tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post5818493571989362820..comments2023-08-02T03:13:25.814-07:00Comments on Miniature Endeavors: Faux Stone Miniature Sink Tutorial Part II Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788114419636217881noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-14783550588068324842015-01-19T04:57:05.144-08:002015-01-19T04:57:05.144-08:00Hello Doug the 2 posts about making the sink were ...Hello Doug the 2 posts about making the sink were terrific. The end result is fantastic.<br />Big hug,<br />Giac<br />p.s. sorry for the short comments, I have not commented on any blogs since November, so I have a lot of catching up to do.Giachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-33218170122344118992015-01-12T15:57:05.711-08:002015-01-12T15:57:05.711-08:00Hello Vivian! I have news! The sink WAS made for...Hello Vivian! I have news! The sink WAS made for the spot. (Grin.) I am excited that this technique will help you with the outside of your Miniature Manor. I am breathlessly waiting to see how you morph the technique for your house! Don't make me wait too long OK? I might expire!<br /><br />Now you could have gone ALL day and not told me you have a CABIN for your hobby endeavors! That's like keeping candy from a baby! ME: NO ROOM... YOU, CABIN. Something is just not right! :0) No really, I think that is SO cool. I have a book called "Rustic Retreats" with my "plans" (those are called fantasies!) for my own hobby cabin. Maybe when I end up with a yard bigger than 600 sq. ft. we can consider it. We are a few years away from that however you look at it. I will have to live vicariously through you for a while, I guess! <br /><br />I think there is a consensus among the voters. Neat. Miniatures. Oxymoron. :0) <br /><br />Talk to you soon!<br /><br />Doug Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788114419636217881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-84682645801263333182015-01-12T12:57:14.277-08:002015-01-12T12:57:14.277-08:00Hi Doug
Your sink has turned out wonderfully. It ...Hi Doug<br />Your sink has turned out wonderfully. It really looks heavy and well used! The time taken to make it and the time taken to show us your methods has been well worth the effort for it sits in the kitchen area so well. You'd think it was made for it LOL. I had been toying with the notion of using stone effect spray for the outside of my house, and seeing how yours turned out, it's a definite now!<br />I am fortunate enough that my husband bought me a cabin for my hobbies. But no matter how I try to be tidy....it just never seems to be! But creative and tidy don't seem to mix :) Well that's my excuse anyway....<br />All the best for now.<br />Vivian<br />Vivian Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294995670302754968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-52352044480373528812015-01-12T03:37:05.467-08:002015-01-12T03:37:05.467-08:00Howdy Elizabeth!
Yay! I am glad you like the s...Howdy Elizabeth! <br /><br />Yay! I am glad you like the sink, more importantly, I'm excited that you feel it captured the heavy and timeworn feel. That is what I was wanting, so it is exciting to hear that evaluation of the effect. <br /><br />I see in what you do a lot of that sort of connection, the feel of aged and well loved. I would be extremely happy if the results I end up with have the overall effect you have achieved with #43 Green Dolphin Street! We shall see over time!<br /><br />Sometimes I wish I COULD leave things out. I spend so much time getting out things I just put away, but it keeps my living area neat(er). Neat might not be the right word. Miniatures and the word neat don't seem to go together well! There is an advantage to having to clean up every time though! It FORCES me to organize what I bring into the house. I buy photo boxes like candy, and every thing gets a label and a spot, so while I DO have to look for things once in a while, MOST of the time, I can go right to it. Not sure how long that will work, with my lack of space though! I just spent my Christmas break ejecting 10 years of collected junk, so I have a week or two anyway. :0) <br /><br />Thanks Elizabeth! <br /><br />Doug Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788114419636217881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-81214581119913432012015-01-11T23:51:40.873-08:002015-01-11T23:51:40.873-08:00Hi Doug! I have to admit, this is one Great Looki...Hi Doug! I have to admit, this is one Great Looking sink and the end results of your textured stone finish is SUPERB! It really has the feel of age and time-worn and also HEAVY, The steps to getting it from point A to B, were so interesting. I love the side supports and the way that you have layered on the color washes, I have added metallic paints to my stone finishes too and they do indeed add that extra and authentic depth that adds to the illusion. Well Done!:D<br />I can certainly appreciate the fact that 32 years of training and the fact that it is your dining room table, to be reason enough to be regular about cleaning up your mess between projects. I wish I could. but I find that whenever I do, I spend MORE TIME looking for the item(s) that I put away so carefully, and get frustrated and annoyed when I can't find them, so it is better to just leave everything where it is and look the other way! :D<br /><br />elizabeth<br />elizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-32855453844148185362015-01-11T05:58:36.133-08:002015-01-11T05:58:36.133-08:00Hello Illona!
Yes, the way I work means that I ...Hello Illona! <br /><br />Yes, the way I work means that I have several hours (or days sometimes) between projects. Over time, I have realized that the whole time in between projects is sort of a "cooking period", during which I do research, cogitate on how to accomplish the task (there is a "technical" word for you! Fancy way of saying "think"), and finally gather and/or purchase supplies for the next project. So it is 'creative' time, but not always sure it is "productive"! It is nice to know I am not the only one who doesn't just "make" something without a lot of thought! <br /><br />You have to understand, I have had 32 (perish that thought!) years of training at the big company I work for that I must clean up my work space every night before leaving! In addition, my "hurricane like piles" are on our dining room table, so cleaning up has it's practical aspects related to keeping fellow occupants happy! :0) I am also just naturally one of those folks who cannot work in a messed up space. I LOSE everything if I try to do that, and spend more time looking for things than doing things. Definitely a requirement for me to clean up!<br /><br />I think you will love working with floating medium. You already create absolutely beautiful things with your painting, so once you get used to working with the medium, I can imagine that you will create great (tiny!) works of art! I am glad that you are learning from my somewhat lengthy posts! That is one of the overall goals I have with the blog. I've always enjoyed sharing what I learn with folks, and this is a wonderful way to do that. I am happy that you are learning from my experiments!<br /><br />I have decided on my "next project" now, so am in the phase of figuring out how to do it! :0) <br /><br />Have a great week!<br /><br />Doug Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788114419636217881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-6412078903754363472015-01-11T02:33:04.088-08:002015-01-11T02:33:04.088-08:00Hi Doug! The end result of your sink is marvellous...Hi Doug! The end result of your sink is marvellous, fantastic work! You are a good teacher with showing how you did the whole process and...........for learning to me more English technical words, hahaha ;0)!! I'm intrigued by this whole process, so if I want to know how you did it all, I really have to translate your text (and I really don't mind, it's a perfect chore for the weekend for me) :D LOL!! <br />I see that the roughness of the sink has really gone away after the treatment you gave it, it is absolutely gorgeous how it came out. The treatment of the wooden sides of the sink is a very inventive way, I also love to add some imperfection to miniature work for more realism. I think I've to look for floating medium too. I know about this stuff from my painting class, but I've never used it for my miniature work. So, again: new things learned ;).<br />Moreover, the description of your way of working on miniatures is almost the same as I do. I also do a lot of thinking about an object that I want to create and I love to do research in books, or on the net, but cleaning up my work space........huh, no ;)! Do you know why? Well, I've got my best ideas of creating miniatures, if I can see, or find, leftovers for new inspiration, so I often make new things of my leftovers :D. <br />That this way of working asks a lot of time is obvious, at least it is to me, but I absolutely love this way of working.<br />I wish you a nice weekend and week ahead with good plans for new miniature works ;0).<br />Ilona<br />Ilonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325745983964748534noreply@blogger.com