I don't know if anyone is even looking in this thread any more, so I may be rambling to myself, but if I'm rambling, maybe it's just as well that no one looks.

For various reasons, it's been at least a half dozen years or so since I made anything along these lines, this project was a reminder of how much I enjoy it and look forward to creating more stuff.
But upon completing the HIB, I was also reminded of something else - the completion of a project is always a double edged sword.
On one side of it, I'm naturally pleased when I finished something, and it's turned out okay and I can just step back and enjoy it.
On the other side, I then have decide what I want to do next. The ideas aren't the problem, the problem in that area is having too many of those, I've got a long list. No, the problem is deciding which project I want to tackle next.

Top of the list right now;
-I have enough basswood on hand to carve at least two full size figures and hands, maybe three.
-Before my shop went idle, I cast some head shells to make clones of my Rudy figure I created because I wanted to make some more of him to send out into the world.
-I also cast some shells for my MoonHead figures. I had made six originally, keeping one for myself which I ended up donating to Vent Haven. So I'd like to make another for myself along with another "batch" to send out into the world also.
-I posted in another thread about having carved three small heads, keeping one for myself which I also carved hands for, but I've yet to make a body for him.(This one is really taking the lead in my mind because it's a long time unfinished project, and the hard part, all the carving is done - except I'm thinking of carving his feet and body as well - so we'll see if he's next.....)
-I'd also really like to do some more of my small vent sculptures. I really like those myself. But they are something I can do without having to be out in the shop.

Well, that's the top stuff on the list - decisions, decisions......

I'm glad you will be again soon creating. I enjoy seeing your work.

Thank you Jim, and you already know the feeling is mutual. I'm really looking forward to seeing what comes out of your future carvings.

I read all of your threads, and I read the updates every time one pops to the top of the forum.

Since I am by a court order not permitted to touch any tools since the fire that burned down my house from the last repair I attempted, I can only look and admire your handy work.

Hmmmm.....we have a house up for sale, but the market not being so great anywhere, and even worse where we lived, is there any chance you'll be visiting upstate NY - I'd love to have you do some work on that house for me......

Hey Dave,

I love these photos. You mentioned MoonHead figures above. Do you have any photos of them.

Thanks

Kyle

Sadly, I only have a few pictures of the one I kept for myself.
Here are the two best pictures I have of him which are really good pictures because they are from pictures taken by the local newspaper photographer when they did an article about me just before I sent him off to Vent Haven;





And here's a picture I found of him without his body and hat (I think it might be the same one, or it might be one of the other ones I made, not sure from the crummy picture);



These are the specs from the webpage I created about them way back when;

"The heads of the MoonHeads are typically about 3 and 1/2 inches high and mounted on a headstick.
The mouth is operated with a lever on the headstick.
The "spring" is a simple rubber band, with easy access inside for replacement, & a place to store spare rubber bands within the head.
The body is a cloth body with stuffed arms (and molded hands).
The idea behind this creation was a small, portable, foldable, pocketable, take-anywhere hard figure."

Those specs for the first batch weren't completely accurate, those ones didn't have molded hands, I left the stuffed hands that were on the bodies I bought for that first batch, but future ones to be made were/are going to have molded hands.
I don't know what the bodies will be on the next ones. I have another body exactly like the one in the picture which I'll use to make a duplicate of the one in the picture for the one I keep, I guess I'll figure that out when the time comes.

I also created a story about the MoonHeads which can be seen on their webpage;
http://dickensndave.bravehost.com/moonhds.htm

I think I'm mostly torn between doing the body for that small carved figure or more MoonHeads, I really miss having my own Moonhead - maybe I'll work on both at the same time.

Dave,

Real cute characters. Are they any relation to the Moonies?

Steve

http://www.thedummyshoppe.com/blog

Thank you.
Who are the Moonies?

Hey Dave,

Very nice. Thank you for the photos. You are very talented.

Kyle

Thank you Kyle.

Nice work Dave. I really love the book.

I can do some electrical repairs for you; this would guarantee an insurance claim; working on the gas stove is assurance of a complete loss..

O wait the court order pervents me from holding tools in my hand

The court order is in CA, not NY.


Thank you Mr. Pitts.

You can keep the NY house and become a snowbird!!
Dan
http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com

Dave,

look what I found in the computer files;

Here's another one;

Dave,

is this also some of your work?

Donald! You have pictures of the other two books that I made and sold!
At one time, I lost a lot of pictures from a computer crash, so this is SO cool to see them again!
That last picture with the two heads isn't mine though.

I'm still looking for more pixs. Wish I had been one of the fortunate to buy one of them.