Tove & Borogove, new figures from Mike T. and Angela F.

[paintela]

Hello Injury 

I don't know where you are better off: at the gym or in your studio...     
But hey, who paints the flats for you? Regarding your handling of the spray etc. makes me wonder...
 

Have a nice weekend and let somebody care for you...

Angela

[Nicholas Ball]

Injury is my middle name!! 

well I fell off the rowing machine at the gym this evening, but I think I recovered well enough for no one to notice!   roll, tuck, flip and stand up.

I will re-prime my bust tomorrow. ( well not My bust, but the figure busts ! ) if the paint peels, wrinkles, or burns, I will let you know, if I accidently spray it backwards into my one good remaining eye, I may have to keep that quiet!

[paintela]

Hello Nicholas, I don't believe Mark new about Tove & Borogove...
Well, now he knows, I had sent him a photo.

Have you had a good day today without injuries and frustrating painting sessions? 

Until soon, Angela

[Nicholas Ball]

Angela, I am not sure if there are any other designs, but I will ask Mark ( Mikes son )

[paintela]

Hello Nicholas,

thank you very much.
Well, it seems you have had a very boring weekend...

Well, I just ment the Tove and Borogove have been the latest (last) flats engraved before Kulmbach. But you know what?
That is not important. Important is in my oppinion, that all of Mikes designs will one day be transferred into slate - what do you think?

And: who knows, how many people have drawings from Mike, that have not yet been engraved?

Hello Mark, hello JeryMort,
thank you for your replies, too.
I am the editor of this set and if you would like to have one, please send me a PM and I will let you know more about it. Thank you.

Mark, I doubt that you have the rest of the Alice set, as I have engraved the Rocking Horse Fly many years ago.
I will later post a photo of that figure for everyone to see.

Please forgive me if I don't answer immediately, I am very busy these days.

With kindest regards to everyone, Angela

[Nicholas Ball]

well I'm back in from the Garden, bit of difficulty typing with only  3 un- bandaged fingers, but the good news is the head injury isn't as bad as it looks!!!!  

Dr said perhaps I should take up something a bit easier, like painting!!! 

[JerryMort]

Me too.

[marko]

Angela who will be editing these figures.  I have the rest of the Alice set and would love to try these.


mark 

[Nicholas Ball]

Hi Angela, thanks for introducing yourself here, and congratulations on your medal at Kulmbach

I asked one of my other members who you where, so not a problem. Thank you for interpreting between Vladimir and I, it was extremely helpful.

Just to let you know, when I last saw Mike, he gave me Brian and I some of his drawings. 3 weeks ago I sent them to Vladimir and he confirmed on Friday evening he has at last received them. He has also told me he will be engraving them, so these will be the last Mike Taylor designs.

They are extremely nice, but I am sure Vladimir will let you know more.
Have been having a de-constructive weekend!!! painting a bust of a young gypsy woman, one of Julia Kehle's  figures, and just about had it right, then noticed the neck was wrong, so I tried to correct it, but I couldn't match the colour!!   THEN the paint came away and showed the White primer underneath it. 
So I cleaned it all off and put it in the corner.
Next up, a bust of Christ, by Andreas Trost. I had put on his first basic skin tone yesterday and was starting the shading and highlights, would you believe it??? the paint came off this one too!! 
I used a Tamiya spray primer for both of these, so I think I will revert back to my basic White car primer from Holts.

I was going to make some frames, but with my luck today I will either burn myself with the glue gun, or cut my finger off with the saw-   so I'm now going into the garden with some BIG shears to cut the bushes!!                           Nicholas

[paintela]

Hello dear friends of flat tin figures,

since quite a while I am a member of this website and would like to finally say hello to all of you and show you one of the projects I shared with Mike Taylor.
The Tove & the Borogove are figures from the Story 'Alice through the looking glass'.
Some of you might have seen my painted version of this set at the competition in Kulmbach this year. I dedicated it to Mike.
It probably is the last engraved and casted mould of a Taylor-design before Kulmbach.
I just finished the engraving 6 days before Kulmbach and painted the set on the weekend before.
And although Mike couldn't have been with us personally this year, I am sure he was there for a while to see what is going on...

With kindest regards from Germany to all of you, wishing you a nice and creative weekend.

To Nicholas Ball: I have to apologize, I think by the time I had translated your talk with Vladimir at your stand, I did not introduce myself to you...sorry.

Angela 

PS: the flats have a size of app. 40mm.