Welcome to Pondside Studio!

     Hi!  I'm Allen Aardsma.  This website is about my woodcarving and artwork.  But have fun exploring it, because it also includes some of my writings and music, as well as other's artwork, too. 
I hope you enjoy following my progress on the current carving project. You may also enjoy viewing "Carving Videos & Slide Shows" under the "Carving Help" tab, above.
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     Everything I create is in celebration of the beauty and wisdom of the God of the Bible, Who - besides being my Creator and Savior - is the Master Artist, Consummate Composer, and Infallible Author.

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Today in The Studio
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Barn Swallows
 Six Barn Swallows have started to hatch in The Studio.
​You can watch a slide show of the process by clicking "Play", below.

The four Red-winged Blackbirds that recently fledged have begun to migrate. 
You can see any that are available by clicking on the button, below.

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS

The bolded words, below, show what work I did today on the Barn Swallows:
1. CHOSE THE SUBJECT           2. RESEARCHED THE SUBJECT        3. CHOSE THE POSE 
4. DREW THE PATTERN            5. MADE THE CUT OUTS          6. BEGAN ROUGHING OUT 
7. MAJOR DETAIL                       8. FINE DETAIL                            9. MINOR DETAIL            
10. BURNING/TEXTURING         11. PAINTING                        12. APPLIED THE SPRAY FINISH 
13. MOUNT TO THE BASE          14. FINISHING TOUCHES       15. NUMBER, SIGN AND DATE

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