AdrianWood

Some very nice work you have done there. Really like the forged texture at the base of the candlesticks.

Many thanks, you get the flashbacks as well eh!

Many thanks! i seem to be getting a few Psychadelic flashbacks recently!!Must be my student years catching up on me finally.!!

i just fitted the second set of gates for the client i made the disc gates for. These ones were kind of based upon the Sculptures and mobiles of Alexander Calder.

That is lovely work,there is so much movement and expression. were they made for a gallery or a private client?

Thanks alot for the great comments. I wish the owner of the cafe had given half as much good comments as this!!!

Thanks, the height of the arch to the very top leaf is 3.6 meters. About 13ft i think.

I have some more gates that i will be posting very soon, The are for the same client i did the disc gates for. They are very colourful!!!

they are welded from the back and the pieces are fixed to the wall.

Have just finished and fitted two wall sculptures for a local resteraunt/cafe called Cafe 85. They are based on the logo and a bottle of champagne popping open! The bursts on the champagne have candle holders on the to take small tea lights.

Thank you very much frosty.

Thanks so much for all your fantastic comments, they are really appreciated.

many thanks, the archway is the start of a walk called the Teessdale Way which runs near the workshop.

The local authorities poured the concrete base a couple of weeks ago, so i finally fitted the archway last friday.

really love this piece Ian what did you form the face over? If this is the maquette i would love to see the full size sculpture. in fact if you need assistance i am available!! Have you seen the sculptural face at Bedes World in Jarrow? It is amazing, and i think it is made from fine firescreen mesh. Good work bud.

Sue i have just found the details of Willem Jonkers I hope this is of some help. St. Willem Jonkers III Maalderijstraat 6 7411 CK Deventer Tel: 0570-601160 Fax: 0570-601012 E-mail: artsmith@planet.nl

Hi Sue, i think there is a blacksmith in Holland Called Willem Jonkers just google the name i am sure you will find him. If you have any problems let me know and i will look through the BABA handbook and find some details

Yes it is. It is called Frosterly Marble. It is quarried at a town called Frosterly Near County Durham. At present they just crush it for road chippings. The guy that i worked alongside, Keith Murray, did all the carving and polishing. He is now working in the quarry doing some amazing work with huge chunks of the stone. I think his web address is Keith Stuart Murray Gallery if you cannot find it i will try and get the address for you if you are interested.

Yes i worked with Brian for 3 years. I left about 4 years ago to become self employed. He is an awesome smith and i am honored to call him a friend. Do you Know Brian at all? Have you worked for him?

Thank you very very much, really appreciate the comments

Here are a few more images you requested. Hope they are ok for you. i have a disc with alot more images on, if there are particular shots you want then let me know and i will try and sort something out.

Many thanks Reb, really appreciate the comments. It was a fun commission, and i still have 2 more gates to do for him.

Hello Uri Many thanks for you comments they are very appreciated. Hope you are well. We did meet briefly at Ironbridge, I know we were both very busy with our panels for the friendship Pillar. I must say i did like your piece very much, unfortunately i missed your talk, which i really was looking forward to. It was a very hectic weekend, But one i will remember forever. I was at Terry clarkes workshop recently to do some final touches to the panels and to the pillar, it is looking very good and should be going to Liverpool towards the end of the year for the European city of culture celebrations. Will you be coming to England at all this year? hope to meet you again soon. All the very best Adrian.

You are so right and i will have one or even two beers on you !!

Many, many thanks for that, this is the most refreshing thing i find about blacksmiths and blacksmithing in general, the sharing, the goodwill, the giving of information the desire to pass on what knowledge we have gained to the benefit of others. i am honored to think i have inspired someone. Abenakis- what projects do you have on the go at the moment?