Ford Hallam Posted December 15, 2009 Report Posted December 15, 2009 Since my return from Japan I've been making something of a study of the work of Umetada Myoju and his son, Shigeyoshi III. I'm particularly interested in the way they manipulated the plate, the subtle textures they developed and the earthy tones their alloys yield. These are my first 2 works in this exploration. If you'd like to see some more, detailed images and read more regarding what I've been up to you can follow this link to the Iron Brush forum. Quote
Jean Posted December 15, 2009 Report Posted December 15, 2009 Very good patina Ford, I love it. BTW, Your sukashi patterns looks like a Thompson M29 with spare Clips but I must confess I have failed the rorschach test Quote
John A Stuart Posted December 15, 2009 Report Posted December 15, 2009 Copper lends itself to such warm colour, it really is the king of soft metals. I like it. John Quote
Eric H Posted December 15, 2009 Report Posted December 15, 2009 Superb , my favorite is the "Shibui-Tsuba" Eric Quote
Brian Hancock Posted December 15, 2009 Report Posted December 15, 2009 Ford, you are too clever mate, gorgeous! Not you, the tsuba. Cheers, Brian. Quote
Ford Hallam Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Posted December 16, 2009 Gentlemen, thank you all for your kind comments. It's reassuring to know that others appreciate some of the same aesthetics that beguile me. regards, ford Quote
Bazza Posted December 16, 2009 Report Posted December 16, 2009 Gentlemen, thank you all for your kind comments. It's reassuring to know that others appreciate some of the same aesthetics that beguile me. regards, ford Lovely, lovely work Ford. Speaking of textures I've been beguiled by the Nara (?) technique of wind 'shadowing' across smooth water and would like to know more about this - if there is anything more to be known. Could we also see a pic of the mei you carved in a full-on picture, please?? I'm reminded of a fuchigashira a knife-making friend created as an "exercise" and I'll put them up in Tosogu. Best regards, Barry Thomas. Quote
Ford Hallam Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Posted December 16, 2009 Thanks Barry, for your kind appreciation Do you have a picture of the effect you're wondering about? I don't know of any special techniques that produce such effects other than careful carving, scraping, polishing and engraving....oh, and 20 or more years practice Sorry, I haven't actually got a full face image of the mei as yet...if I take some more pics I'll let you know. You can see a number of variations of my mei on these tsubathough. Quote
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