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Clayjo707 
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Posted on: Aug. 13 2013,5:02 pm |
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Thank you!
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Blaze
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Posted on: Aug. 20 2013,6:21 pm |
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Thank you for sharing this! It is beautiful work you do! I can't imagine the patience you have!
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Clayjo707
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Posted on: Aug. 20 2013,9:19 pm |
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Thanks!
Another project that I am working on. It is a Norse Ringerike style horse-like creature. This style was popular before Urnes (my last carving) and was generally used between the years 1000 and 1050AD.
Enjoy!
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Clayjo707
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Posted on: Aug. 27 2013,7:32 pm |
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And finished...
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Clayjo707
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Posted on: Sep. 03 2013,8:47 pm |
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Here is a picture of my finished Mammen style piece. (This style was used approximately 950-1000AD) This should be the only style that I copy from an original Viking age example in this series of carvings (from an axe head found near Mammen, Denmark). Many of the sources that I have read say that the Mammen axe pattern was meant to represent a bird, probably a mythical Norse rooster called Gullinkambi or Phoenix. Whatever it is, it is asymmetrical, has dots, and has a much thicker body than previous or subsequent styles, which are common aspects of Mammen art.
It is 11" long, 8" tall, and 0.75" thick.
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Clayjo707
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Posted on: Sep. 30 2013,8:41 pm |
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And another that I finished. It is Jellinge style (about 900-975AD).
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Albert Lea
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Posted on: Oct. 02 2013,8:59 pm |
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How much for a signed Norse Ringerike style horse-like creature with signed documentation? Very nice work..
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Clayjo707
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Posted on: Oct. 04 2013,1:45 pm |
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Thank you for your interest in purchasing some of my work! Honestly, I have never sold any of my work, and have not thought much about prices.
You could email me and we can discuss it. clayton707@yahoo.com
Thanks!
Clayton
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Clayjo707
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Posted on: Oct. 06 2013,11:14 am |
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Another Norse carving that I am working on. This time it is Borre style, which was used from about 875-950AD. It is characterized by gripping paws, pretzel-shaped bodies, triangular shaped heads, mickey mouse type ears and limbs that seem to be out of order.
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Clayjo707
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Posted on: Jan. 21 2014,9:09 am |
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I have been a bit absent from here but here is some more stuff that I have done recently...
My finished Borre style carving..
My finished Oseberg style carving (the oldest of the 6 Norse styles, and the last that I had to do to complete the series):
A toy that I made for my son. The woodpecker smacks its beak down on the log in front of it every 1/2 turn of the rear wheels.
And a video to illustrate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgeuxcl5fIY
A coho salmon that I carved for someone that I met at the Vasa museum in Stockholm Sweden. It is in memory of her uncle who was a fisheries biologist for a Native American tribe in Washington State.
A necklace pendant that I made for someone that I went to high school with, who gave it to his girlfriend..
A doorbell ringer ornament that I carved basically as a test for my next carving (to see if basswood would be strong enough to make such an intricate carving)...
And the start of the carving that I did this test for:
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