[TheForge] Jesse James and Hofi

[Jim Poulimas]

Sorry - were students - of Hofi.

On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Jim Poulimas <poulmas at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ha ha who knows maybe the guy will produce some decent work. I never
> apprenticed so the bulk of my instruction was/is through classes. I've seen
> art students make ironwork with poor composition. Conversely I have been in
> classes with people who have no training in art or metal who end up having
> a remarkable aptitude for it. I doubt Jesse James will be the next Richard
> Serra but keep mind Amit Har-lev and Tsur Sadan are both students of Hofi
> and VERY respectable smiths.
>
> On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Andrew Vida <osan at netlabs.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 12/17/2011 11:56 AM, Jim Poulimas wrote:
>> > If you don't like his method... don't use it.
>>
>> Exactly.  Do what works for you.  One size almost never fits all.
>>
>> One year at Gichner's Beau Hickory was demonstrating.  Nice guy and
>> accomplished.  The one thing that surprised me, however, was his
>> one-siz-fits-all approach where he said you have to stand HERE and hold
>> the hammer THIS way and the handle MUST be 8-sided and...
>>
>> Had I taken that to heart I think I would have injured myself in some
>> non-trivial way.  I tried it and it most certainly did NOT work for me.
>>  On those occasions when I teach I always encourage people to try new
>> things - be open minded.  You never know when something new will really
>> work well for you.  Likewise, if it is strongly not working for you,
>> drop it.  Knowing the difference... that's where lies the art.
>>
>> > As far as I'm concerned the more smiths the better, celeb or
>> > otherwise.
>>
>>         Celebrity smith... OK, that's just too incongruous for my tiny
>> little
>> mind to wrap itself around.  I... I think... I think I may be  having a
>> seizure...
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