Well ..... I said I would takea few months off to explore .... and within two days I had a call from Ireland, which has resulted in these gates and a great sweeping stairway which I have decided to make with shapes inspired by orchids and leaves ... I have designed the stringers to have a basket weave similar to the wattle fence in Germany and this will allow for a natural growth of the ballustrading .... anyway, I guess I am getting my months of exploring new ideas and getting payed for it .....

I found a superb link to orchids that I know you will all find inspirational ... such great shapes to abstract from ...
here is the link; http://www.edit.ne.jp/~fkoichi/index.html

enjoy