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Re: What is Worship?
(in Dark Goddesses)
I like what Tom said,and would add only that in my own orientation towards "worship",the act itself is a way of validating that there is something in the UNIVERSE that is bigger than myself,that there is a pattern,a form,and an order that I am par...
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Crenellated silicon bronze sink,mirror polished
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This is one of my SILICON BRONZE SINKS polished out to a mirror finish. It will be flush mounted in a slab of black onyx that will be water jet cut to accommodate EXACTLY the amorphous perimeter shape. You can see the sanding table in the backgrou...
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Re: fibonacci sequence
(in organic & sacred forms)
"The Power of Limits"by Gyorgy Doczi
discussion post on Mon, June 22, 2009 - 10:47 PM
Silicon Bronze Crenelated Sink
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Finally sold something...
blog entry posted Fri, June 19, 2009 - 2:07 AM
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Re: Tetrahedron and sphere of congruent volumes superimposed...
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Emphatically no,
Shape has a great deal to do with acoustic resonance. And the fact of their differing metals would also be a factor affecting acoustics. I think you realize I'm shaping these 4 round discs on a press with dies to make them conv... read more discussion post on Fri, June 19, 2009 - 1:31 AM
Re: Tetrahedron and sphere of congruent volumes superimposed...
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Oh yes I admit it...LOL
As I say I'm stumbling blind.Like moving down a long hallway in utter darkness,the only way I know when I'm off course is when I hit the wall... If I shut up(still the inner voice)and try to SEE instead of merely looking,... read more discussion post on Wed, June 17, 2009 - 9:43 PM
Sphere and Tetrahedron Intersected
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Lately I've been exploring a relationship between these two Platonic solids,(the sphere and tetrahedron with equal volumes),as I did with the sphere and cube,to see if there is a perceptible dynamic energy between them (as there was with sphere an...
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Re: Tetrahedron and sphere of congruent volumes superimposed...
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Thank you Rik and White Wizard,
for your input. I have cruised those sites before but not found the exact figure I'm interested in. Unlike the 12 pointed sphere that is CONTAINED WITHIN THE TETRAHEDRON. this figure has a sphere OF EQUAL VOLUME ... read more discussion post on Wed, June 17, 2009 - 8:45 PM
Re: Tetrahedron and sphere of congruent volumes superimposed...
(in SacredGeometry)
New image in this tribes gallery...
discussion post on Tue, June 16, 2009 - 5:34 PM
Tetrahedron and sphere of congruent volumes superimposed...
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I'm exploring a relationship between these two Platonic solids,as I did with the sphere and cube,to see if there is a perceptible dynamic energy between them (as there was with sphere and cube).As usual I am following my curiosity and intuition.My...
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discussion post on Tue, June 16, 2009 - 11:13 AM
Re: The Ownership Fallacy
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Whew !
I'm glad we got THAT straightened out...LOL Nice to see a new posting here Jason. Tribe seems rather dead of late... discussion post on Tue, June 9, 2009 - 6:27 PM
Re: Structured Water: the 10 pointed star in Sacred Geometry
(in SacredGeometry)
That 's a great site Nick,
And Vidas veron,copper is preferred for those same reasons for the wine industry. Orpheus,yes it is the spiral action of water (and most other liquids) that regenerates,and yes it can be a simple as shaping the inside ... read more discussion post on Sun, June 7, 2009 - 8:08 PM
Re: Structured Water: the 10 pointed star in Sacred Geometry
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I honestly can't remember but I think it was an Australian firm.
This is a U.K.site that sells many of Schauberger's designs. www.schauberger.co.uk/vortexjug.shtml Leslie, I used a TRIP HAMMER to crimp c... read more discussion post on Sat, June 6, 2009 - 10:10 PM
Re: Structured Water: the 10 pointed star in Sacred Geometry
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True,you could.
