Horse head Update

Frank Castiglione - Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 8:09pm

Horse Head Update

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horse head

visitor - Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 10:03pm

Wow !! what a treasure , he is beautiful...

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Thank You

Frank Castiglione - Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 8:26am

Hi Visitor,
Thank you. I'm honored by your comment.
Frank

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horsehead

lin - Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 10:47am

He's wonderful, Frank, very fluid and powerful. Lin

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Rebar Burner

Frank Castiglione - Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 11:14am

Hi Lin,
Thank you very much.I fantasize making a whole horse in that scale. Around two bales of rebar a day,eh?
Frank

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That's great Frank, his mane

mele miller - Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 4:21pm

That's great Frank, his mane is very lively! I would love to see him from the front also. What is he going to do or is he just for you? I wish I could come to your shop some day.
Mele

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Upfront...sort of

Frank Castiglione - Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 5:09pm

Hi Mele,
Here's the best shot I have at the moment. I plan to have the Horse head as public art in the City of Munising in a proposed pocketpark in front of Munising High school. The school team name is Mustangs.
FrankUpfront Horse Head

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Lovely

topps35 - Friday, March 26, 2010 - 6:41pm

Its beautiful Frank, lovely movement and a really gentle look. I used to ridea lot when I was younger, the gentle face brought back some lovely memories of my horse. They are truly majestic creatures. Shame you cant make the rest of him.
Regards
Michelle

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Thanks

Frank Castiglione - Friday, March 26, 2010 - 8:45pm

Hi Michelle,
Thank you. I'm touched that good memories were invoked.

Making a complete horse would be a dream come true, literally.Who knows,right?

I hit the mane with my gloved hand and the whole thing made a tone so low my pants vibrated.As you well know, different scale brings unexpected challenges, discoveries and opportunities. I like that.
Frank

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This is a wonderful piece.

earthboar jewelry - Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 9:25am

This is a wonderful piece. Great work! Cathy

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Thank You

Frank Castiglione - Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 9:49am

Hi Cathy,
Thank you.
Frank

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Beautiful Frank

SteelyJan - Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 2:37pm

The horse has shaped up beautifully....is it finished??? I would love to see some solid pieces intermingled in the mix....What's your end plan for it?
Steelyjan

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OMG!!!

SteelyJan - Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 2:40pm

Just had a vision of some type of glass form inside the horse's framework...
sorry haven't even been drinking yet...just flashed in my head...It is exquisite!
Horses truly are amazing creatures, love riding and miss it...SteelyJan

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This really is a great

Rob Sigafoos - Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 5:19pm

This really is a great piece, Frank. It really caught my eye as I was looking through. I agree with SJ- horses are amazing creatures. Having worked with them for 30+ years I am still capitivated and inspired by their movement.
Rob

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Time Stops

Frank Castiglione - Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 10:40pm

Hi Rob,
Thank you.Every time I see a horse now, I have to drop everything and just gaze. Beethoven's Pastoral gets played quite a bit while I'm working on this one. Time stops.
Frank

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There's Glass In My Future

Frank Castiglione - Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 10:24pm

Hi SteelyJan,
Thanks. You know, that's a fascinating concept.I love how you work glass into pieces.Its uncharted territory for me.

I'm almost done with the horse.Today I worked on his forelock (I think that's what its called)I also need to put in some discrete bracing here and there. I'm still scratching my head when it comes to the pedestal. I'm showing it in a few weeks at a home show, so I made some (removable) training wheels to get it around.

I WILL use glass in a future piece!
Frank

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Hi Frank, way late in

eligius1427 - Monday, March 29, 2010 - 10:00am

Hi Frank, way late in posting, but your Horse is really evolving into a great piece. I'm excited to see the final piece.

Jake

Jake Balcom
Mettle Design
Lincoln, NE

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Child Proof . . .

Frank Castiglione - Monday, March 29, 2010 - 11:22am

Hi Jake,
Thank you,Jake. Its visually complete, but I need to put all these little structural thingies in without screwing up the overall appearance.I can't have anything that a strong person good grab and distort. There are three foot runs of 1/2" rebar. I have to stiffen them. The forelocks were placed to act as bracing for the mane and head, that blended in well.Today looks perfect for the task, tally ho . .

Frank

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