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Melissa Jones of Nice Carvings, carves 4ft tall Centipede
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Melissa Jones:
Thank you everyone for the compliments!! This centipede was made for a customer who was giving it as a gift to his wife! What girl wouldn't want a 4ft centipede? I only charged $400 for it and was planning on not having to do much hand carving, but it didn't work out that way. Even though we have a cnc machine, it was completely carved by hand. The centipede is made out of HDU (sign foam) and the backer/blue area is MDO (exterior plywood). I didn't keep track of how long it took. I would probably cry if I really knew how much I was making an hour on this job. But it did turn out awesome!!

opt2not:

--- Quote from: Pinewood Princess on December 05, 2010, 05:07:03 pm ---I only charged $400

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Hand-carved craftsmanship of one of the best arcade side-arts of all-time? For $400 that guy got a deal!



--- Quote ---I didn't keep track of how long it took. I would probably cry if I really knew how much I was making an hour on this job. But it did turn out awesome!!

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Yep! That's how it sometimes goes, doing custom artwork gigs. The amount of work sits secondary when it's a cool piece.

I really like your artwork! I look forward to seeing more!  :cheers:

torcer:
My wife would murder me in my sleep if I spent $400 on a hand crafted Centipede, but that carving looks worth every penny.  Great work!
Donkey_Kong:
I think the VP of Atari found this thread, or the article on the front page. He wants Melissa to make one for his office. Also, talking to him about the possible licensing of products down the road.

Thanks for putting the articles up on the front page Saint, amazing exposure their!

Any vendors reading this, I highly recommend you think about advertising with Saint on the FP and wherever else on the forum. The targeted traffic here is amazing (as if you didn't know that)! When I get the  new site done I will hit you up for a banner spot, boss...
:)
saint:

--- Quote from: Donkey_Kong on December 23, 2010, 04:22:16 pm ---I think the VP of Atari found this thread, or the article on the front page. He wants Melissa to make one for his office. Also, talking to him about the possible licensing of products down the road.

Thanks for putting the articles up on the front page Saint, amazing exposure their!

Any vendors reading this, I highly recommend you think about advertising with Saint on the FP and wherever else on the forum. The targeted traffic here is amazing (as if you didn't know that)! When I get the  new site done I will hit you up for a banner spot, boss...
:)

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Awesome news DK :)
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