I've been figuring a way to shape copper pipe so the water spirals as it passes through it,and then I found it on line. someone had already done it and was manufacturing it... discussion post on Sat, June 6, 2009 - 12:37 AM
Re: Structured Water: the 10 pointed star in Sacred Geometry
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Leslie,
Schauberger's thing was that water SPIRALED as it flowed in Nature and this was key to keeping it "living". the Flow form concept may have been Steiner's I'm not exactly sure. But the Flow Forms are not geometric per se. They are amorphic... read more discussion post on Sat, June 6, 2009 - 12:33 AM
Re: Structured Water: the 10 pointed star in Sacred Geometry
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I also forgot to mention Patrick is on Tribe:
people.tribe.net/0094c70b-...707289f70b discussion post on Thu, June 4, 2009 - 7:09 PM
Re: Structured Water: the 10 pointed star in Sacred Geometry
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Sorry,I meant COPPER has an ameliorating influence on the taste of wine...
discussion post on Thu, June 4, 2009 - 5:32 PM
Re: Structured Water: the 10 pointed star in Sacred Geometry
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"Structured water" is the same thing as "living water" which there's actually allot about if you do a Google search.
Victor Schauberger investigated flowing water forms in Nature and made some significant discoveries now termed "Vortex Technology... read more discussion post on Thu, June 4, 2009 - 5:30 PM
I found an interesting design website,
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And I've been posting my work on there for several months.
It's called DESIGN SPOTTER,and it's run by Wacky Germans. It's sort of like a running magazine of new OBJECT DESIGN offerings from all over the world. The neat thing about it in my opin... read more discussion post on Thu, June 4, 2009 - 9:53 AM
The Plane at Infinity(an alternate view)
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Just wanted to show a different angle on this new symmetrical piece.
I can't express the level of completion/satisfaction I feel after having this image in my mind's eye for a year or so,then putting it together and having it appear EXACTLY as my... read more
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Merkaba or Star Tetrahedron
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I've had this piece in the back forty for several years.
But I sold it today. The client found me/it by a Google search for" tetrahedron". Turns out he started and runs Monster.com He also has the biggest camp at BURNING MAN (Root Society) and... read more
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Re: sacred geometry in manifestation
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Greenman 23,
Outstanding visual display ! I have some questions/comments etc. I am unclear how heated oil is used to create steam. I'd love to see one of your video displays revealing the guts of this heat exchanger. What program/programs did... read more discussion post on Thu, May 28, 2009 - 11:02 AM
Re: Not been around allot lately but I could use some love
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In my own limited experience,I found...
Attachment is a bitch, but it's better to feel and get hurt than to be closed off in self protective mode and never be touched by anything. Trust me,I've been down that road ,and it leads nowhere. Develo... read more discussion post on Mon, May 25, 2009 - 1:29 PM
The Plane at Infinity
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Welded steel- 20”x 20”x 20”
This shape exhibits certain Sacred Geometry characteristics as well as a tripartite radial symmetry. It has been described by a concise mathematical formula . From Wikipedia: "In geometry, Boy's surface is an im... read more
blog entry posted Thu, May 14, 2009 - 10:22 PM
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Cubic Sphere Gazebo
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Since I've had no commissions lately,I kicked this out in the last three days tapping my stockpiled materials. All recycled steel.
Height to top is 12.5 feet. Diameter of rings 9 ft. 3 inches. The rings are 3x3 angle and were rolled "mistakes "... read more
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Clamshell Platter
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Serving platter inspired by the shape and shell of a clam.
12ga.cold formed stainless steel. Diameter 12.5 inches 
Vesica Pisces Bedframe with forged fiddlehead ferns
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Finally finished this piece.
The headboard's been sitting outside for a couple of years,so I just finished the whole thing in a rust patina. It's for sale . Under $1000.oo Just saying...
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Sand Dollar
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Cold formed,engraved and chased stainless steel-2 inches diameter.
Not sure yet what this will be,maybe a belt buckle,or drawer pulls... Just trying to see if I could get the form and surface decoration somewhat realistic first.
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Quatrefoil Fruit Bowl
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Cold formed fruit bowl.
17.25 " diameter.
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Tidepool Creatures
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I've had the most delightful time researching limpets and barnacles in the past 10 days and then illustrating what I've learned in stainless steel. Not sure what these little ornaments will end up on but I'm open to suggestions...
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"Counter Intuitive" flatware set
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If you've been following the evolution of this design,you'll notice in the last set the knife was not exactly a perfect aesthetic fit with the group. I have here improved a bit on that "anomaly" and upgraded the design somewhat. This new knife is ...
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Minimalist Flatware,complete set
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So I finally got the knife design down and added to the bunch. I've been using these for almost a month and feel the weight imbalance with the long tapering handle is NOT as much of an issue as I first thought. It's not to say these are perfect ...
