The "Making of" Gallery - Jessie Edwards

This new Gallery replaces the former "Masters Gallery", which will work from now on as pure archive. Here you will find not only the work and art from folks who sell whips, but also from folks, who create their whips out of pure passion. And we have an additional gallery. It is called "The Gallery - Making of".
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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.

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And after painting, with the first coat of clear epoxy:
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Very nice Jessie.
I love the iridescence on the Kraken.

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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! :)
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This is simply completely awesome, as only you can do, WS!
Inch by inch.
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Post by 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.

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Thank you everyone
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It, most certainly, does not disappoint. Well done, Jessie!
I'll give it a try, Dad, but it's going to be really hard...kind of like trying to saw something in half using a banana.
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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:

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And I have a guy and girl version of everything

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For couples

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And some fitness inspiration

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An oldie, but goody

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

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More to come.
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Brilliant, Jessie! I hope these sell really well! :)
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Post by 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.
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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.

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Post by Scott A. Cary »

Jessie, the images seem very small. Are they thumbnails thta are supposed to link to the full size photos?
I'll give it a try, Dad, but it's going to be really hard...kind of like trying to saw something in half using a banana.
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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.

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WS, what a beautiful work of art, I believe this is your best yet.
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Post by Wolfgang Timm »

This looks absolutely beautiful! :)
Great job, Jessie!
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THEY ARE THUMBNAILS. oops cat on my keyboard. They are thumbnails.

Thank you everyone.
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Beatiful!
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Love the colors, Jessing and the handle is fantastic.
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Simply amazing Jessie, I'm blown away by your creativity on this one.
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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.

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