Hail wise ones...

[Burlgirl]

Hello everyone,

Having read various posts, I am impressed with the very knowledgeable members here. There is always valued advice to be shared.
I am also amazed at some of the photos of beautiful wood projects and works of art posted. Respect.


My husband and I work together as a team. I’d come up with an idea or design, he would create a lovely wooden piece from my sketches and I would paint artwork onto the finished piece. The design would be determined by the item made.
We have enjoyed renovating and refitting an old cottage in south west WA, where my husband made a lot of our furniture alongside his dear old dad, whom he learnt most of his wood working skills from.
He has also spent many hours on a Lucas Mill on the farm where he worked, milling old fallen timber for cattle yards etc. This also provided me with some lovely small pieces of wood to paint native birds and fauna onto, which were exhibited and sold.

We have recently moved from Perth to Melbourne with our son and our dog - our other son .
Unfortunately, we had to leave much of our woodworking gear behind and now look to slowly building up our workshop machinery again.

I think I’ll start by posting in the band saw section and I look forward to reading more sage advice from you all.

Cheers.

[Woodwould]

Welcome Burlgirl.

[Claw Hama]

Yes, a hearty welcome to the whole family Burgirl. Would love to see some pics of your work.

[Burlgirl]

Thanks for the welcome Wouldwood and Claw Hama.

I'll see if I can rustle up some old photos from deep within the bowels of a box (one of many stored away and yet to be unpacked) sometime soon. Oh, the joys of moving interstate.

[tea lady]

Hi Burlgirl. You're not that far from me. How old is your son? Mine turned 7 last Tuesday.

If you are suffering to much tool deprivation you could join the Knox Woodworkers. Lots of tools there. And sheds and a wood stash we can purchase from for not much money.

http://www.alchester.com.au/kdwc/index.html

[artme]

G'day Burlgirl and welcome to the insanity.

You and hubby sure have plenty of experience to build on for future projects.

We like you already, as you have indeed greeted us appropriately.

[Burlgirl]

Hi, thanks tea lady and artme.

tea lady - my son is eighteen - still my baby and always will be, even though he is now way taller than me. Although, I can still manage to scare the crap out of him with a look or his name growled in a certain way . By the way, thank you so much for the link, I’ll give them a call.

artme - well, I like the forum and enjoy interesting comments from equally interesting characters.

People with sage advice on the age old craft of woodworking in all of it's forms (traditional, artisan, practical) are the salt of the earth and they have much valued knowledge to share and give freely to those who ask respectfully.
Some have a wisdom which is fast becoming a rarity in a super-size me world of cheap will-do slap together furniture. No patience or skill required, just five minutes and an Allen key… supplied of course.
Don't get me wrong, there is a place for this, but not at the expense of time honoured craft passed on from one generation to the next.

Pardon my cynicism. But when I think back on my father in law (and his father), who toiled away in his workshop making majestic and solid ‘made to last furniture’ which became heirlooms, I consider my observations of a lack of backyard sheds used to potential. Especially noted in some of the newer suburbs, where sheds are either absent or are stocked with paraphernalia leaving no space to “work” in.

Sorry, I ramble on, I pass the soapbox (wooden, of course) onto someone else .

[Ad de Crom]

Hi Burlgirl, welcome to the show.
That sounds great, working together with your hubby as a team.
I'm sure you'll like it here.
Ad

[munruben]

Welcome Burlgirl Great to have you aboard. Look forward to seeing some of your work.

[Burlgirl]

Hello again,

for those who are interested, I have attached some samples of my artwork. My style varies, and depends on the medium I paint onto, either natural wood or MDF. **I have now veered away from MDF however and prefer to paint only onto natural/raw wood.

I don't have photos of much of my exhibited work as they were done over ten years ago, before the convenience of digital cameras.
Unfortunately, the quality of the photos don't show the fine detailed brushwork, especially the feathers, fur or eyes. I often use a 10/0 round brush - if you can call a scant couple of hairs 'round brush'. Still, they are an indication of what I do.

I look forward to finding new and interesting pieces to paint on in the near future. I just need to know where to look.

Cheers all.

[snaps]

Hello again,

for those who are interested, I have attached some samples of my artwork. My style varies, and depends on the medium I paint onto, either natural wood or MDF. **I have now veered away from MDF however and prefer to paint only onto natural/raw wood.

I don't have photos of much of my exhibited work as they were done over ten years ago, before the convenience of digital cameras.
Unfortunately, the quality of the photos don't show the fine detailed brushwork, especially the feathers, fur or eyes. I often use a 10/0 round brush - if you can call a scant couple of hairs 'round brush'. Still, they are an indication of what I do.

I look forward to finding new and interesting pieces to paint on in the near future. I just need to know where to look.

Cheers all.

That is some amazing artwork! you are very talented.

[tea lady]

Hi, thanks tea lady and artme.

tea lady - my son is eighteen - still my baby and always will be, even though he is now way taller than me. Although, I can still manage to scare the crap out of him with a look or his name growled in a certain way . By the way, thank you so much for the link, I’ll give them a call.
.

Eighteen? Well I guess a play date is out of the question. I was a late starter.

Maybe I'll see you down at the wood club? PM me if you are going to go down there. We can meet up maybe.

[Billy]

Welcome to the asylum,
very nice work there. It must take ages to paint that sort of detail.
If I sent you a photo of my cat could you paint it?
PM me, cheers, Billy

[justinmcf]

hi burlgirl and welcome to the fun/madhouse!
i am impressed with your artwork, i could only dream about painting that good.
regards, justin.

[Allan at Wallan]

Welcome "Burl Girl" - it doesn't matter what you ask
around here, someone will know the answer.

By the way, with your artistic talent, if I give you a
greyhound dog could you paint a bus on it for me ?

Allan