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Benzart
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|  Posted: 2009-07-13 2:15 pm Permalink
Ellley, these pieces have some seriously fine detail. Looks like you are beyond the beginner ranks and have been for awhile.. Very nice work.
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| Posted: 2009-07-13 3:53 pm Permalink
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Happy to see your new stone work! I see also the long time of sanding!!! 
I do not know this myth, but I am inquiring on ...
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Ellly
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From: Sicily Island, Italy
| Posted: 2009-07-14 1:31 pm Permalink
Thank you for the kind words! I'm trying with patience to improve, to go ahead finding a personal way to feel stones. I also worked on black onyx, I like it very much because is like a sketch, and allows some possibilities to graduate black and white. But I have a question: using on onyx the burr like a pencil, very soft on surface, do I need water flow or I can work also dry?
I post now a sea urchine tiki new...
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surfintiki
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| Posted: 2009-07-14 6:41 pm Permalink
Cool urchin! A fat one at that! Get that camera closer!
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2009-07-15 03:08 am Permalink
YES, Excellent Tiki Urchin, COOL!
You can use the diamond as you speak dry at low speeds but remember the water is to cool the tool. If it begins to get hot you need a wet sponge near by. The worse that will happen is you will need to buy another bur sooner than later.
Nice to see you back carving!
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Ellly
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From: Sicily Island, Italy
| Posted: 2009-07-15 1:04 pm Permalink
Oh, Ben ! First of all, what about your hand? Are you better?
I do hope so 
Happy you like my urchine, I'm trying to go deeper, and the smooth material helps me. I like and I prefer soft materials.
Ben yes, it's clear, to tell the truth I'm trying to use burrs that are 'tired', with low speed. The problem with onyx and water is that I don't see what I carve. Everything is black and also using a soft pencil like 8B at a certain moment I don't see anything..
speed is about 14-15
one thing is sure, better water than dust, but I protect with a mask
Ciao !
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seeksurf
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| Posted: 2009-07-15 6:31 pm Permalink
Nice! He is coming out!
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big daddy
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| Posted: 2009-07-16 09:20 am Permalink
ellly,
beautiful work. the blue stones are astounding and your little sea urchin carve is very nice indeed.
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Ellly
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From: Sicily Island, Italy
| Posted: 2009-07-16 2:03 pm Permalink
Oh boys! Many thanks
I post some other photos.. the urchin and my actual 'small collection' of black stones..
Ciao from hot Sicily Island...
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2009-07-17 05:45 am Permalink
Great stuff Ellly, 'm Really loving the urchin tikis and would Love to see close-ups of the black pebbles!
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| Posted: 2009-07-17 09:07 am Permalink
Nice! Would love to see some close ups of the black stones.
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Queen Kamehameha
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| Posted: 2009-07-23 11:22 am Permalink
Elly, I love your stone work, very detailed, very clean lines, nice!
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Ellly
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From: Sicily Island, Italy
| Posted: 2009-08-14 10:38 am Permalink
Hello to everybody here!
I post some photos of details and new works! Hope you'll like
Kisses from far Sicily Isl.
and a closer detail with a lotus leaf...
and a new urchine
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2009-08-15 03:14 am Permalink
Ellly, this last guy is Really excellent. It takes a Lot of control to carve this soft material and you are becoming a PRO at it. Well Done.
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Ellly
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From: Sicily Island, Italy
| Posted: 2009-08-28 1:03 pm Permalink
After many days I'm back, I'm working hard with wood making a rudder of a 2nd WW italian airplane, but this is another History...
NOw some pics of what I've been doing in the meantime
this is a byzantine Saint called Eystathios
and these are 2 greek geometric shields and a corinthian helmet...
Hope you like
Many kisses from Sicily
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