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Minimalist Flatware Set,WIP
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So I'm working on designing a new flatware set.
These are what I have thus far. I'm still tweaking everything but off to a good start.
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Tri-Portal,WIP
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This is a medium sized abstract sculpture that I'm currently working on. The model is:
ou8nrtist2.deviantart.com/art/T...582986 This medium sized version will be all stainless (bronze is too expensive at present),but I'm hoping t... read more
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Vertebrae Conference Table (installed)
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Wow,
They didn't waste any time. Here it is in situ. They've got some big deal meeting tomorrow . I hope their new clients will be impressed and have me make something for them too... L.A. is an as-of-yet untapped market for me thus far... ... read more
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Vertebrae Conference Table
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I got the neighbor's kid to help me assemble this beast for a photo shoot before it goes out tomorrow morning...
I feel like I just gave birth,though this gestation period was quite short (2 weeks).
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Spines R Us
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Just finished cleaning the last welds on the spine before spraying with a clear coat lacquer.
I'm basically finished with the conference table and the clients are not coming themselves but sending one of their employees up from L.A. to pick it up... read more
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Industrial Vertebrae Conference Table-WIP
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I'm almost finished,
It goes out Wednesday. I still have to weld this up and shoot it with a glossy clear coat... They're sending a van from L.A.to pick it up. I started on the 23 rd-will finish on the 7th. I'm exhausted. It will get a thick ... read more
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Current commission:
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I've been commissioned by a monster design studio in L.A. (they do animatronics ,prosthetics ,and other monster props for movies and TV). I'm building them a large industrial CONFERENCE TABLE with an organic twist. It's basically a trestle table d...
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Calla Lily Pavilion Table,WIP
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This piece is almost done... This is what's known as a Pavilion Table. It's the first thing you see when entering the client's ho... read more
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The View of my garden from my deck.
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We just had a little hail storm,and I noticed the rainbow...
Notice how green everything is,but the true winter rains are just about to start in earnest. Like I said, it was cold enough for hail. I was only able to work in my studio for a coupl... read more
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Calla Lily Sample 2
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OK well,
I was just slightly underwhelmed with that last Calla Lily leaf. It had no CRENELATIONS for Christ's sake... So here's the new and improved... I even like the natural colors of the bronze and stainless steel without patina...
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Thanksgiving set ,for 36 people
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This is the wonderful set up for the Thanksgiving feast I had the honor and pleasure of attending.
My friends borrowed my metalwork to help with the atmosphere; Art Nouveau mirror,wine rack,various candelabra etc. and all this was set up in a hu... read more
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Calla Lilly sample
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I have a commission from one of my exes to make a semi-circular pavilion table with sculpted calla lilies in bronze and stainless steel. Here's the sample of the flower parts. I'll send this shot for her approval ,then proceed from there.
The pro... read more
blog entry posted Sat, November 29, 2008 - 11:37 PM
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Sea Urchin 2
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Here's my second attempt at a realistic sea urchin (our most common species for Uni here),in forged and welded stainless steel. I've embellished the natural pentagonal symmetry of the little nubbins by variegating the buffing pattern and leaving t...
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Femur
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Forged ,welded stainless steel.
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Tetrahedral Candelabra
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The holidays are nearly upon us, a time to take stock,give thanks,and plan for the future. I thought I'd make a small votive piece I can have at the table to reinforce those ritual impulses and put quotation marks around the experience...
welded ... read more
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Cipher Text
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This is a piece about written language and the pattern of symbols that make it up. I am interested in ancient graphic languages, (as my father was before me)for their glyphic and symbolic representations. Hieroglyphs,cuneiform,runes,even modern Ka...
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New Torc
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Woven torc with button finials. all stainless steel.
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Stainless fireplace screen
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I just finished and delivered this piece tonight. I made the fireplace surround and mantel about 10 years ago and the client wanted a new screen to block the hideous airtight insert stove that was installed in the firebox(for efficiency,and becaus...
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This is one of my SILICON BRONZE SINKS polished out to a mirror finish. It will be flush mounted in a slab of black onyx that will be water jet cut to accommodate EXACTLY the amorphous perimeter shape. You can see the sanding table in the background that allowed me to sand the edge perfectly flat after trimming with a cut off-saw. It seemed the simplest most expeditious way to accomplish the task...
