design

The rose and the butterfly

gillis - Sunday, July 4, 2010 - 2:41pm

Hi everyone, I've been away for quite a while for personnal reasons but I'm back with My latest creation... I hope you guys will like it...

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Lucky Day

eligius1427 - Friday, December 18, 2009 - 11:32pm

Hi all, Just found out today that two sculpture proposals were accepted for an RFP for a riverwalk up in Yankton, SD. Thought I'd post the proposals.

The Traveler

River Flight

eligius1427 - Friday, December 18, 2009 - 11:30pm

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The Traveler

eligius1427 - Friday, December 18, 2009 - 11:29pm

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salt etching on stainless steel

jalal a.w. - Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 1:10pm

Sculpture Gallery | design

This is 2 of my latest work, I experimented some salt etching for the first time, the results was fantastic, hope you like them.
jalal aw

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My new website!

DesignerMetal - Friday, August 28, 2009 - 3:58am

Hey guys I just got my website up and running. I would love it if yall would go check it out and let me know what you think (HONESTLY what you think, No hurt feelings here). Its nothing fancy but its a start. The address is http://www.designermetalworks.net table 1: Table commisioned by a boat captain. Made using an actual bronze ship's wheel.The base is steel and was painted to match the natural patina.

New to site, 1st posting

boilerman - Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 10:36pm

design | form | metal fabrication | welding

Hello everyone!!! I am a certified welder working in the high pressure boiler and energy industry. My passion is metel fabrication and metal sculpture. I have worked as a welding instructor at the Sculpture Center Institute in the late 80's and have been working as a welder and metal fabricator since 1979. I love the diversety of the membership and have enjoyed following the interesting posts. My goal is to learn and contribute to the community in a meaningful way.

Energy Efficient light bulb- John Bardin

David Barnhill - Monday, April 20, 2009 - 1:01am

Design Gallery | design

Energy Efficient light bulb- John Bardin

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Are you a Master Craftsman(10,000 hour theory)?

Smyth Boone - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 10:25am

Are you a master of your art/craft?

According to author, musician, neuro-scientist, Daniel Levitin in his book; "This is Your Brain on Music" ( a New York Times best-seller, Plume Printing 2006) , an expert or master of any craft is measured by that person practicing their craft for 10,000 hours.

Design Topic 3: Center Element Off-set (optical illusion)

Smyth Boone - Monday, January 12, 2009 - 8:17pm

When creating a stair railing that has a center element on the upright balusters, it is critical to have the center element raised slightly above the center-line of the baluster.

Here is an example... the collars in the center of each elongated 'O'(oval-the upright balusters), are the center elements off-set higher than mathematical middle of the 'O'.