Rene, I have an apartment in Buenos Aires, and I will be coming down the first week of April.
If I can, I will come by and meet you in person.

I dont do anything like the beautiful work you do- I am a blacksmith, welder, and machinist, who makes large sculptures- but I appreciate all kinds of metalwork.

My place is over in Palermo, Billinghurst y Sante Fe, but I do get down to San Telmo sometimes- I love the churripans at the little place on Carlos Calvo right next to the shoemaker- wait- is that your street?

I want to have the shoemaker make me a pair of Carpincho shoes, so I may come by. I have also been buying lots of minature yunque's at the flea market in San Telmo, but I will not be there on a Sunday this trip, so I guess I wont be buying any yunque's.

Here in the USA, most minature yunque's are London Pattern, which is a single horn style- while in BA, they are all double horned, one round and one squared off- these are never seen in the USA, (the little ones- I have a full size, 120 kg anvil that is this shape) and the little ones are quite beautiful- sometimes they are actual jewelers anvils, othertimes they are sales promotional items, with names of companies engraved in them- my favorite is Tallers Metalurgicos Alcaide, which is a beautiful little bronze yunque, almost like jewelry itself.

I will be coming down more in the years to come, and hopefully may set up a small place to work myself- although I may just find someone who will let me work in a corner of their blacksmith shop.

Ries

I have been doing some very simple and crude repousse and chasing lately, which makes it particularly impressive to see someone working at that level.

We might get to Buenos Aires in your summer, will look you up if we do.

Richard

http://www.fergusonsculpture.com
Sculptures in copper and other metals

Marvelous work.

marilyn