tzonoqua Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Hello All, Been a while since I've posted up anything on here, but thought I'd put up a pic of a Stargazer Lily I did a while ago that came back from the galvanizers recently. I took advantage of the lovely snowy but sunny weather to take some pics! Flower is forged from 1mm sheet and stands 160cm tall, flower head is about 60 cm across. I did three more of these flowers slightly smaller, this one was the test piece. The others were powdercoated (customer's choice) and now in the hands of the customers. I didn't manage to get any pics of those ones yet as the ground was frozen so not possible to install the sculpture... Anyway, I'm pretty happy with the result and even happy with the galvanized finish on this. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 That is quite a beautiful flower! Very well done. I am sure your customer is very happy with theirs. I would like to see the others if you are able to take pics later. Thank you for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Browne Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 That is a really nice piece. The galvanized finish against the snowy background is perfect. I would have loved to have seen a photo of all three standing together...Very nice work. Thanks for posting. -DB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senft Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzonoqua Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 Thanks for your comments! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder19 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 It's beautiful, definately a piece of work to be proud of!!! welder19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispy Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 You are just SO talented. I have seen a lot of your work posted here and always look forward to seeing more. I love the background scenery and as stated before, I'd find it hard to get any work done coz I'd be too busy admiring your beaut environment. Excellent work as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzonoqua Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Thanks again guys, have to say recently I've received a rejection from a possible outlet, and also been doing some self evaluation (criticism) with my work, wishing I'd use more traditional methods rather than relying on my MIG welder so heavily, so it's nice to hear some positives... Always good to strive to be better tho, innit? and Chrispy, yep it can look good here, but right now it's blowing a gale outside with 55 mph winds battering the house, it's snowing and today i've been so busy with stuff (not blacksmithing.. grrrr) i've not had time to light a fire, so it's cold inside too... what is it they say, there's a price for beauty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 they are beautiful as usual colleen - dont be disheartened by the rejection - its all so subjective what people want to buy/sell. they look really beautiful and totally unique :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myloh67 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 It is I agree a beautiful work, anticipational qualities exist in witnessing the gradual opening of the closed flower. Stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creek Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Great job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzonoqua Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Finally got some pics of the Lilies as installed in my client's garden. Hard to tell from the photos but the powder coat colour they chose is actually a metallic, so it sparkles in the sunlight! Clients are happy, I'm happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Hello Colleen - The lillies look great and I'm sure the client is very happy. Nightime selective lighting sure enhances the charactor of the sculpture. Great job Colleen. - JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Finally got some pics of the Lilies as installed in my client's garden. Hard to tell from the photos but the powder coat colour they chose is actually a metallic, so it sparkles in the sunlight! Clients are happy, I'm happy! Colleen, Those are awesome!! I may have missed the text referring to powder coat earlier as I thought they were actually galvanized I used to work for a company that hot galvanized the finished product and I often wondered how an artistic piece would look dipped :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzonoqua Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Dodge, the photos of the Lily in the snow-the one at the beginning of the thread, that one is hot dip galvanized. The guy at the galv plant told me that the nice silvery finish will fade and dull over time, apparently they add aluminum to the mix so it looks "shiney". The only problem with the hot dip galv is that as you may know sometimes it comes out a bit rough with slag type bits of "stuff" that need grinding off- which can be a pain with intricate work. The photos I just posted with the three together, those ones are galvanized, then powdercoated on top... sorry about the confusion!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Once again, beautiful work Colleen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispy Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Colleen, They are fantastic. I wish they were in my yard. They'd be quite a talking piece. Are they an Asiatic lily ? They look very similar even to the same style of closed flower pod. Gorgeous work, I love them, along with all of your work. Keep it up. Cheers, Chrispy :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanakablacksmith Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 These are really great. Personally I prefer the galv one but maybe that's because the backdrop looks like my home in the Southern Alps. Keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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