I was a bit worried about the gray, but then let’s face it, this is art. It needs some color, it need not be natural all the time. I love your work. Awesome
Like your work very much you have a great talent and gives me some ideas. I chose to only use oil or wax to finish my work. The gray came out very well. Like the sanding you did. Good work.
Thanks Jelena Jaksic :) My hope in posting videos like this is to give others inspiration and help them recognize the beauty in wood. The art is in the wood but I try to do my best to bring it out and put it in a context where others can enjoy it as much as I do.
Glad you liked the ending. Of course it was made possible thanks to that Amazon gift card you sent me :) Now you know I'm on the hook to end all my videos with green screen, right? Awww.....the pressure!
Watching a number of your videos. You learn with every piece! Thanks for sharing your path! I commented in the first video I watched about glue. Looks like you figured that out. LOL!
Sometimes when I look at old weathered wood I feel like there's an old soul in there. Its interesting that trees represent ancestors in your culture. I feel like they deserve much respect and I'm glad that your culture gives them the respect they deserve :)
scott oconnor we respect all living things and give thanks to the Creator. I'm from the Native American tribe Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in northern Minnesota though I live in North Carolina now. I'm looking forward to see your other videos!
Great project. Very creative. I'm not crazy about the grey stain. My tastes are more towards a lacquer or spar urethane (great for outdoors) to really bring out the grain of the wood.
Thanks :) Yes, I know a lot of people aren't into the grey stain. I usually prefer to leave the wood all natural or use a flat polyurethane. I tried something a little bit different on this one and even though it wasn't the most popular choice of color I still enjoy having a grey piece in my collection of mostly wood colored pieces. But I think I'll stick with more natural finishes in the future.
After some time watching, the shape took on a geographical style outline, and thought it would be cool to incorporate some map aspects to the piece. Continente monde!
Well, I have to give the wood most of the credit. The wood is the art and I only try to put it in a context where others can appreciate it as much as I do. Yes, I was goofing around with my green screen (for the bit at the end) yesterday and hopefully when I get a more powerful computer I'll be able to use it a lot more. As it is my computer struggles to edit green screen work. I need more RAM and a better graphics card to do the kinds of things I'd really like to do with it.
Yes, the wood is good, but you brought out the best of it, you spotted the potential. Some artists working with wood sand out all the best bits, you leave all the craggy bits in which lets the wood speak for itself. You enhance the real character of the wood.
Beautiful sculpture nice workmanship sir.If I had this pieces I would possibly arrange them vertically using a pedestal and give a 3d exposure of the pieces.Great work bytheway..
scott oconnor Yes that's so true..i am living in the mountains of Montenegro and have plenty of olive wood around but to be honest although i used to be around dangerous machinery i am very very scared of the chainsaw i don't know I am living alone and possibly thinking of what I'm going to do if I have an emergency with it.Yeah living alone makes you think like this unfortunately.i make some small scale sculptures from wood mostly non commercial using hand tools but the project i am working on currently is based on composites.Thanks again and all the best to you..
I actually never counted the pieces in the frame until you mentioned it but since there are 12 it could actually work good as a clock. I don't know if I'll ever do it but will certainly consider it esp. if I could find the right clock hands and numbers.
In the kingdom, once live a Magical Dragon that he is so honored by displaying any "Dragon's Scales" on the wall!!!!!!! He lead the realm out of the subjugation from the awful neighboring Kingdom!!! Sir Scott how does it feel to live in a Magical Kingdom???? By the way, simplicity is the way!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds interesting. Well you could always put them in a photo sharing folder (like a folder on google drive) and send me the link and then I could go take a look. There's a lot of other photo sharing sites you could use as well.
Thanks for the thumbs up! I guess one of the reasons I chose gray stain is that most of my pieces are brown colors and I just wanted something a little different. The nice thing about stain is I can always lightly sand it later and tone down the gray or mix up a little light brown and stain over the gray to add some brownish tones to it.
Actually this is a good idea. I may consider using plexiglass as a backer for the cracked wood in the future, especially if a lot of the cracks go all the way through the wood.
At 13.13 it reminded me of an ancient paw print found in mud - that was after thinking the middle shape reminded me of some landline, like the Fiji Islands (Viti Levu) yes I googled it haha - maybe you could do a series of islands, or not. Nice work anyway, enjoyed the video :)
Its funny, now that you mention it I can kind of see a paw print too although I didn't really think of that before. I just googled Viti Levu too and if this piece of wood reminds someone of a beautiful island like that then this project was a success :) Now you're making me want to go there and visit.
