I went ahead and painted the Buzz carving from Monday. This might be considered cheating… but I did a lot of research and had to learn how to paint and finish wood for this to be possible. So on Monday I presented the figure… and today I present the paint job.
This Buzz says, “Momma says I got a laaaazy eye.!”
After many weeks, and after many nicks and cuts, I put the finishing touches on my hand-carved wooden Buzz Lightyear figure. I added individually carved arms and pinned them to the main figure with carved dowels. They move.
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I carved this with an X-Acto knife and one of my kid’s crayons. I was inspired by the Crayon Totem Sculptures by Diem Chau. Hers are a lot better than mine… but it turned out better than I thought it would. If I ever did it again I’d like to have a good magnifying glass and some smaller tools.
This Buzz says, “I resemble a Jack-in-the-Box… and Beyond!”
