[TheForge] Untilitarian iron as art

[Andy Vida]

Just thought I'd share an image with you that shows the beauty of
simple, common untilitarian items when executed with great skill
in craft.

This is a wrought iron eye that I pulled out of the Columbia river
a couple of days ago.  It was heavily encrusted and I just put it
through a light etch to get the oxides and other crud off of it.

This simple piece was the product of a skilled hand and I find great
beauty in it as art in its own right.

	http://netlabs.net/~osan/Photos/WI_Eye.jpg

One of the things that I love about wrought iron is it chronicles the
hand of the maker through its story telling grain structure.