Wed, July 1, 2009 - 12:29 AM
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The pattern seen inside the bowl is the reflection of the ceiling joists in my shop. The pol... read more 
Lately I've been exploring a relationship between these two Platonic solids,(the sphere and tetrahedron with equal volumes),as I did with the sphere and cube,to see if there is a perceptible dynamic energy between them (as there was with sphere and cube).
Wed, June 17, 2009 - 8:58 PM
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As usual I am following my curiosity and intuition.My initial researches on the net uncovered only ONE image of these two shapes intersected with congruent volumes. The author said the sphere symbolized the feminine principle and the tetra... read more 
Just wanted to show a different angle on this new symmetrical piece.
Thu, June 4, 2009 - 9:20 AM
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I can't express the level of completion/satisfaction I feel after having this image in my mind's eye for a year or so,then putting it together and having it appear EXACTLY as my inner three D rotational program projected it. The process is quite addicting really. I know,I know,I'm in my own little world as my older sister always says... Now I'm seeing this organic form as 4 feet in diameter instead of 20 inches,and don... read more 
I've had this piece in the back forty for several years.
Thu, May 28, 2009 - 9:41 PM
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But I sold it today. The client found me/it by a Google search for" tetrahedron". Turns out he started and runs Monster.com He also has the biggest camp at BURNING MAN (Root Society) and plans to use this piece as an entrance sculpture to his camp there...Those of you going,please be nice to him... Welded stainless steel-height 10' 
Welded steel- 20”x 20”x 20”
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This shape exhibits certain Sacred Geometry characteristics as well as a tripartite radial symmetry. It has been described by a concise mathematical formula . From Wikipedia: "In geometry, Boy's surface is an immersion of the real projective plane in 3-dimensional space found by Werner Boy in 1901 (he discovered it on assignment from David Hilbert to prove that the projective plane could not be immersed in 3-space). Unlike the Roman surface and the cross-ca... read more 
Since I've had no commissions lately,I kicked this out in the last three days tapping my stockpiled materials. All recycled steel.
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Height to top is 12.5 feet. Diameter of rings 9 ft. 3 inches. The rings are 3x3 angle and were rolled "mistakes " from the rolling mill. I bought a truckload a couple of years ago and am slowly making my way through the stack. Only 12 bolts hold the whole structure together. It is quite stout. One can easily climb all over it with no loss of structural integri... read more 
Serving platter inspired by the shape and shell of a clam.
Fri, April 24, 2009 - 2:31 PM
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12ga.cold formed stainless steel. Diameter 12.5 inches 
Finally finished this piece.
Wed, April 22, 2009 - 1:41 AM
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The headboard's been sitting outside for a couple of years,so I just finished the whole thing in a rust patina. It's for sale . Under $1000.oo Just saying... 
Cold formed,engraved and chased stainless steel-2 inches diameter.
Sat, April 18, 2009 - 12:15 PM
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Not sure yet what this will be,maybe a belt buckle,or drawer pulls... Just trying to see if I could get the form and surface decoration somewhat realistic first. 
I've had the most delightful time researching limpets and barnacles in the past 10 days and then illustrating what I've learned in stainless steel. Not sure what these little ornaments will end up on but I'm open to suggestions...
Sun, April 5, 2009 - 5:13 PM
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If you've been following the evolution of this design,you'll notice in the last set the knife was not exactly a perfect aesthetic fit with the group. I have here improved a bit on that "anomaly" and upgraded the design somewhat. This new knife is still not a perfect fit visually with the others ,but it's better. The new title for the set,"Counter Intuitive" was offered by my friend Peter and is not only a play on the fact that these tools are used at a counter,to eat,but also that the design ...
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Fri, March 13, 2009 - 4:39 PM
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So I finally got the knife design down and added to the bunch. I've been using these for almost a month and feel the weight imbalance with the long tapering handle is NOT as much of an issue as I first thought. It's not to say these are perfect by any means ,but the whole point was to design a relatively aesthetic and serviceable set in the Minimalist Style that would be easy to manufacture with current laser cutting.
Wed, March 11, 2009 - 4:00 PM
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So,I'm willing to make the compromise of the not-so-perfect balance in f... read more 
So I'm working on designing a new flatware set.
