Multimedia Movie See "Mark Twain" in action! 2.2 MB, QuickTime Need the plugin?

Someone left me this note and it seemed to be a great idea. I decided to make the man at the helm Mark Twain and put him in a fancy suit. I painted an Ohio River scene behind him that is reminiscent of the area where I grew up.

Since I wanted the floor to be curved on the outside, I decided to steam-bend the 6 smaller outer boards. This learning process took a whole day to finally get the pieces I wanted, but I really think it was worth it.

People sometimes ask whether I'm sad when I sell a piece. Usually I'm not, but with this one, selling only a few days after it was complete, I was sad to see it go so soon.