Salutations,
I know, some of you just dropped in after reading the news piece about the upcoming Haunted House show at Antebellum on Saturday. I have been posting about the pieces, and will update with a preview of some of the fetish art pieces going on display at the gallery.
The boot paddle isn’t quite finished. The last touch will be to wrap the handle in leather. The little wood piece to the left is an experiment to see how well stickers would work on the paddles.
An ongoing topic here at Fetish-artist.com has been what I called “the wood project.” On the site has been a variety of pieces with secret intentions. This is what the fuss has been all about. I’ve been holding off posting final photos until I had some serious pieces about ready to go. These will be going up on Etsy soon and you can see why I’ve talked so much about these.
This piece so far is my favorite of all the pieces. It needs a final clear coat. It was a lot of work, and I’m really happy with how it’s turned out.
Sherry wanted to go with natural wood colors and use nice hard woods like maple. However, the strongest pieces so far have been the prototype pine paddles which we used to experiment with size and style. The pine pieces have also been easy to work with. The final step will be to do several large runs, but I wanted to do individual hand painted pieces to gauge demand and learn the limitations of paint and ink on wood.
I know the straight guys aren’t going to be crazy about this piece, but it is aimed at Leathermen and Female Dominants who want sexy looking guys on their walls.
The white on black with added color has had the most dramatic effect, and I really dig it. I’m already planning new pieces and if I had time, I’d do a couple of demon pieces just for the Haunted House show at Antebellum Gallery this weekend. I’ve already got something in mind for next year’s event.
This piece was one of the first I started painting, and it shows the major differences in the media and wood. I could do a red boot on a black paddle, but I feel this works better on the natural finish.
There are two maple paddles with natural wood finish left, and Sherry is determined that there is no way in hell I’m painting them black. Those will be left for the more mainstream graphics for her marketing project she’s been planning. The tricky part is they’ll be fine for a high-end art piece, but we’re still experimenting to see if we can bring the price point down for a larger production run.
And last, we have the sissy slave paddle. This was the second I painted. It’s a little pine paddle that was the first we started working with. The paddle just didn’t cut it as a major piece, but I knew I could craft something cute with some personality for Dommes who love sissy subs. Note the details like the fishnets, butt plug and chains. This piece allowed me to play with some new techniques and have fun.
What direction are we going in? Several actually. The real plan is to do a mass run for a reasonable cost, and do a set of individual hand-painted paddles for Etsy and art shows.
Stay tuned. The next post will feature promotional pieces from the upcoming Haunted House art show at Antebellum art gallery.
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