The Armour Archive

Hello.
Today I just sent out the piece which I've been working on for the past few weeks, ever since I got back from Israel, for a local exhibition of projects done by people on the trip.
This is a choppy few photos from the second session of forging through the finished project. It doesn't show the hours of assembly, sculpting, silver raising and embossing, glassblowing, rock selecting, painting, or design, and the pictures are not very good, but they show the stem/supports being made and then the finishing process, and finished product.

but wait! there's more!
the description got cut off on the "oiling" photo, but basically after doing a sh&% load of stuff, and building other componants and assembly and design modification etc. the iron parts have been cleaned, and now are being rubbed with multiple coats of butcher's wax to even out color, protect from rust, and make it look all glossy-like.
it's done!!!!! I celebrated by forging myself a solid bar pipe stake and doing the first pass on my new bike helmet to go with my new titanium 24 speed mongoose for 75 bucks, and because the bikemen refused to tune my bike up because it is so rusted, the brakes don't work, the rims are bent, the padding fell out of the seat a year ago (it hurts to ride it, it is painful...) and the make is so old it isn't even around anymore, and the gears are tempermental and a host of other things. (I'm used to it, and rode it down the the bike shop, and have been riding 6 miles every saturday this past year, and every day this week)

That's BEAUTIFUL! VERY nice work! I would love to see more pics if you have them or if you take some more!

Cat

Archie, keep this up and you'll be winning art scholarships for college. Seriously. You have great talent and I love to see the focus and passion you display for your art.

-Tasha

I can only second what Tasha said, you're definitely on your way somewhere with this!

Keep training your basic skills, there's still a lot to be gained there. But when it comes to creativity and design you're way ahead of many of us!

Thanks! When I walked it through the mall to the place where I had to drop it off, everyone was looking at me all funny...