Majus

Okay, I pushed myself a bit—one step further, the last step before the holidays.

From my perspective, the Dragon is definitely harder—mainly because of the head. Right now, I’m constantly practicing the Shachi fish (from the earlier video, it's more then 1 year so far, I'm lazy), I treat it as a lead-up to the Dragon.

and V@A visit :

Happy Easter a3.mp4

And in september I'm going to V&A (in my opinion the best museum in London). Blue gloves, 1 dragon and 1 snake. Today I looked closely at a lobster, a work of art. I'll never reach such a level. I liked the dragon the most. It seems to be within my reach in a few years

I have certain, not very pleasant, but rich in experiences, memories related to experts and auction houses. never again

Interesting jizai collection, the best one was the dragon — unfortunately only visible behind glass.

I had the opportunity to look at several exhibits, up close

Chiddingstone castle visit

Hi Colin, Thank you for the link, I think I have all the photos from the Internet: fish, dragons and the skeleton. (some of them very special) I don't touch the insects :). But birds, I have to think about them. All the best.

very good photos because now I have a new direction of searching, 🙏

I definitely have to go to this museum, I have to look at the 🦚 and the 🐉

short update, as i mentioned earlier, i started making shachi. the tail for now, the body is already in the plans. but the head, hmm, i'm a bit afraid of that s6.mp4

my first snake was based on photos of a snake from a british museum. then i went to the museum, and what was my surprise when it turned out how completely different this snake was compared to mine.

Hi Shogun 8 Thank you, for now I try to imitate the old masters, I'm learning. I make utsushi, if that's the right word. I have my own sign and I somehow like the pattern of the scales. I'm currently working on shachi, this time I'm basing it on an existing object, we'll see what I come up with. I'll definitely share some photos. But the next project, I don't know, I'm thinking about a sandworm from Dune. We'll see. I don't know what the Sandworm will look like, definitely not like in the picture :), this is rather a very preliminary idea

next carp, I am quite happy with it.

new snake, very flexible, but already planning some changes, mainly around the head

it's been a while. i've been trying to sort out a legal issue related to the art, it's a jungle. But I found time for new jizai okimono . .

KP, I don't recognise MF it would be nice to turn a hobby into money, and my fish: steel body

For now I only make snakes and fish. I think I like this dragon scale pattern. insects are probably on a different level. I'm slowly thinking about the dragon, but everyday problems bother me a bit Another snake , material: body (steel), eyes (brass), and I have to solve some technical problems in the case of the dragon, and some chemical ones

I met a dealer from London, he's not interested. After several attempts to contact people from Jizai Okimono's circle, I believe that it is a very closed group. Not open to new things, new people. It took me a while to achieve what I have, years of trying. I started with the snake. I modeled it on the snake from the British Museum, from the photo. I made it too big :). My first snake , material: body (steel), eyes (silver), joints (secret, I can't just do that ) articulated.avi

I have been interested in Jizai Okimono for some time, but from the technical side. So I'm not a buyer, I make them. Everyone must have a hobby :). And I think I've had some successes. But economically it is a failure, there is no interest. That's why I asked my question yesterday. Colin, may I ask you how often you can evaluate Jizai Okimono ? In my case you might be surprised

Hello. I'm new here, but this forum looks very interesting. I would like to ask about Jizai Okimono. This art is rather associated with things that are quite old. I know that new things are being created, mainly insects. I wonder if the buyer thinks only about the investment , less about the art. But what if there is something new on the market, does it threaten art or the market? Thank you very much for your reply and opinions

Nice topic, is it still alive?