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"Au Contraire"
2014 40" x 25" x 8" Blog Post
Au Contraire
Powered by an electric motor from underneath, the mouse and elephant rock slowly up and down.
The elephant.
The mouse.
The tiny mouse.
The handpainted label.
The pivot point.
Starting the carving......
Finished roughing it out.
Rasping out the inside.
I cut the elephant in half, and am hollowing it out to lighten the load.
The 2 halves.
Ready to glue it all back together.
Finished carving.
All the details are added - ready for painting.
All done.
Finished painting and aging.
The mouse, before painting.
The counterweight.
I added about 2 pounds of lead to compensate for the weight of the elephant.
Carving the pivot point.
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