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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Breatspin: The fish, the chalice and the bread


This piece would born in the moment I would create something special to my best friend, Ana. I thought about her qualities looking for some ideas, I remembered her way to maintain me during adversities, the way she listened other, the way she felt about them, the honesty in her acts and much more, then in a moment I remembered she is a Christian person with the strong believe in her belief, he live with the God precepts and I admire this specially in this human times.

I really would made some piece she can use and reflex something about her at the same time. The day I decided to did it, sit down on my living room, listened music and thought "God help me because I want to make something special, I need some ideas"... And God answered me as always and gave me this beautiful idea. The symbols of Christianity, the fix mixed with the chalice and the bread all together in one piece, in a piece not so evident but full of meaning for something who want to see.

The next step in this way to did these special piece was drawing the idea so I took paper and pencil and began to make a fish more exactly I would to draw a whale... I love whales !!!... Well, I draw a fish and then did it the rest... jajajajajajaja.

Then, I took the silver sheet and the tools, I began the work to accomplish the goal and thought "Go ahead baby".

Sometimes and lot of work later all the small parts became one piece and sometimes after the texture was made. Finally, made the breatspin finishing my art work... The piece was ready to be given to my friend.
Now, the piece is in her hand and I feel happy and grateful with God, who give me this idea and the abilities to make it real.



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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

BOX OF LEAFS

This  piece was my first which began with a design on paper, my first one !!!, jajajajaja. When I finished the drawing the metal work began with the box elaboration and finally end the work with the brilliant leafs which adorn the rough box.
The piece was made by hand with the support of my teacher of course !.
As you can think, this is the most important piece for me, with it I learned to use the saw, the hand file, the dapping, the burns and I had my first contact with the fire or the torch, the soldering process and more including my first contact with the polish machine… jajajajaja… This was an amazing experience, I discover my abilities in drawing and somebody else can understand the thing I drew… jajajajaja…. And then I can put it in real and tangible work. I can´t explain the feeling, is the satisfaction to accomplish the challenge.  
I really don´t know how many abilities I have… The works doesn´t be really hard… a more or less patient and a lot of attention in my teacher words and the work is done.
The actual owner is very happy using the Box of Leafs and I´m more happier about this success.