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[VanIslanddan]

I have been working with an artist and we are not sure how to describe the finished products. If they were copies of a painting they would be prints. What do you call the carvings "Carved Prints". Because of the nature of the work we would like to avoid words like computer and machine but want to be honest and not miss represent the work. I thought I would see what others are doing?
Thank you

[Brady Watson]

A pic is worth a thousand words in helping you with this...but I think you may be referring to: Carved relief panels or Carved relief scenes.

-B

[jimboy]

Brady is right Pics show everything
Jim

[steve_g]

Dan
I know what you are trying to accomplish... Anything that sounds like Mass production scares people into not seeing the true time and talent that goes into each and every piece. I work with two graphic design artists, Many of "our" creations are custom finished, many with Sculpt Nouveau. Describing the product as "Painted computer cut MDF" results in a "no sale" every time. However "Mixed Media" is a very honest and accepted terminology.

Steve

[danhamm]

Maybe, relief carved artists renderings...?

[Brady Watson]

It sounds almost like you may be feeling guilty or that machine carved offerings somehow make what you are doing ingenuous. If you do beautiful original work and you use a power tool to replicate your original work...How is that 'against the rules'?

There are plenty of master carvers out there with a 'CNC Apprentice' that gets them most of the way there. They still have to tighten & clean up the carvings, just as if a human apprentice handed the carving off to the master.

These could easily fall under the 'hand finished' category.

-B

[steve_g]

Interestingly, I've only ever been questioned about my ability to duplicate product at craft shows and the like. The same folks who want something for nothing, also want totally original art created just for them.

My answer usually goes something like this... after 35+ years, my shop combines both my love of the technical and the technique. I am not a “purist” and do not think that the only way to make something is like they did 200 years ago, I feel that if Mr. Hepplewhite, Chippendale, or the Green brothers had a choice, they would have used power saws and computer controlled tools too! Modern CNC equipment frees me from some non-creative tasks and allows me to personalize my art.

Steve

[jimboy]

Amen to that!

[dlcw]

Nice response Steve! That, I think, sums up todays woodworker who is trying to make a living in this field.

If you did it the old fashioned way of 200 years ago, you would pay every customer to please take the finished product.

Not a real bell ringer for staying in business. :rolleyes: