Creative Woodworks & crafts 1997-08, страница 52

Marvin starts his carving process with a preliminary sketch (foreground), ind usually prepares a measured drawing (background) to use as a reference.

The model for Unexpected Turn of Events. Made from wood, clay, and wire, the purpose of this model is to translate the idea into three dimensions.

Kaiscrsatt-.....instead, he carved one. It depicts

a man with his nose to the proverbial grindstone, but in place of ihc grindstone is the roll of tape, and the serrated edge that cuts the tape is formed by the man's toenails.

The goal of caricature is to exaggerate the characteristics of a person or situation. Because it is based on exaggeration, caricature can sometimes tend to stretch good taste. But Marvin Kaisersatt's works never do. Rather, they stretch the limits imposed by the material.

The masterful carving. Unexpected Turn of Events, won the People's Choice Award at the International Wood Carver's Congress at Davenport, Iowa. In it, one can sec Marvin's extraordinary skill with detail, his unique storytelling ability, and his splendid sense of humor. Obviously, the board is impossibly warped, but it's the liulc details that really tell the story: the belt is off the motor, the electrical cord is draped over the foot of the man with the crowbar. He pounds with a monkey wrench, while the other fellow has a hammer in the loop on his pants. The effort is only serving to pry the dross piece off the saw. The poor fellow on the other side of the saw is in his own predicament. His suspender is caught in the split of the board. Etched on the edge of the board is "select." Yes, we've all almost been there.

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Carver At His Bench