"old money"

[randall rosenthal]

anyone reading this far into the thread?

[randall rosenthal]

[James Tibbetts]

I think there are a lot of us reading! Just too stunned to comment. Unbelievable!!! Thank you.

[John Coloccia]

I think there are a lot of us reading! Just too stunned to comment. Unbelievable!!! Thank you.

What are we going to say? Hey, neat? Good job? LOL. One of those rare people who's work speaks for itself

[randall rosenthal]

thanks james and john....so many people look at the thread i was honestly wondering if anyone got this far except folks that have been here all along. i thought showing how controlled accident plays a major role in the carving process might get some conversation going. frankly.......it's just more fun for me. i don't need anymore pats on the head but wouldn't mind actually talking about the process. but i'll continue on regardless.

[Don Squire]

Hi Randal

I'm still here. I love watching those crisp new bills trying to fall out of the box.

Cheers

Don

[randall rosenthal]

don...as to the bills. i carve them larger than real life so i don't have to fit the painting exactly on them. i paint the bill on then carve to it. that way it fits exactly and i get another layer of detail. the whole thing is imaginary as stacked bills are generally much neater than my sculpture.....but thats kinda the point.

[Gary Muto]

I'm speechless. I should've at least said "many thanks for taking the time to documetn this. your work is beliveable. How you get there is unbeliveable.

[randall rosenthal]

thanks gary....i hope people get this process. nothing is planned out, measured, copied ...it just kinda happens from reforming the perception of what is minute by minute. thats why i try to always leave room to move. of course mistakes are constantly made. fixing them or dealing with them in a fluid manner is what its all about. starting to rough in the corrugation. looks kinda cool when its at this stage.

[randall rosenthal]

[randall rosenthal]

[Bruce Volden]

I'm still watching! Love the corrugation.

Bruce

[Dan Lee]

Randall

amazing stuff combining multiple talents. Don't know if these have been asked but do you create strictly from the minds eye or do you ever make sketches? The money theme is really original i like it a lot,do you or have you done other themes?

Dan

[randall rosenthal]

thanks dan....if you look through the thread or google my name you'll see that my work is about paper objects so i've done many other subjects....yellow pads, newspapers, books, charts etc etc. i almost never make sketches but on occasion i will make an assemblage of the real thing as a starting point. it never ends up being an exact likeness however. i try to observe small visual clues and incorporate them in the sculpture. this is what makes an object thats not nearly as life like as it seems to trigger the response in the viewer....that it is.

[randall rosenthal]

the work is neat and precise.....my shop isn't!