May 9, 2008: Pine Needle Bear

xoxoxoBruce · 05-09-2008, 12:27 AM

OK, I got this in an email, so who knows the real story, but here goes.....
This is a starving artist from Idaho, named Richard Carpenter, that makes a living carving horns and antlers like these moose webs.

Pretty cool, but his most fascinating piece it this bear made from hundreds of thousands of pine needles. The pine needles were gathered off the ground, sorted, washed, trimmed and hand woven, over 8 months, in making the life size bear.

The email ends with;

Quote:

His work should be seen.
If you agree, send this to all your friends.
I know the artist would love to hear from you.
Just to know where his art is being seen around the world.
He said he would reply to every email and print every letter for his scrapbook.
You can write him here at: mntmagic@---------.net

I've emailed him, but won't post his email address until I hear from him.

EDIT: new site link http://www.whereartmeetstheheart.com...arpenter.shtml

Antimatter · 05-09-2008, 03:51 AM

Nice bear. And nice carvings too. But the email smells like a hoax...

SPUCK · 05-09-2008, 03:58 AM

That bear is surely a stickler.

Sundae · 05-09-2008, 05:37 AM

Beautiful work, I hope it's a genuine email.

Griff · 05-09-2008, 05:51 AM

Wow.

DucksNuts · 05-09-2008, 05:58 AM

Did he kill to get those antlers??

The Bear is awesome. I have a thing for Bears.

footfootfoot · 05-09-2008, 08:13 AM

.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-09-2008, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DucksNuts

Did he kill to get those antlers??

Possibly, but antlers, unlike horns, are shed every year. The woods are full of them, if you can get to them before they get recycled.

Cloud · 05-09-2008, 10:33 AM

"this artist needs to be seen" --

make sure it gets on all the trailer park lists. ick.

Shawnee123 · 05-09-2008, 10:37 AM

Elitist much?

Love the bear.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-09-2008, 10:41 AM

From the picture, I'd say it was pretty damn nice trailer park.

Shawnee123 · 05-09-2008, 10:44 AM

But it can't be. ALL people who live in trailers are disgusting beer-swilling low-lifes. Not?

I SAID, love your g*damn neighbor.

Sundae · 05-09-2008, 11:33 AM

I wouldn't have the antlers in my house - it's not my style at all.
Although I'd be tempted by the bear if I ever had enough money and a big enough entrance hall.

But in my opinion the antlers are ART.
And there's no ick in art, surely?

Cloud · 05-09-2008, 11:48 AM

I know, I know. You're all right, of course. Just seems in bad taste to me.

Shawnee123 · 05-09-2008, 12:01 PM

I agree. Not a huge fan of the antlers. I do like the bear. He would be cute out in front of my...er...place.

I would like something like that when I build my big log home. He would be really neat in the Great Room!

05-09-2008, 05:37 AM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Beautiful work, I hope it's a genuine email. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-09-2008, 05:51 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Wow. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-09-2008, 08:13 AM	#7
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	. Attached Images __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

05-09-2008, 10:33 AM	#9
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	"this artist needs to be seen" -- make sure it gets on all the trailer park lists. ick. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-09-2008, 10:37 AM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Elitist much? Love the bear. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-09-2008, 03:51 AM	#2
Antimatter Belt Conveyor Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 68	Nice bear. And nice carvings too. But the email smells like a hoax...

05-09-2008, 03:58 AM	#3
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	That bear is surely a stickler.

05-09-2008, 05:58 AM	#6
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Did he kill to get those antlers?? The Bear is awesome. I have a thing for Bears.

05-09-2008, 10:41 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	From the picture, I'd say it was pretty damn nice trailer park. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-09-2008, 10:44 AM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	But it can't be. ALL people who live in trailers are disgusting beer-swilling low-lifes. Not? I SAID, love your g*damn neighbor. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-09-2008, 11:33 AM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I wouldn't have the antlers in my house - it's not my style at all. Although I'd be tempted by the bear if I ever had enough money and a big enough entrance hall. But in my opinion the antlers are ART. And there's no ick in art, surely? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-09-2008, 11:48 AM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I know, I know. You're all right, of course. Just seems in bad taste to me. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!" Last edited by Cloud; 05-09-2008 at 11:54 AM.

05-09-2008, 12:01 PM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I agree. Not a huge fan of the antlers. I do like the bear. He would be cute out in front of my...er...place. I would like something like that when I build my big log home. He would be really neat in the Great Room! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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