I've started on the bedcarving project!

Craigslist rocks! I asked for help in the artists forum and I've gotten ever so much helpful advice... Not to mention meeting a totally cool artist who has a great big studio downtown chock-a-block with extremely cool equipment-all kindsa saws, sanders, carvers and a lathe!

I spent the evening sanding(on a lathe, it's a bit like being hooked up to some sorta aerobiciser machine jiggling off pounds), gouging, carving while negotiating for foot space with the rebar he's welding into a bondage cage for a friends dungeon, listening to great music and looking at some really pretty nakedlady art. He has quite a collection of books on the subject, not to mention his own.

We decided there needs to be a book on the great artists of history, entitled: 'Hanging out with Naked Women'. 'Cause, really, that's what it's all about.

Um, no offense meant to all the loverly painters of landscapes and still-lifes and wildlife...

It seemed funnier at the time.

:)

Oh well. I could definately spend some serious time there-it's a good thing too, 'cause this is turning into a project of epic proportions...

Luckily, mojitos and munchies are available right next door, for those frustrating moments when the gouge slips, the wood is stubborn, or we just need a bit of a break.