Wed, March 4, 2009 - 12:18 AM
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These are what I have thus far. I'm still tweaking everything but off to a good start. 
This is a medium sized abstract sculpture that I'm currently working on. The model is:
Sun, February 22, 2009 - 12:12 PM
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ou8nrtist2.deviantart.com/art/T...582986 This medium sized version will be all stainless (bronze is too expensive at present),but I'm hoping to make the big one (if there ever IS a big one) with bronze and stainless (like the model). It is in the vice SIDEWAYS so it may be a bit difficult at first to see that it is the same (relative)shape as the model.I won't really know which orientatio... read more 
Wow,
Thu, January 8, 2009 - 1:57 PM
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They didn't waste any time. Here it is in situ. They've got some big deal meeting tomorrow . I hope their new clients will be impressed and have me make something for them too... L.A. is an as-of-yet untapped market for me thus far... This is a small monster design studio (they make monsters ,prosthetics,and animatronics). They're called "Almost Human". Check em out online: www.almosthuman.net/ 
I got the neighbor's kid to help me assemble this beast for a photo shoot before it goes out tomorrow morning...
Tue, January 6, 2009 - 4:47 PM
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I feel like I just gave birth,though this gestation period was quite short (2 weeks). 
Just finished cleaning the last welds on the spine before spraying with a clear coat lacquer.
Sun, January 4, 2009 - 6:07 PM
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I'm basically finished with the conference table and the clients are not coming themselves but sending one of their employees up from L.A. to pick it up on Tuesday morning... 
I'm almost finished,
Sun, January 4, 2009 - 1:12 AM
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It goes out Wednesday. I still have to weld this up and shoot it with a glossy clear coat... They're sending a van from L.A.to pick it up. I started on the 23 rd-will finish on the 7th. I'm exhausted. It will get a thick glass top 4' x 9' 
I've been commissioned by a monster design studio in L.A. (they do animatronics ,prosthetics ,and other monster props for movies and TV). I'm building them a large industrial CONFERENCE TABLE with an organic twist. It's basically a trestle table design with legs of heavy I-beam but a large sculpted steel spinal column with big vertebrae to span the length and connect the two trestle ends. The top will be a huge sheet of thick glass 4' x 9'.
Wed, December 31, 2008 - 4:16 PM
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This is a very rough sketch to illustrate my conc... read more 
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Sun, December 21, 2008 - 11:59 PM
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This piece is almost done... This is what's known as a Pavilion Table. It's the first thing you see when entering the client's house. It goes against the wall of the entry hallway and will get a glass top.It's almost finished. Just a few minor details to clear up. Some patina spots need redoing,otherwise it's finished. Client's happy. Bronze leaves and flower stalk. Polishe... read more 
We just had a little hail storm,and I noticed the rainbow...
Sun, December 14, 2008 - 5:34 PM
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Notice how green everything is,but the true winter rains are just about to start in earnest. Like I said, it was cold enough for hail. I was only able to work in my studio for a couple of hours today,just too damn cold... As long as my dwarf citrus trees in the greenhouse don't freeze,I will have no reason to whine... This was shot at sunset. 
OK well,
Sat, December 6, 2008 - 10:20 PM
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I was just slightly underwhelmed with that last Calla Lily leaf. It had no CRENELATIONS for Christ's sake... So here's the new and improved... I even like the natural colors of the bronze and stainless steel without patina... 
This is the wonderful set up for the Thanksgiving feast I had the honor and pleasure of attending.
Sun, November 30, 2008 - 10:18 AM
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My friends borrowed my metalwork to help with the atmosphere; Art Nouveau mirror,wine rack,various candelabra etc. and all this was set up in a huge tent with astro turf and heating...very decadent indeed. Marvelous iconoclasts,brilliant creative artists,musicians,writers,scientists,filmmakers,and entrepreneurs. It was a blast... 
I have a commission from one of my exes to make a semi-circular pavilion table with sculpted calla lilies in bronze and stainless steel. Here's the sample of the flower parts. I'll send this shot for her approval ,then proceed from there.