Ich mag die graue Farbe sehr, aber ich merke, dass das nicht jeder tut. Ich habe viele naturfarbene Stücke in meinem Haus aufgehängt, so dass der graue Stoff meiner Sammlung von Holzkunst ein wenig Abwechslung verleiht und ich denke, dass er gut aussieht. In zukünftigen Videos denke ich, dass ich hauptsächlich naturfarbene Stücke machen werde. Danke fürs zuschauen.
scott oconnor Danke Herr oconor für ihre Antwort.Ich werde wenn ich Zeit finde so etwas nachmachen .Ja Sie haben ja recht man sollte es so machen wie einem es selbst gefällt .ich mag ihre Kunst.Bleiben sie gesund. Ganz vergessen tolles Video
Well Sir Scott, Be very careful...... if you stare at this piece.... you may see the Dragon Eye blink and then you can lose your mind waiting for it to do it again!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sometimes it is quick and other times it will take days or weeks or never for a person the second time or never at all for who is not worthy!!!!!!!!! Some see the Dragon Eye blink while another person will not see it blink but both were staring at the Dragon Eye at same time because that is how Dragon Magic works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope all is well in your Kingdom Sir Scott!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like you've discovered the secret behind the magic of the dragon eye! Those who are fortunate enough to see it blink.....not just once, but twice will have the blessing (and be under the protection) of the dragon for years to come.....for this is how the dragon reveals it's love for those who are pure of heart :)
Hello. Everything was ok until you choose that awfull grey paint. In my opinion no paint works on this kind of wood. It ruins all. I would use lacquer would put value much better to the wood. Even burn and grind wood after is better. You might try to see how it go. Regards.
It was actually oil based gray stain but it was thick so it kind of did look like paint. I should have probably diluted it way down to begin with rather than applying it at full strength. Burning it and grinding it would have been a good idea. I'll keep that in mind for future projects. Thanks for your input.
Yes, I'm a little self conscious about the way I sound for sure. But there's not too much I can do about that so I just accept it and try to focus on the work. However, I am an Andy Kaufman fan and enjoy his comedy so any comparison of me to him is ok :)
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I was a bit worried about the gray, but then let’s face it, this is art. It needs some color, it need not be natural all the time. I love your work. Awesome
Thanks. I feel the same way about it. I have so many natural colored pieces on my walls already that I really like having a gray one in the mix.
This piece would make the most amazing clock. ❤️
Another fantastic piece Scott, I think the gray toned back looks great, thumbs up to your helpers, lol.
Thanks Colin :)
Nice! I like the way you distressed it. Very clever.
This is an original for sure. I can't believe I hadn't seen it till now. Nice job!
Thanks Joann!
Fantastic art.....i love nature !
Beautiful you work, Congratulations. 🤩❤👍👍👍
Good job Scott, you are very creative.
That was brilliant. Had to watch to the end to see your vision because at first I expected it to remain raw wood however it turned out beautiful.
Thanks :)
Like your work very much you have a great talent and gives me some ideas.
I chose to only use oil or wax to finish my work. The gray came out very well.
Like the sanding you did. Good work.
Thanks David :)
Nice piece. Another Gig-saw puzzle art. George
I thought that painting it gray ruin the day but it turned out GREAT!!!!!!!!!
Thanks. I took a lot of heat for staining it gray! I have so many natural wood pieces that its nice to have a gray one in the mix.
Really beautiful. You are such a inspiration for me. Your art work is amazing. Music is beautiful also. Thank you.
Thanks Jelena Jaksic :) My hope in posting videos like this is to give others inspiration and help them recognize the beauty in wood. The art is in the wood but I try to do my best to bring it out and put it in a context where others can enjoy it as much as I do.
Really beautiful piece. Love the ending....anyone who see's what you do at the end will make sure they watch the entire video!
Glad you liked the ending. Of course it was made possible thanks to that Amazon gift card you sent me :) Now you know I'm on the hook to end all my videos with green screen, right? Awww.....the pressure!
Watching a number of your videos. You learn with every piece! Thanks for sharing your path! I commented in the first video I watched about glue. Looks like you figured that out. LOL!
Very good work!
Greetings from Germany.
I love that you paid respect to this tree, in my culture the trees represent our ancestors. Miigwech!
