Flashin' Dreads Progress: Part 2

With this piece, Bill wanted to show movement in the hair. He pictured a man with dreadlocks shaking his head, to make the locks fly – or as it's known in Jamaica, "flashin' dreads."

More definition of some individual locks now.

Starting to cut all the way through the wood in places to show more definition of the dreadlocks. 

Flashin' Dreads Progress: Part 1

A new face begins with a pencil-drawn outline...

Slowly but surely Bill figures out the face placement to suit the shape, grain and texture of the wood.

With each cut, a little more progress...

Queen: Part 6

Here she is! Tung-oil finish and wall-mounted with countersunk stainless steel eye screws and 480-lb. stainless steel cable.

The happy couple! Here's Queen with her King. They're available as a pair for $4,500 (U.S.).

Queen: Part 5

Last time you saw Queen, this is what she looked like. Bill wasn't feeling quite right about her yet and felt there was still some fine-tuning to be done. So...

... here she is now! She's had a bit of a spa day – face lift and hair cut. Bill thinks the top of her head looks better now and the cheeks appear softer. It's amazing what a difference in colour and grain sharpness the Tung oil makes, isn't it? 

Queen: Part 4

Here's Queen with a Tung-oil finish. She looks complete, but Bill thinks the face needs to be rounded and is still wondering about the top of her head. Maybe she has too much hair. There's still some work left to do.

Portrait of Buddha: Part 7

Portrait of Buddha, oiled and finished.

Queen: Part 3

Queen wakes up! And what beautiful eyes. Bill is starting to work on the details of her dreadlocks. 

Now in this photo you can see there's more detail on her hair and he has been fine-tuning the face. He's wondering about that bump on top of her head, though.