Sunday, December 27, 2009

rules of thumb



Wendall Castle's 10 adopted Rules of thumb

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1. If you are in love with an idea you are no judge of its beauty or value.

2. It is difficult to see the whole picture when you are inside the frame.

3. After learning the tricks of the trade, don't think you know the trade.

4. We hear and apprehend what we already know.

5. The dog that stays on the porch will find no bone.

6. Never state a problem to yourself in the same terms it was brought to you.

7. If it's offbeat or surprising it's probably useful.

8. If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it.

9. Don't get too serious.

10. If you hit the bulls-eye everytime, the target is too close.

Friday, December 25, 2009

Happy Holidays!

A surface for Dreaming




I just finished and installed "A Surface For Dreaming" a couple of weeks ago. Its new home is in Loudon NH. It was a great commission,

nice to see it finished./

Iron Pour 2009 - 12


Iron Pour 2009 - 12, originally uploaded by The Steel Yard.

Heres my iron melting furnace JR, I just threw a wax into it. WOW! hot stuff.



Franconia Iron Pour

Hello,
I had the chance to go to Franconia sculpture park in MN this past summer. It was a great time, I got to pour iron with a group of super cool and very talented people. It was a crazy pour, 12 hours and a heck of a lot of metal! Here's a video of one of the taps.


Cheers!
Joe