Hello! My baby arrived on Dec 29th, so while I’ve been having a blast with it, I had kids at home and holidays/birthdays happening over that time, so I didn’t get my forum duties completed.
Fixing that now.
Sharing my first few fun projects!
I started with this butterfly out of draft board - tried two engrave settings and cut a maple plywood piece to slip into the opening. This was before reading up on the design end of kerf stuff (so, note about myself: fantastic intuitive grasp of things, horrible tech-term memory).
Then I got bored and couldn’t make it to the art store (or wait for Amazon) to get resin fill to play with, so I broke out the glitter. Because I really wanted to do something! So, I played with different types of fill and glue. My 10yo daughter is very happy to be the owner of this fabulous butterfly
Next I did this tree - combo of cut, engrave, and score on maple ply. I want to fill the open spaces with resin and do the resin painting thing. It will either be awesome, or not. Either way I’ll learn a lot! I’ll update if it turns out awesome
Finally, today - and this was the BEST THING EVER to be cutting when I discovered the draw problem with my exhaust - I cut out this leather (it’s roughly 5" x 5"), just to test cutting non proof grade leather. I perform professionally at the MN Renaissance Festival, so I know leather workers and wanted to show them I had the capabilities to do some sub work for them if needed.
Holy Moly! Those are fantastic! When I started reading, I thought the first butterfly image was the finished product, which also looks awesome, by the way.
(I’ll be over here feeling inadequate, if you need me.)
I feel equally inadequate - there are some incredible artists here, and really, REALLY knowledgeable folks, too! But this community is so kind that it’s not so scary to show off work!
Haha! I posted it for my friends on Facebook, and half loved the first draft and half loved the glitter filled one (again, it only was filled with glitter because I wanted to do something more!).
I’m 50/50 on which one I like best, but will admit I have a sparkly problem
Technique and skill are one thing. Desire and creativity are another. Your first works demonstrate you have what it takes. Thanks for taking the time to post! very creative.
A creative mind with a new tool can expand to new levels of creativity. I wonder if Michelangelo got as excited over a new set of brushes as we are over our pew pew pew. Hmmm
I saw a bit about your background on your profile - my dad is an engineer, and I was raised helping him with his home-based contract engineering business. He’s always been really good about encouraging us to exercise our logic and creativity in equal measure.
All that to say: I take praise from engineers very seriously, and I thank you for your very kind words!
