Functional Art via bear bench

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Hello and good morning all,
Today I'll share another favorite, the bear bench.

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Sculptures are great and all but even better when you can sit on them.

I started with 2 logs stood up..

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And carved each one into a stump bear, leaving an open space to cut out where the seat was going to be.

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After making sure the seat and backrest fit properly, I took it all apart to detail and sand.

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Looked good to me at this stage. Next up was the torch...

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Then airbrushing to finish off with color..

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Now all that was left was to varnish..

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My customer was very pleased with the finished product.

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As was I...
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I hope you enjoyed seeing what I saw, if so feel free to upvote and reblog. I love what I do and I'm happy to share here on Peakd. Please do stay tuned as I have much more to share on this awesome platform.
Thanks for looking,
Jon

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