The "Making of" Gallery - Jessie Edwards

[Jessie Edwards]

And, time for an art whip. I thought I would post the build here as it advances. The ship is wood burned on mahogany veneer and put on a kind of ferrule situation over the handle. The Kraken is hand sculpted and cured in the oven.




And after painting, with the first coat of clear epoxy:

[Ron May]

Very nice Jessie.
I love the iridescence on the Kraken.

Ron

[Robert Gage]

This is astonishing, Jessie!

After waiting to see if I could work out the meaning of 'Kraken' from the context - and finding I couldn't - I've now resorted to Google. All I can say is 'Golly!' This really is the stuff of nightmares! Well, of mine, at least....

But this is very beautifully executed. As I said, astonishing!

[Rachel McCollough]

This is simply completely awesome, as only you can do, WS!

[Sven van Leeuwen]

Oh my... you really outdid yourself there Jessie. Astonishing! You are truly a woman of many talents.

I love seeing your whips come to live and this one is truly gorgeous.

Sven

[Jessie Edwards]

Thank you everyone

[Scott A. Cary]

It, most certainly, does not disappoint. Well done, Jessie!

[Jessie Edwards]

I struggled with putting this in the art section or here; however, since this does pertain to my business and ultimately, my message of heath through whipcracking, I am going to post here. As everyone knows, I have been going to school for some time for graphic design--logos and symbols being my favorite. I decided to utilize the tools I have at my disposal to make a line of swag for my whipmaking business. I'm a firm believer that looking good makes you feel good, which is why I make my whips the way I do. Beauty is motivation. I am no stranger to hip scarves and pretty hair do dads to wear while I practice, so here we go. I have coffee mugs, leggings, shirts, blankets, pillows, phone cases and in the process came up with a whip couple that represents Sui Generis Whips well. I'm still thinking of a name for my people.

Swag store: https://teespring.com/stores/sui-generi ... wag?page=1

And a couple examples:
This one changes according to what "thing" the design is on:



And I have a guy and girl version of everything



For couples



And some fitness inspiration



An oldie, but goody



'MERICA!!!! Because...'Merica.



More to come.

[Robert Gage]

Brilliant, Jessie! I hope these sell really well!

[Andrew Van Werkhoven]

Up until now my favourite handle you've made had been your "Willow", but that Kraken has stolen a place in my heart, I don't have words for how incredibly awesome that thing is, and I'm supremely jealous of the lucky lucky individual who winds up with it in their collection.

[Jessie Edwards]

Finally, The Kraken is finished and was delivered to its new owner last night. The thong is 10 feet, the handle 12 inches in dark and light blue and teal. A dreary day at the punchbowl, but I was able to get a couple of shots.

[Scott A. Cary]

Jessie, the images seem very small. Are they thumbnails thta are supposed to link to the full size photos?

[Ron May]

Scott, you might try to refresh your browser. (F5)
If you are using your phone make it a website view.
I see them as full photos.

Ron

[Rachel McCollough]

WS, what a beautiful work of art, I believe this is your best yet.

[Wolfgang Timm]

This looks absolutely beautiful!
Great job, Jessie!

[Jessie Edwards]

THEY ARE THUMBNAILS. oops cat on my keyboard. They are thumbnails.

Thank you everyone.

[Jyri Haveri]

Beatiful!

[Mark Elliott]

Love the colors, Jessing and the handle is fantastic.

[Andrew Van Werkhoven]

Simply amazing Jessie, I'm blown away by your creativity on this one.

[Jessie Edwards]

So, you all know my story and why I make whips. I really want to continue to do this with the intention of creating whips for exercise, but as everyone knows, it all has to start somewhere. I have a special concern for people who are super morbidly obese. People who find it painful to stand, who don't exercise because they think they can't. People like the old me. I was lucky enough to be able to stand and crack whips in short spurts, but some people are genuinely chair bound and this is where my idea came from: Short whips that can be used while seated in a chair and used either in the house or outside. Big deal, a short whip is pretty easy to come by, yes. I am assuming any whip will do, but when I made these, my intention was to give them a certain weight to allow them to be a little more heavy at the heel since there is no leverage that would be present by a standing body. The weight then travels lightly all the way down giving you a heel-heavy smooth whip that should be well balanced to a seated person. Here is my prototype.

3 foot 7 inches long, twisted taper core, weighted and tightly sinew bound, a hockey tape bolster with more weight (I use lead fishing line) and sinew bound, then a 12-plait overlay in 325.