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Offline Mackin-Art

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An Island IS Surrounded By Water
« on: May 03, 2010, 07:03:00 PM »
This is a piece I'm hoping to have accepted into a competition that is very important to me; more info at http://mackin-art.blogspot.com


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Re: An Island IS Surrounded By Water
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2010, 10:08:43 PM »
I ... uh ... it ... wow ... sigh. I'm speechless at the work that went into this right down to the little claws! Amazing creature/creation, I'm sure it will be accepted!  :)
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« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2010, 10:16:14 PM »
WOW! That is amazing, and oh-so-cute! :)
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Re: An Island IS Surrounded By Water
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2010, 05:08:27 AM »
I don't even know what to say other than Wow!  This is amazing with so much detail! 
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Re: An Island IS Surrounded By Water
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2010, 07:33:17 AM »
Gorgeous ... hope you get in the competition.
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Re: An Island IS Surrounded By Water
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2010, 12:49:42 PM »
Quote from: JewelrybyNaLa on May 03, 2010, 10:08:43 PM
I ... uh ... it ... wow ... sigh. I'm speechless at the work that went into this right down to the little claws! Amazing creature/creation, I'm sure it will be accepted!  :)

Couldn't have said it better myself.
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Re: An Island IS Surrounded By Water
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2010, 08:20:19 AM »
Thanks everyone!

I'm so glad the claws were noticed; I really obsessed on finding just the right beads for those claws, much to my husband's dismay - he was getting tired of my continual search.

It's just a waiting game now, to see if this project or the other two projects are accepted.

Kelly
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Re: An Island IS Surrounded By Water
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2010, 09:44:51 AM »
Keep us posted, though I have NO doubt that they will be drooling over your piece as much as we are.  Beautifully done.

Just out of curiosity, how many hours are in it?  I would be afraid to guess!
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« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2010, 12:19:58 PM »
Holy crap~ that's AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  They would be insane to not accept your entry.

I enjoyed scoping out your blog~ lots of fun stuff in there!
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Re: An Island IS Surrounded By Water
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2010, 06:14:28 PM »
Quote from: MakinTheBestOfIt on May 05, 2010, 09:44:51 AM
Just out of curiosity, how many hours are in it?  I would be afraid to guess!

I've stopped logging hours on large pieces, it's just too depressing and I can never charge based on hours. Just an estimate, but there's at least 300 hours in this piece.
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Re: An Island IS Surrounded By Water
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2010, 06:21:31 PM »
Wow, wow, and triple wow! Gorgeous, and if they don't accept that piece into the competition, they are crazy as all get out!
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Re: An Island IS Surrounded By Water
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2010, 10:41:23 PM »
Awesome, yes. Adjectives really can't do this justice. The info on your blog about how this turtle represents the island forming out of the water is fascinating, too. Tweeted and blogged.
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Re: An Island IS Surrounded By Water
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2010, 10:46:48 PM »
Amazing...
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Re: An Island IS Surrounded By Water
« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2010, 05:14:29 AM »
Hi Kelly!  this is so gorgeous!  so when will you know that your pieces are accepted?

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Re: An Island IS Surrounded By Water
« Reply #14 on: May 14, 2010, 08:14:39 AM »
We were told we would receive acceptance letters via mail on 5/21/10, with pieces being delivered the first week of June and the gala opening and announcement of the gold medal winner in mid-July.

Is anyone interested in seeing my third piece? It's really different from anything I've ever attempted...
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