Sat, November 29, 2008 - 11:37 PM
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The process; The bronze leaf is welded to a bronze stalk I've rolled with hammer work. There is a stainless 3/8ths headless bolt recessed and welded in the top of the stalk. The flower head in polished stainless has a nut welded inside the bottom of the bl... read more 
Here's my second attempt at a realistic sea urchin (our most common species for Uni here),in forged and welded stainless steel. I've embellished the natural pentagonal symmetry of the little nubbins by variegating the buffing pattern and leaving the heat patina for color...
Wed, November 26, 2008 - 3:08 PM
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4 inch diameter. 
The holidays are nearly upon us, a time to take stock,give thanks,and plan for the future. I thought I'd make a small votive piece I can have at the table to reinforce those ritual impulses and put quotation marks around the experience...
Tue, November 18, 2008 - 11:48 PM
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welded stainless steel. Height- 6 inches. 
This is a piece about written language and the pattern of symbols that make it up. I am interested in ancient graphic languages, (as my father was before me)for their glyphic and symbolic representations. Hieroglyphs,cuneiform,runes,even modern Kanji all come from a place of pictorial representation. As an artist,I'm interested in that process and evolution, as a means of communicating meaning. This piece of plasma-cut industrial scrap steel looks to me like some ancient form of written langu...
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Tue, November 18, 2008 - 6:00 PM
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Woven torc with button finials. all stainless steel.
Fri, November 7, 2008 - 5:46 PM
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I just finished and delivered this piece tonight. I made the fireplace surround and mantel about 10 years ago and the client wanted a new screen to block the hideous airtight insert stove that was installed in the firebox(for efficiency,and because we have new pollution regulations about open hearths in the county).
Tue, November 4, 2008 - 10:59 PM
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The surround is CURVED and has been bead blasted. That's why it has a matte finish,but it too is stainless steel. To lend an accenting contrast ,I've designed and built a screen ... read more 
I recently saw "Ironman"and was pleasantly surprised at the high production values of the film. I have begun to fabricate my own fully enclosed ballistic helmet in polished stainless steel.
Tue, October 28, 2008 - 5:39 PM
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It is a daunting task to cold form 1/8th thick stainless plate to the exact contours of my skull sans padding...LOL I have GREAT RESPECT for the armorers craft at this point... The extreme rear plate at the back of the skull will be hinged. I'm now exploring a low profile flush mechanism closure... The... read more 
It seems as if we need this symbol now in this country ,more than ever...
Wed, October 22, 2008 - 3:36 PM
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Rather than a sword to unite our people and "Heal" the land,I think the Grail cup is an even more appropriate Quest... Welded stainless steel. Height- 4 1/4 inches. Width of cup-4 inches. The sphere in the stem represents octahedral symmetry in its spherical representation. The octahedron is the second shape of the 5 Platonic solids and is important in the study of Sacred Geometry. It relates to air. The bronze ... read more 
This is another kitchen knife I've retrofit this afternoon to serve my needs.
Mon, October 13, 2008 - 10:08 AM
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As with the "Chef's Knife",I've fabricated a custom stainless handle that puts the balance point BEHIND THE BOLSTER. The santoku design is particularly effective with tomatoes. Those hollow ground dimples really make the blade slide through unimpeded...The short fat handle is designed to be wrapped with only three fingers as I always rest my forefinger forward of the bolster against the blade. Blade is 6 3/4inche... read more 
This is a better representational shot of this piece.
Mon, October 13, 2008 - 10:06 AM
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I've made a little cradle with a flexible clevis at the top to "prove" the balance point for the photo. Most chef's blades have a balance point forward of the bolster. This knife is unusual in that it's balance point is BEHIND the bolster ON THE HANDLE. As usual I've done something in my fabrication which is completely counter to the popular model as to what's accepted as"correct", in a kitchen knife. As I said before,I made this knife fo... read more 
Continuing with the theme of works designed with convex ellipses...Matching wasabi bowls.
Sat, October 4, 2008 - 8:20 PM
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Cold formed ,welded stainless steel. Both the proportions (length x width) of the formed elliptical cup, and the flat rectangular base of these little wasabi dishes are in a Phi relationship (Golden Ratio).The cup is welded to the base. I generally choose pleasing proportions for most of my work by instinct and intuition. After 30 years of shape research striving to make objects beautiful,I find more ... read more 
This is not a dolphin helmet ! LOL
Thu, September 25, 2008 - 7:23 PM
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It is a wrist cuff. Cold formed ,welded stainless steel. 
