It's always an amazing experience just to browse the pieces on his site.
Only Yanik Would Carve Something Like This
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It's always an amazing experience just to browse the pieces on his site.
A branch broke off of my owl pipe during shipment. I'd be a nervous wreck waiting on that one.
At a party, that'd be about the best conversation starter in existence, and about the best chick repellent in existence simultaneously.
Haven't been out lately have you?
Nah. I prefer to worship women from afar. At least that's what the court order says to do...
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I've lived long enough to see them go from desirable to financial liabilities. If I could go back I'd punch my 14 year old self in the face and show him what he'll be missing out on while he's chasing hormones.Nah. I prefer to worship women from afar. At least that's what the court order says to do...
I'd do that just to see if it hurt in the present.
My 14 year old self was having enough trouble growing up. I'm pretty sure being punched in the face by a time traveling 60 year old wouldn't have helped anything.
Dad would always say (.)(.) and tyres, they're gunna cost you money
I’m not seeing much skill in the carvers work there, look at the hands!!
Saw this one recently, look at the skill that went into this old pipe. The folds & creases in the straw hat alone!
Saw this one recently, look at the skill that went into this old pipe. The folds & creases in the straw hat alone!
Consider the scale though. For the piece you posted, its a figural head piece so you have a larger subject where you can include much more detail. For the other one, its a larger scene so you can't get as narrow detail
Honestly I'd tell my 14 year old self that woman are way easier then I think and that the competition for their affection really doesn't know what it's doing. Or in other words my little dude it will happen more then once or twice.
I've seen some old ones that make this pipe look like a reject. Saw a very similar one that the carve added realistic looking texture to the face. Looked less like a carving and more like some weird necromancy.
Yanik certainly has carving skills. I've previously owned a couple of his pipes years ago and returned them to the market due to interior engineering issues. They didn't smoke that well and i'm not interested in display pipes. lol However, i'll admit these were not his more expensive pieces. Still nice to admire from afar!
Advice Ted Bundy could have used.
The contact would have obliterated both: remember: the same matter cannot occupy the same space.
I didn't post this particular Yanik piece as an example of his carving skill, but as an example of how extremely unusual some of his creations can be.
I've posted other examples in the past of his carving skill, which IMO are unrivaled by any I've ever seen.
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