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Framed stoneware tile frieze in bronze and iron oxide finish.
Honduran Mahogany Frame
All my tiles start as mahogany relief woodcarvings,then … made into plaster molds, pressed stoneware clay and kiln fired to 2375
Iron oxide and Bronze acid patina finish is produced similar to “David Marks” DIY techniques . I use a combination of materials but a good place to start is /:http://www.sculptnouveau.com.
-- ..... art for lifes sake
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18 comments so far
EdC
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posted 124 days ago
so what looks like a carving is really a tile made from a Mahogany pattern?
-- Ed Collinge- Edmonds, WA.
jockmike2
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posted 124 days ago
What does one of those critters weigh, Dan? They sure are cool. I remember in German castles seeing these type things on the walls. mike
-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com
miles125
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posted 124 days ago
Really love the earthiness spin you put on arts & crafts design. The industrial look with the bolts is a nice touch too. Great job.
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
Brad_Nailor
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posted 124 days ago
Another nice piece Dan. You have a knack for making these look like antiques….
-- Women love me.....trees fear me
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 124 days ago
Very nice Dan!
There’s something very medieval looking in this creation.
The cap screw heads add ruggedness.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 124 days ago
Very cool, Dan.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
stanley2
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posted 124 days ago
Very nice Dan and thanks for sending me to the dictionary. I had made an arts & crafts frame with 3 tiles for the loml but didn’t know to tell her it was a triptych – something new every day.
-- Phil in British Columbia
Napaman
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posted 124 days ago
amzing…you are an amzing artist…i love your work!! you mention that there is a step with a molding…does that mean you can make multiple pieces or do you just make one at a time and that’s it?
-- Matt, Napa, CA...177 days to sanity...
DAN
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posted 124 days ago
Hello All
Thanks for the comments.
Matt & Ed
I start with a woodcarving. The carving is used as a master to make the plaster mold. From the mold, I can make several tiles. Earliest tiles made in the mold have the most original detail. Life of the mold can be upto 100 tiles.
Regards
DAN
-- ..... art for lifes sake
Jeff
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posted 124 days ago
Another fantastic work, Dan. I like the accents on the divisions you are using in these. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
A question regarding the life of the molds. Do you consider them as ‘editions’ since the life is around 100 tiles? Do you stop at a certain point (around 100) or does the mold simply degrade to a point of being not satisfactory and then that edition is done?
-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN
Douglas Bordner
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posted 124 days ago
They need one of these to complete the bungalow on the show “Numbers”. Fantastic as always, Dan.
I see you have your real avatar on for this post…and indeed this one is good enough to put your name on.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
trifern
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posted 123 days ago
Great art. Thank you for sharing.
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dennis mitchell
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posted 123 days ago
I just love your stuff!
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bbqking
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posted 123 days ago
How about a picture of the one behind it? Also I think I have a lot of those same books here at my place.
Jefferson
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DAN
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posted 123 days ago
Check out my blog … 100 lbs of clay to learn more about my 6 panel landscape
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gizmodyne
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posted 123 days ago
Very cool. Love the metal! Unique.
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SPHinTampa
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posted 123 days ago
Looks fantastic
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Scott Bryan
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posted 119 days ago
Dan,
As usual another unique work of art. This is a gorgeous project.
Thanks for sharing.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.