Words of wisdom. I like number ten.

The Man

THE BIG RIVET!!!

I'm coming to the end of my gate construction now and just fitting everything together. The last big step before replacing all the bolts with rivets and sending it off for galv and paint was to fix the two cross elements with a huge rivet. Yes, it was every bit as fun as it looks in the video, probably more so for Matt Garton and Sam Pearce as they were swinging the sledges. 

Thanks to Ben Davey and Katie Write for filming!

A very interesting discussion about drawing with Richard Serra

Some people really don't like Richard Serra's work. I do. This is a good watch, either way.

Art Nouveau in Brussells

This a great album I found on flicker:

Art Nouveau in Brussells

Some work by John Haley III

Here is a great example of an artist that manages to twist a style into something very unique. The Art Nouveau influence on Haley's work is obvious, but his take on it is totally unique. A common criticism of Art Nouveau is that it is overly feminine, but the work below is far from that. John Haley manages to take the organic flowing curves usually found in Art Nouveau motifs and mix them with violent edges and sharp points that make his work look like a mix of Alphonse Mucha and Frank Frazetta translated into forge work.

Links: 

John Haley III

Forging my own stock with the Massey

A video of me forging my own stock, just like a real blacksmith! I had to make my own 40 x 20 mm from 30 mm square because I waited until the last minute to order my material and it didn't show up in time.