Humming bird complete

[Whittled Thumb]

This is my humming bird finished. A long project because I only got to work on it from time to time. It's not on a fancy base because its not about the base, it's about the bird. Anyway I am happy with the way it turned out.

The bird is maybe 4" long with the same wing span. Wings and plume were carved seperately and glued in, body and beak were one peice. The painting is done with pastel chalks and water, then brushed in to the wood. The flower is just something I came up with, I don't even know what it is. It is mounted on an alum. rod for strenght because its all that holds the whole peice up. I drilled a hole into the flower and stuck the birds beak in it and also have one other glue point on one of the pettals of the flower.

I hope you like

Oh yea the picture is taken on my work bench lol sorry for the mess

[Steamboat Don]

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Nice job! Never thought of pastel chalk and water for painting. I really like the effect.
Don

[oldbearx2]

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Good looking carving. Neat idea with the chalk and water, never heard of that. Makes the colors look subtle yet defined.

[Guest]

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Great job. You can almost hear those wings humming.

[Brian T]

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They are such interesting little birds. I'm glad you didn't get too literal with it. Innovative paint process, thanks for that. Very believable green. I have dozens of them (Rufous & Calliope) in my yard all summer.

[Dwight]

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Fantastic job... my wife would love it.

[Whittled Thumb]

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My mom was blown away when I gave it to her. She first thought I had bought it some place. After I told her I carved it, she was flabergasted. She displayed it in front of a mirror on an old antique hutch

[idigjars]

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Very nice. Thank you for sharing with us. Paul

[DanJohnson]

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Very nice. You did a good job of capturing the shade of green.

[djmcsc]

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Very nice..I think the fact that your mother was really impressed and thought it was bought, makes all the effort worth it.

[CraftyCarver]

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Lovely carving. I have been considering having a go at carving a bird but confidence has got the better of me. I really like the way you have put the display together.

[landog]

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Very nice job!