Sometimes when I look at old weathered wood I feel like there's an old soul in there. Its interesting that trees represent ancestors in your culture. I feel like they deserve much respect and I'm glad that your culture gives them the respect they deserve :)
scott oconnor we respect all living things and give thanks to the Creator. I'm from the Native American tribe Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in northern Minnesota though I live in North Carolina now.
I'm looking forward to see your other videos!
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Great project. Very creative. I'm not crazy about the grey stain. My tastes are more towards a lacquer or spar urethane (great for outdoors) to really bring out the grain of the wood.
Thanks :) Yes, I know a lot of people aren't into the grey stain. I usually prefer to leave the wood all natural or use a flat polyurethane. I tried something a little bit different on this one and even though it wasn't the most popular choice of color I still enjoy having a grey piece in my collection of mostly wood colored pieces. But I think I'll stick with more natural finishes in the future.
After some time watching, the shape took on a geographical style outline, and thought it would be cool to incorporate some map aspects to the piece. Continente monde!
That's an interesting perspective :) Thanks for sharing the idea.
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Love it, your creative mind is astounding. I am always excited to see what you come up with next, and the fun bit at the end is great.
Well, I have to give the wood most of the credit. The wood is the art and I only try to put it in a context where others can appreciate it as much as I do. Yes, I was goofing around with my green screen (for the bit at the end) yesterday and hopefully when I get a more powerful computer I'll be able to use it a lot more. As it is my computer struggles to edit green screen work. I need more RAM and a better graphics card to do the kinds of things I'd really like to do with it.
Yes, the wood is good, but you brought out the best of it, you spotted the potential. Some artists working with wood sand out all the best bits, you leave all the craggy bits in which lets the wood speak for itself. You enhance the real character of the wood.
You gotta love all the craggy bits!
I love it 😍
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Hermoso. Dios bendiga tu. Talento.
Beautiful sculpture nice workmanship sir.If I had this pieces I would possibly arrange them vertically using a pedestal and give a 3d exposure of the pieces.Great work bytheway..
Yes, there are lots of possibilities when you have some nice slices of wood to work with :)
scott oconnor Yes that's so true..i am living in the mountains of Montenegro and have plenty of olive wood around but to be honest although i used to be around dangerous machinery i am very very scared of the chainsaw i don't know I am living alone and possibly thinking of what I'm going to do if I have an emergency with it.Yeah living alone makes you think like this unfortunately.i make some small scale sculptures from wood mostly non commercial using hand tools but the project i am working on currently is based on composites.Thanks again and all the best to you..
Looks great!!!!I did enjoy it!!!
Thanks Ken :)
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Great idea great work
Thanks Rey :)
exactly 12 pieces around... it totally looks perfect for a clock to me... just mount a clock engine in the middle... i love it....
I actually never counted the pieces in the frame until you mentioned it but since there are 12 it could actually work good as a clock. I don't know if I'll ever do it but will certainly consider it esp. if I could find the right clock hands and numbers.
Really love this piece ✨🎨☮️🌞🌴🗿🤓🌵your should make some wood into something prehistoric or dinosaurs based feeling or prehistoric ancient plant based
Thanks dnico. I've always loved dinosaurs and anything prehistoric so I'll keep that in mind.
fantastic art work Scott, i like it. ..like.
In the kingdom, once live a Magical Dragon that he is so honored by displaying any "Dragon's Scales" on the wall!!!!!!! He lead the realm out of the subjugation from the awful neighboring Kingdom!!! Sir Scott how does it feel to live in a Magical Kingdom???? By the way, simplicity is the way!!!!!!!!!!!
It's great living here. The spirit of the Magical Dragon is alive and well - keeping watch 24 hours a day - 7 days a week.
I have a good number of termite riddled old tree trunks ..minus the evil weavels..how can i post pics to you John Thailand.
Sounds interesting. Well you could always put them in a photo sharing folder (like a folder on google drive) and send me the link and then I could go take a look. There's a lot of other photo sharing sites you could use as well.
great job!!
Thanks :)
I gave you a thumbs up on creativity but putting the gray stain on. I feel took away from the wood it self. The shape and style looks great!!
Thanks for the thumbs up! I guess one of the reasons I chose gray stain is that most of my pieces are brown colors and I just wanted something a little different. The nice thing about stain is I can always lightly sand it later and tone down the gray or mix up a little light brown and stain over the gray to add some brownish tones to it.
