!
Thank you so much! 😊
I especially like the dolphin. Thanks. I learned some new things. 🤓
Simply outstanding.You have a rare talent.
Fantastic work!
Very nice work. And thanks for the teaching lesson on the opal. Did not know of that it changed the color when applied to liquid.
Thank you so much! Only certain opals do it, but I was definitely terrified the first time I cabbed an opal and all of the color disappeared! 😂 thank you so much for watching!
Wow, I'm impressed. Thank you for sharing you talent. Keep spinning dreams.
My favoriite all time video. You are awesome.
No words. You are amazing. Amazing
These look absolutely amazing!!!
Pretty dang cool!
I'd say it came out looking pretty good! 😊
Absolutely gorgeous. Wish I had your talent.
Superb, just wonderful that you are a multiple artistic endeavors. Plus, sharing your love with others.
Absolutely worth a round of applause Theo. Very impressive and nicely considered work.
I just love watching creative artists making beautiful things with their hands. Great job Theo. Hey, I know you have a foot peddle for the dremel/flex shaft, but do you also have it attached to your arm when you are sanding by hand 😉. With the video sped up it looks like it. 😁
😂 actually, I just hook my elbow up to my air compressor! It saves so much time! 😂 thank you so much for watching! 😊
Thats some skills bud nice work👍
Thank you so much! It truly means a lot! 😊
Your weather looks like what we had in lower Michigan in May went from farmers planting to snow to four - eight inches of rain to highs in the nineties what a month! Beautiful carvings I love the eyes and the Russian Olive wood.
I have been sitting on this video for awhile; this was actually filmed in April, but that pretty much sums up the April we had here in Montana! Thank you so much! That Russian Olive is some awesome stuff to work with!
So beautiful, thank you for sharing your great skills!!
Im addicted, came to see you from Rookie Rockhounding a while ago.
Watching from Tasmania ❤️
Amazingly beautiful. Just like the other viewer, I love watching the artist share the artwork taking shape.
Great video, Theo - really nice work on filming the closeups.
Thank you so much! I wanted to do this one justice so I definitely took some extra time with the closeups 😊 it was a lot of fun to make!
Good job!
i love dolphins 🐬 my favorite swimming mamle
Super cool!! A few things:
1. I'm gonna need a shark. You know how I feel about sharks. And yours are so freaking cool!!
2. I am running out of wood for you to go through so you'd best come by soon.
3. If you do and you have scrap wood, bring it. I'll take it. Also scrap shells.
4. CALL YOUR MOTHA. SHE WORRIES. ;)
😂 we will come out there soon, I promise! We have been INSANELY busy lately! I can definitely and would love to make a shark for you, I would love to see what you have for wood, and I definitely have shell and wood scraps for you! If you come by the shop at some point this week you can pick out some of my shells to take with you! 😊 and either way, we'll come over soon and I'll barbeque! Love you, mother!
@@TheoKellison I can come by this week. I have some cool petrified wood for you.
The turtle and bird are beautiful! I love how they take on the look of a shark and a dolphin! Must be the amazing wood grain in them. Thank you for showing us your process. Excellent work!
PS I'm pretty sure the obsidian point you used for the shark eyes was the product of modern knapping, but please reassure me! 😁
Thank you so much! It truly means a lot! 😊 and don't worry! It was actually one that I knapped and ended up not being satisfied with!
@@TheoKellison 😊
You are amazing! That was such a cool process to watch!! Thank you for sharing your gift with us. Are you keeping that one or selling it?
Thank you so much! 😊it truly means a lot! And this specific one is not, but I have another very similar one that is!
Gorgeous! How many coats did ya put on?
Theo, in this video you mentioned having found a Russian Olive burl that you were planning to carve. I'm curious to learn what you did with it. I think you're the first person I've heard string together those three words besides me: Russian Olive burl.
When I was a kid, my grandpa cut down a Russian Olive tree in his backyard, but it didn't die. The stump kept sending up shoots. In those days, I was mowing grandpa's yard, and I routinely mowed over the shoots that were sprouting from the sides of the short stump. Through the years, the tree continued trying to grow, and I continued trying to discourage it from growing. 👿
A decade later, I returned to find that the shoots I had mowed over for years had grown into a huge burl, and this burl formed a ring around the sides of the short stump. After ten years, the burl had grown to become far larger than the stump. I collected the burl, and I'm curious to compare it with yours, since I've never seen another Russian Olive Burl.
I've been busy making all kinds of stuff with it: tobacco pipes, small bowls, and various decorative items you'd appreciate, given the combination of wood, stone and silver. I often inlay metal and gemstone decorations into otherwise traditional tobacco pipes.
Also, what's the music you use? Very nice.
It's just royalty free, free use music that you can download off of TH-cam but some of them are amazing! I absolutely love that piano at the end!
What is the grinding grit ?