DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Jun 2, 9:15 pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:

When asked how he carved such magnificent works, Michelangelo is
reported to have said "I start with a solid block of marble and
chip away everthing that doesn't look like a rabbit" (or words to
that effect).

Maybe his technique could be employed here?

I tried making birdhouses that way but it was really hard to get my
chisels through that little hole.

Yeah, but what's art without suffering?

Enjoyable.

I think Van Gogh sold maybe two paintings in his lifetime (to, I think, his
brother), suffered a great deal, but enjoyed his distress immensely.