More variants inspired by the Towie Stone.
Tue, September 23, 2008 - 7:19 PM
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This one is more like a seed pod than any mathematical geometry. welded stainless steel. The rainbow colors occurred after I polished the outside of the object then reheated the interstices with the torch. 
This is a further exploration and more accurate model inspired by the "Towie Stone",
Sun, September 21, 2008 - 8:48 PM
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www.freebase.com/view/wiki...d/11652748 I have left off surface ornamentation in order to retain emphasis on SHAPE. I see this as a model of a larger sculpture in bronze or stainless ,or some combination of both. At the same time as being merely a lovely shape it also represents tetrahedral symmetry related to Sacred Geometry. Sacred Geometry Shapes,beginning with the five platonic s... read more 
Had to make a quick something just for a break from my somewhat intense archaeological research of late...
Sat, September 20, 2008 - 8:22 PM
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The large tubular stainless steel neckring holds the smaller ring in place by tension,and pulls apart to put on .Small pins are welded into the sides of the smaller ring and socket into the terminations of the large ring.All parts swivel. The blue glass marble is mounted just like: ou8nrtist2.deviantart.com/art/B...298720 so it's open on both sides t... read more 
This stainless steel ball exhibits tetrahedral symmetry in it's spherical manifestation. This is basically more Sacred Geometry model making,but I am inspired by the 4oo odd Neolithic stone balls discovered in Scotland (mostly in Aberdeenshire)which archaeologists have yet to discern their historical use(many of which seem to be models of the five Platonic solids,the building blocks of Sacred Geometry,and all matter in the known Universe). As with other archaeological artifacts (usually metal...
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Sun, September 14, 2008 - 12:32 AM
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Here's another version of "Squaring the Circle" ,again in three dimensions,in a size that's portable.
Wed, August 27, 2008 - 2:35 PM
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Welded,cold formed, stainless steel. These two complimentary Sacred Geometry shapes(CUBE and SPHERE) with (nearly) identical volumes,when intersected, cause a subtle but palpable energy resonation. Sort of like a reset button. I know the words I've used to describe this effect are sort of vague and New Age. I'm sorry but I have No Idea what's going on on the "scientific" level. But this d... read more 
I have been counseling the neighbors cat for a couple of years now.
Sat, August 23, 2008 - 1:24 PM
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Not because I need the dead birds she pays with or because I’m fond of her horrendous fish breath. No, I do this because I CAN, I recognize the NEED, and because at this particular juncture of my life I feel a natural urge to ”give something back”. Let’s just say it’s my little way to contribute to the welfare of the neighborhood. And as you might expect this individual suffers from the typical garden variety maladies so ty... read more 
For the same client at Burning Man ,he commissioned me to make a torch as a gift for the folks who have made the art installation piece "The Celtic Forrest"...
Fri, August 22, 2008 - 1:06 PM
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Welded stainless steel. Torch is 16 inches high and rests in a 6 foot holder . 
A piece for a client going to burning man, to light the entrance to his camp...
Fri, August 22, 2008 - 2:07 AM
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welded stainless steel. 
OK,so here's tonight's harvest,in anticipation of the solar eclipse tomorrow and new moon ,yada yada...
Thu, July 31, 2008 - 7:17 PM
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In the basket on the right from the garden we have; Zucchini and yellow star something squash. tomatoes ,both green and ripe. And from the orchard,the sweetest peaches I'VE EVER HAD. And on the left in the "crenelated "fruit bowl ,are yellow plums,thanks to Luther Burbank (a local) who let loose many AWESOME re-engineered fruit strains that now grow WILD across the county...Sainthood w... read more 
More Chopsticks in stainless steel with a couple of new forged patterns.
Tue, July 22, 2008 - 8:43 PM
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Length- 8 inches. 
I felt a tickle inside my shirt on my chest and gingerly removed this guy who doubtless came in on me from the garden where I had been working.
Sat, July 19, 2008 - 3:20 PM
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He posed long enough for me to take his portrait ,then I took him back to his favorite habitat,the garden. He is venomous but his bite is apparently not serious for humans. He seemed to be in a good mood anyway and thanked me for my gentleness... Believe it or not that's one of my eyebrow hairs in front of him...LOL
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