[TheForge] RE: Roses

[Marc Godbout]

Thanks, Dave. They took some hammering, but my wife loves them, and
that's what counts.

I've come to really like transitions, like from square to round. Doug
Wilson has done some stuff where he transitions from rectangular in the
vertical plane to horizontal, without twisting, of course. It's a very
nice look, at least to me, and I don't see that type very often.

-Marc

On Sat, 2004-01-03 at 09:56, Dave Brown wrote:
> At 22:09 01/02/04, you wrote:
> >I made these using the anvilfire "Russian Eosw" as a base. Maine
> >differences are the choice of "bar stock" and I tapered the petals
> >section so that the outside petal section was wider than the inside
> >petals. That let me curve the base of the flower in.
> >
> >-Marc
> >
> >http://ironringforge.com/HomeProjects/RailRoses.jpg
> 
> Marc,
> 
> Really nice roses.  The transition from RR spike to rose works real 
> well.  The curving under the petals is a real plus from the basic rolled rose.
> 
> I'm also reminded of something I heard sometime back, I think it was from 
> Robb Gunter when he was talking about his roses and feathers.  He said that 
> you are making the equivalent of a caricature in steel, not trying to 
> duplicate nature.  Once all the characteristics are there, then it's a rose 
> (or feather).  Everything else may be nice, but can make the piece too 
> busy.  Or it was something along those lines.  I tend to agree with the 
> notion that too much detail detracts from the art.
> 
> Dave Brown
> Heritage Smithing
> Green Bay, WI

> 
-- 
Marc Godbout
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