organ medallions

[mark yundt]

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Been a bit busy,,but I at least got the first two medallions done. Also took a few days but I got the go ahead from the Architect to use my design for the third medallion. I've only got it cut out at this point but thought you might like to see it anyway.
I also started a quick rough out just to see where and how the leaves would arrange in a block of mahogany. It's crude but it told me what I needed to know so why bother making it fancy? It gave me enough to go on so off to the Oak medallion.

[mark yundt]

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Don't know what's happening with uploading pictures,,this may duplicate itself.

Anyway,,I forgot to show a picture of the second medallion finished so here it is.
Yesterday I made a quick sample in mahogany to see just how the carving would look,,I liked it so I carved the third medallion today. It's roughed in at this point and I need to refine some of the cuts and lines to make them a bit sharper. The nature of the grain of Oak can make it hard to read at times,,but I like this stuff.This White Oak carves beautifully. It's clean and cuts smoothly without fuzzies. Very few snags ,,even carving against the grain.

Now all I have to do is get the color sample from the Architect so I can match his stain and then seal them. I think these things will really come to life once I get some color on them. It's been a fun day,,productive even after playing around with some others posts as well! This just isn't like work.

[doris]

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now that turned out beautiful...circle and leaves that goes wonderfully together. the geometrical nature of the design makes a nice (positive) tension with the organic shapes of the leaves. i like that a lot :-) i hope we may see it with stain too :-) thanks for sharing

[susieq]

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Mark,
I enjoyed following this project of yours. But then your projects/posts are always great to follow. You have the best job in the world and you deserve it.

[squbrigg]

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Nice work Mark. Those medalions look super, like oversized Celtic knots! LOL

Love watching your progress, even on the simple jobs!

Bob

[mark yundt]

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Thank you Bob! Yes,,they remind me also of Celtic knots. Those seem to be fairly popular and thought everyone might enjoy these as well.Just variations on designs someone might be able to use somewhere.
What is it about even these simple designs that is fun to look at? Your eye just keeps going round and round looking at nothing in particular. I think they're neat.
Now in this case the square and cross is considered an Old Testament design. I don't really understand that. But the trifoil,, based on the triangle is New Testament which symbolically represents the Trinity,,that I get. And the third ,,well,,I guess is just an interesting design in itself.But even here,,with the image of a cross with the interior ring is a common Celtic design as well. That inner ring though is usually done in a rope pattern.I only know that as I have done a large Celtic cross loaded with knot patterns and the rope ring.
Glad you liked them Bob,,thanks.

[mark yundt]

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I've just received some pics of the actual organ itself as it's being built. I can't quite figure out how to get them to load here because it's quite impressive. But I can give you a link to the company building the organ. Their site has some wood working on it that makes me wonder why the Architect let me carve these pieces. And you will see some incredible churches as well. And if you go to the furniture section,,you'll see a really neat carving of a serpent on the side of an organ.
Well ,,it boggles my mind to say the least,,as well as giving me a greater view of where it's possible to go with this carving thing. Those churches,,organs,,and embellishments had to be done by someone!

Welcome to R.A. Colby

[torpidhummer]

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Mark as I said before, you are a gifted and artistic carver,your carvings will be enjoyed by everyone in years to come.
Oscar

[doris]

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mark, thanks for sharing that link. it was very pleasure to look... as i said previously, churches in usa are so very differeent from how the look here, so for me, it is also very interesting to get a glimse into your culture.... why the architekt lets you carve the pieces...well,may be he wants compare with a real carving in hand..maybe something more is coming in on for you :-)...

[mark yundt]

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No I didn't forget to finish these. Just been a bit sidetracked. But here they are. Made up my own brew to stain them,,had to match a sample they sent. And they were specific on the final gloss,,,not too much,,not too little,,bla,bla,bla. So I matched that too.

Turns out they seem to like them so much that these pieces will be used in posters advertising the renovations being done in the church.Go figure! With everything else there,,they picked these things. So I had to do some shots for them and they say they can use them,,so I'm anxious to see what comes out. They are supposed to send me a poster to hang in my studio. Might be cool to see it and what THEY come up with.
Tomorrow or Friday,,off they go to Philadelphia...

[Joy]

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Another job done with flare.

[fpace]

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Beautiful Mark... love the finish!

[mark yundt]

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I don't know if this will work but I'll try.

This is the preliminary layout for the new custom organ where my carvings went. O.K. so my carvings turned out to only be the borders for the poster here as they are not installed yet,,but it's still pretty neat somehow.

[mark yundt]

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Ahhh,,,since that worked ,,I think,,,here are some shots of the organ being built that they sent me. Pretty neat woodworking don't you think? Man,,I just love this stuff!. Imagine building that thing in your shop,,,WOW,,why didn't they let me at all that wood on the organ itself? Or do carvings on those brackets,,or the panels,,,it's killing me.

Whatever,,I'm still a lucky guy ,,doing things I never would have,nor could have imagined. How did I get myself into this world? It's too cool!

[markken5889]

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very neat. You sure do beautiful work, Mark. Great job!

Mark