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Mercy kills the war horse

workhorse - Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 12:33am
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Mercy kills the war horse

Here is a piece I did at the beginning of the invasion. I used to work in an art foundry. I am interested in all forms of metal work but am most practiced in bronze casting. Recently I have been doing a lot of fabrication due to the high costs of bronze.


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Paula's picture

WOW

Paula - Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 7:29am

That is really beautiful!

Paula
Guthrie, MN


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Bill Roberts's picture

incredible detail. What are

Bill Roberts (not verified) - Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 8:28am

incredible detail. What are the dimensions? I'd love to see some close up shots of the details. Look forward to seeing more of your work.
bill


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workhorse's picture

Excellent work

workhorse - Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 12:50am

Hi Bill Just got a chance to check out your web site. The Nubian Dreamer is fantastic! Do you do drawings for your organic pieces or are they free form?


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Bill Roberts's picture

thanks, Workhorse. I

Bill Roberts (not verified) - Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 6:13pm

thanks, Workhorse. I appreciate that. "Nubian Dreamer is a personal fav of mine.
Some pieces are drawn out first.....but others just "evolve". The evolutionary approach sometimes has the feeling of "taking me for a ride".......and I love the journey as much as the destination most times. :)

Some of the assemblages are more like "flower arranging", where I've just played/forged individual pieces as if they were "stand alone sculptures" and then I grab a bunch of pieces and see where/how they "nest". Put a lil spring clamp on them.......and then "live" with them a while......IF/When I become satisfied......I weld them together. Some of the outcomes I don't think I could have designed LOL.

"Eternal Embrace" in my sculpture section is one of those that "evolved", it's only five pieces. It started it's life as the two that make up the main body...the other three pieces eventually "fell in place".

"Nurture" is one that all four pieces just nested and happened.

I'm blown away with your wax work. Beautiful...my first thought was that it was repousse'. GORGEOUS

Bill


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Frank Castiglione's picture

Really Good

Frank Castiglione - Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 9:28am

Hi Workhorse,
I'm totally impressed. Lets see more of your work.Is this a bronze casting?
Frank


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peggy's picture

Hi Workhorse, This is a

peggy - Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 1:18pm

Hi Workhorse,

This is a really beautiful piece. What sort of technique did you use (e.g., casting, repousse) & what are the dimensions?


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grizz's picture

Beautiful work, great to

grizz - Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 11:03pm

Beautiful work, great to have you here.

"GRIZZ"
www.grizzlyiron.com


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workhorse's picture

Thanks Grizz

workhorse - Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 12:57am

I enjoyed looking at your work. I like the detail of the bird and the nest a lot. I wanted to ask you how old some of the pieces on the site were? I have recently been working in steel a lot and have found the finishes to be the most problematic. I have done some experiments with birchwood casey products for color, but as far as protection goes I am still looking for something to satify. Any recommendations?


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grizz's picture

Thankyou

grizz - Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 10:24am

Some of the gate a were done 15 years ago, we just built a new website so we are updating new as well as old pics weekly.

A lot of the patinas and dyes I use are from Sculpt Nouveau and Birchwood Casey. We also make our own patinas and permanent markers help also.

"GRIZZ"


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workhorse's picture

About the relief

workhorse - Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 12:31am

Wow! Thank you all for the generous compliments. To answer your questions: The piece is 17" x 21" x 1/4"thick. The original was sculpted in wax over a period of nine months, and the piece was cast in bronze. I used the lost wax technique with a ceramic shell mold for the pour. I had problems getting the sword thin enough for my satisfaction so I cast it separately, and ground it down once it was in bronze. The patina was your basic liver of sulphur and ferric nitrate combo. I am in the middle of putting together a web site (well trying anyway) should have some more picts once I am finished processing my images.


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Monumental

visitor - Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 9:54am

Your work is very accomplished and has a monumental quality to it. Very well composed. I see you have a clear style that appears in this piece and your avatar.

Would love to see more of your work and welcome to the forum.

Fred


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Fred Zweig's picture

It would be great to see

Fred Zweig - Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 10:01am

It would be great to see close-ups of this piece and to learn more about you and your work.

Fred

Fred Zweig
Metalsmith


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NELSON's picture

Workhorse I love your work,

NELSON - Monday, February 25, 2008 - 11:56pm

Workhorse I love your work, the details on the woman,the branches, the composition all and the craftmanship is topquality. Please showmore ofyour work. Nelson


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SteelyJan's picture

Hi Workhorse....love this piece....

SteelyJan - Tuesday, February 26, 2008 - 9:03pm

I absolutely love the horse in your panel...what is this piece about. The horse is so fluid and elongated. Truly mystical..Would love to see it closer. Janet R.
By the way are you in Con.? That means your closest to me in NYC????


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workhorse's picture

Hi janet

workhorse - Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:16pm

Thanks. I did this piece at the start of the invasion of Iraq. I wanted very much to create something to counter the destruction that was about to follow. In answer o your other question I am about 1 /12 hours north of the city.


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