Yea I wasn't sure behind your Gray Paint choice, but you must have of your reasons :-)
Malé zahrady54
IMHO mounting on a backlit (color changing?) white plexy might be cool too. Especially in thin cracks of the center piece.
Actually this is a good idea. I may consider using plexiglass as a backer for the cracked wood in the future, especially if a lot of the cracks go all the way through the wood.
do you actually sell things like that? i like it!! i want to start doing it!
I was told that ammonia sealed in an airtight bag will effect wood ,,give it a grey weathered look ,ever try it?? looks great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, I've never tried it but in the future I might. I would rather do that than use a gray stain. It might give it a more natural gray look than stain.
At 13.13 it reminded me of an ancient paw print found in mud - that was after thinking the middle shape reminded me of some landline, like the Fiji Islands (Viti Levu) yes I googled it haha - maybe you could do a series of islands, or not. Nice work anyway, enjoyed the video :)
Its funny, now that you mention it I can kind of see a paw print too although I didn't really think of that before. I just googled Viti Levu too and if this piece of wood reminds someone of a beautiful island like that then this project was a success :) Now you're making me want to go there and visit.
Natural grain??? Great work.
Can u pls tell me What is the name of the cutting machine ???
It's a jigsaw.
What do you paint on back side of the plywood?
On most of my art pieces I use latex paint on the plywood. On this one I used oil-based Minwax gray stain.
Sehr gute idee aber warum diese Farbe??
Leider kann ich kein Amerikan sprechen .Danke für das Video
Ich mag die graue Farbe sehr, aber ich merke, dass das nicht jeder tut. Ich habe viele naturfarbene Stücke in meinem Haus aufgehängt, so dass der graue Stoff meiner Sammlung von Holzkunst ein wenig Abwechslung verleiht und ich denke, dass er gut aussieht. In zukünftigen Videos denke ich, dass ich hauptsächlich naturfarbene Stücke machen werde. Danke fürs zuschauen.
scott oconnor Danke Herr oconor für ihre Antwort.Ich werde wenn ich Zeit finde so etwas nachmachen .Ja Sie haben ja recht man sollte es so machen wie einem es selbst gefällt .ich mag ihre Kunst.Bleiben sie gesund.
Ganz vergessen tolles Video
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what is the background music? I love it
I used 6 pieces of music off of Audioblocks. Ancient Truths, Angel Eyes, Sleepy Waltz, Hot Evening, Delicate Waltz and Waltz for Drunks.
Beautiful music . And thanks for sharing your wood sculpture with us . Looks like a fun piece
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thank you Gene Wilder!
I'm a huge fan! Any comparison to him is a real compliment. Thanks :)
your welcome nice job on the video well done!
willie wonky
Avec de la resine phosphorescente, cela ferait un effet .
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Well Sir Scott, Be very careful...... if you stare at this piece.... you may see the Dragon Eye blink and then you can lose your mind waiting for it to do it again!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sometimes it is quick and other times it will take days or weeks or never for a person the second time or never at all for who is not worthy!!!!!!!!! Some see the Dragon Eye blink while another person will not see it blink but both were staring at the Dragon Eye at same time because that is how Dragon Magic works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope all is well in your Kingdom Sir Scott!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like you've discovered the secret behind the magic of the dragon eye! Those who are fortunate enough to see it blink.....not just once, but twice will have the blessing (and be under the protection) of the dragon for years to come.....for this is how the dragon reveals it's love for those who are pure of heart :)
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Hello. Everything was ok until you choose that awfull grey paint. In my opinion no paint works on this kind of wood. It ruins all. I would use lacquer would put value much better to the wood. Even burn and grind wood after is better. You might try to see how it go. Regards.
It was actually oil based gray stain but it was thick so it kind of did look like paint. I should have probably diluted it way down to begin with rather than applying it at full strength. Burning it and grinding it would have been a good idea. I'll keep that in mind for future projects. Thanks for your input.
Lol.... What's that??
Its nice but would of never stained it natural would of been better.
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Man, nice job....but, your voice sounds like Andy Kaufman's voice.....
Yes, I'm a little self conscious about the way I sound for sure. But there's not too much I can do about that so I just accept it and try to focus on the work. However, I am an Andy Kaufman fan and enjoy his comedy so any comparison of me to him is ok :)
Andy Lives! How did you fake your death?