sort of a zen moment. i had just finished the welding and i come up from the studio to loaf for a while and there's the movie on tv. i love those odd little moments.

glad to hear the quake didn't get you. we had a small tornado last week. lots of wind and hail the size of marbles. good stuff! keeps life interesting.

Yeah, you can say that again!

All is well, and life goes on.

Jamie Santellano

i appreciate that. john was one that really came together. he's got about fifteen or so brothers that didn't make it!

as to the comments i try REALLY hard to maintain my objectivity as well as a civil tongue. that said, i'll never pass up the chance for a good artistic debate!

thanks again, jason

mele

the material was a little rusty so i had to clean it up for the welding. then i let it sit outside for a month during the winter. i did take a spray bottle out a few times to ice it up on cold nights. this helps the rust to be an even coat and the thing looks really cool covered with ice. after that i put the cup brush on the dewalt grinder and hit the high spots to shine them up. the last was a coat of wal mart spray acrylic.

i made a few more of these and the pix are on my website if you want to take a look.

hutchersonsculpture.com

as to working with found objects and putting them together in an interesting fashion please see my post to charley

thanks, jason

hey nelson,

i did a whole group of these "slag sculptures" and john is my favorite. he's got the most life of his own out of all of them. this stuff is one of the most interesting materials i've run across. i'm going to post an image of another from this group which was glazed and fired raku style. ceramic glaze on metal sculpture! cool huh? look for it later in the week.

thanks for posting the "what is art?" blog. it's one of those subjects that keeps coming back around all the time without any clear definition popping up. every time someone applies one something new come along. as to the issue of ethics we can only hope that people act responsibly and be prepared to let them know most firmly when they are not. as to the fellow with the dog i think a ten pound hammer would get the point across most admirably.

thank you for your kind words and i'll try to get you to say wow later in the week. post something of yours if you can i want to see.

thanks again, jason

Jason, I checked your site and must say say you`ve got some nice work. vessel # 2, Murray`s Curve, the two clowns and definetely John are my favorites. Wanna see that raku piece.
In regards to the "what`s art" blog, well, don`t mean to drag it on, but my strong believe is that man must put his interests aside, reprogram his concience and mind, and admit that doing something wrong is an unaceptable mean to achieve something right.That simple! In this case, killing a dog to save other dogs just sucks.He is simply killing one more.More honorable would be to get on his four,tie a collar to his neck and starve to death...in the name of the issue he so strongly believes in.Bigger crimes were and are presently commited on behalf of some "humane goal",so the 10 lbs hammer proposal sounds right to say the least... Ì don`t have a site yet, but will post some pics soon. Take care. nelson.

when i was polishing the vessel i used a brush on the grinder. the first time it snagged the grinder shot across the room. this should have been warning enough but i'm a slow learner. got me right in the goodies the second time. had to sit down to pee for three days to keep from fainting.

i often learn the hard way, but i only have to learn once!

I'm sorry to hear about this accident. Were your able to walk. Sounds painful! I've done stupid things myself that I was warned not to do, and thought I could some how manage.

Using the grinder with the metal brush was quite scary, and has a very strong pull, and had things almost get away from me.

Stay safe Jason.

Jamie Santellano

I'm glad to hear to are alright....wire brushing...I'm very , very careful now.
I was working on some railings and my son was about 15 at the time...and he was doing his homework on a desk.
The wire brush bounced off my piece (I wasn't wearing a leather apron, which I wear now) and caught my shirt and proceeded to eat into me...I freaked, yelled to my son to pull the plug out...as he stood there looking at me like DUH!!!I managed to kick the plug out (years of martial arts) but I had a large grind mark across my stomach....scarification of sorts! Be careful out there, think..then think twice!!!!
Steelyjan

I too was wooking with a 4 and a half hand grinder and it cauth in my shirt! Oh! what a rush! Fortunatly, it didn't get to the skin and I am wearing an apron now to! Those are very dangerous and unpredictable!

gillis

Eye protection is a MUST with those wire wheels...the wire shoot out...Long sleeves, and an apron protects the arms, but you can still feel those wires shooting out at ya!

Cheers,

Jamie Santellano

Jason, sorry about the cup brush misshap. A worker of mine had that happen and got a nasty brush job in the belly. May this be a warning for those unexperience with unseemingly "easy" tools. Anything turning around posses big hazards to long hair, loose clothe and any fabric like thing that may come in contact with. Listen to this one Jason: a lady in kitchen was using one of those electric egg, cream beaters that have a pair of paddles,she had a loose nigth gound still on, as she was holding the artifact too close I guess, the beater caught on the gound and went for the closest breast.Her husband helped her get out of that bind...LOL. Swear God is true. So let`s all men and women be aware of these things turning fast! Sorry guys, back to metal art. nelson.

Jason, well don`t forget this an "artmetal" site , but some respectful jokes sort of makes it a bit more fun, the problem with we humans is that we tend to cross the line of matters easily and things can get caotic...Nonetheless, that "injuries-while-doing-art" blog sounds both instructive and fun at times. I`m pretty nervous and fast working and that may be a hazard by itself at times. I do keep alovera actual plant close, so burns even good ones don`t worry me at all. That works wonders in minutes.nelson.

that's pretty horrible pete. i'd say you just helped to make the decision about the stupid injury blog. (see above)

get better and thanks for the compliment.

jason

by the way very innovative use for the old water heater

Be Wary of Wire brushes...they are whirling dervishes!!!!
Steelyjan

full face mask and leather apron.

disability insurance.. and a cell phone nearby..

really..

keith

My boyfriend told me to ALWAYS keep the cell phone in the studio with me especially 'cause I work alone most of the time. Great reminder!

Jamie Santellano