Serpentine "Rising"

[kk]

Remember the presumed serpentine I got in China?
Presumed Serpentine "Rising" by Kainzer Kurt, on Flickr
Basically polished, a bit miss shapen and drilled to wear. So I asked what to do with it.

Aug 8, 2018 6:00:57 GMT -5 fernwood said:

I see a Phoenix rising.

Not quite a Phoenix, but "Rising" nevertheless. In Christianity hell is a permanent inescapable state of being. In many if not most other orientations of faith, hell is something that one has to endure, but one ultimately will be released into a higher state of being. Something that unbeknown to most followers happens in Abrahamic faiths too (there is Jahannam in Islam, but once released one becomes a Jinn (sort of angel)).
In most belief-systems hell is simply a form of purification before moving on.

Presumed Serpentine "Rising" by Kainzer Kurt, on Flickr
Stage two
Presumed Serpentine "Rising" by Kainzer Kurt, on Flickr
And basically done
Presumed Serpentine "Rising" by Kainzer Kurt, on Flickr

Needs some more polish with toothpick to iron out remaining rough spots, but will not improve much concerning picture.

Alongside that one, its time to finish an old project for the Disdero Agate Boys. Finally it was decided to set it as is without creating an elaborate background. So just shaved off the back, and small refinements here or there. Now on to sanding and finally finishing it off.
refining disdero agate by Kainzer Kurt, on Flickr

Thanks for looking, Kurt

[fernwood]

The rising is beautiful. So is the other one.
Always love the details in your carvings.

[HankRocks]

Very nice. I like the way the color works into the Rising.

[hummingbirdstones]

The Rising turned out great.  It amazes me how you can visualize something like that in a piece of stone and make is appear in as little time as this took you.  The Disdero is also very cool.  You captured that character perfectly.

[MsAli]

That came out awesome! The coloring in her wings is beautiful!

[rockjunquie]

Is the Jinn for sale? I am a HUGE Gary Numan fan. This is straight from one of his songs. This really speaks to me. I got goosebumps. 


"Pure"



I want to feel you hesitate

I want to feel you pull away

I want to feel you realise

That I am not love come to play



I want to feel your pink clean skin

I want to feel your purity

I want to feel you touch my pain

I want to drown in your misery



Hey bitch, this is what you are

Purified, Sanctified, Sacrificed

Hey bitch, this is what you are

Purified, Sanctified, Sacrificed

This is what you are.



I want to feel your innocence

I want to hear you beg for 'Him'

I want to be your animal

I want to be your only sin



I want to tear your dreams away

And show you hopes last sanctuary

I want to dip your wings in blood

And watch an angel bleed for me

[Deleted]

Fantastic job on the Disdero Blue! Nice detail for such a tiny piece.

[kk]

Aug 28, 2018 6:25:40 GMT -5 HankRocks said:

Very nice. I like the way the color works into the Rising.

Yeah, got very lucky to have red colour streaming into her belly, but even luckier to have all transitions on the wing while the body is milky white transitioning into translucent for head and hair.

[HankRocks]

kk It's something like rising up out of the flames, or at least in my mind it is.

[kk]

Aug 28, 2018 17:25:42 GMT -5 HankRocks said:

kk It's something like rising up out of the flames, or at least in my mind it is.

That was the idea, and got a lot of help from the material.

[kk]

Aug 28, 2018 9:49:17 GMT -5 rockjunquie said:

Is the Jinn for sale? I am a HUGE Gary Numan fan. This is straight from one of his songs. This really speaks to me. I got goosebumps. 

As you know, noting is for sale. Too new to give away for now, but if you still have interest in a few months time, lets talk about trade. I'm in the game for trying out new things, so you might have excess material that might be unusual and interesting. Or, you might have material that would be better suited for the subject at hand, I'm game to try again for a bit of extra material. The challenge for you though in trade is that I don't know what I'm looking for until I see it....