[TheForge] Washington cathedral

[John Husvar]

On 11/7/06 7:19 PM, "Andy Gladish" <gladish at cnw.com> wrote:

> 
> Thanks to all who suggested a trip there- what a fantastic place!
> The Putnam gates were behind lock and key, but I got lucky when a tour guide
> found out I was a "blacksmith" and begged for the key, and took us in for a
> close up look.

Good show! If you want, ask. :)

> There were several places where the guide pointed out pieces that were made
> by Yelllin and matched by others, and I was impressed by how Yellin left
> hand rails fairly well hammer textured, and it draws the hand to touch it
> much more than does the cleaner, smoother version.

Re: texture

The mark of a mature artist is knowing when to _stop_ refining the work.