Craftsman
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brian brand
United Kingdom
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This artist carefully cuts a butterfly design into a stencil that is used for printing patterns on Japanese kimonos.
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welder working with sparks flying at him
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woman with a driller
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Blacksmith at Salamanca Markets Hobart Tasmania. Best viewed larger.
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A man shaping metal on a street in Dali, China
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This guy fashioned old tyres into picture frames and bags. / I met him whilst walking through a souk in Marrakesh.
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Having chickens provided a food source for the early settlers. Besides the chicken itself, they provided eggs to supplement the settlers diet. Mostly the chickens just ran loose. One of the kids chores would be to locate the nest and gather the eggs. Sometimes evergreen trees were planted close to the house for a roosting tree. For those fortunate enough they built a hen house. This made the gathering of eggs a simpler task and shelter for the chickens. The hen house here at the Mountain Farm Museum was relocated from the Indian Camp Creek are of the smokies near Cosby, Tennessee. The Mountain Farm Museum is located at the Cherokee NC entrance to the Great Smoky Mountain NP. http://www.redbubble.com/people/suddath/art/1982024-2-golden-morn-ii
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Perfection sought within his art / He always reaches for the sky / Passion from within his heart / He studies with a seasoned eye / / A master of his craft, he is / Sought by others near and far / They’ve heard he really knows his biz / He stands out like a shining star / / A digital painting of my father in his studio, while he was inspecting some line art he was preparing to shoot. My brilliant father has been both a pioneer and the best in his field of photography for over 60 years. Among just a few of the people that have sought out his brilliance, skill, wisdom, and talent over the years are Ansel Adams, Frank Gehry, Bret Weston, Michael Jurdan, and Carlos Diniz. / / I am so incredibly lucky to have him as my father, friend, and mentor. He has taught me things since I was a child that I would not be able to learn in even the best of universities, and has passed that gift of his knowledge on to me to help me in my own artistic endeavors. / / If you are looking at this now Dad, all my thanks, and I love you! / / Drew /
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80 Feet Up: / Stone Mason refurbishes the apex of a local church roof (not the main steeple) in western Massachusetts
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A friend of mine, a musician and mastercraftsman of wood, after 30 years experience in high-end, custom-made furniture, has started to make guitars. These have to be seen, and heard to be believed. Made meticulously and lovingly by hand – no factory assembly line here!
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There are just so many angles and lines used in the architectural design of Christ Church Cathedral. I don’t think there is another building in our city that has that much detail and variety built into it.
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At The Mountain Farm Museum,most of the structures were built in the late 19th century and were moved here in the 1950s. The Davis-Queen House offers a rare chance to view a log house built from chestnut wood before the chestnut blight decimated the American Chestnut in our forests during the 1930s and early 1940s. The museum is adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center,On the NC side of Hwy.441 in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The Davis/Queen house was originally located on Thomas Divide north of Bryson City along Indian Creek. Beginning about 1900, it was built by John E. Davis over a period of a couple years. The house was constructed from American chestnut trees. About 1917 the Davis’ sold their farm to a neighboring family, Joe Thad Queens, who owned the house at the time the land was purchased for inclusion in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It has been described as “the finest example of the large log house in the park.” Davis was a master craftsman who built the house with the aid of his two boys. He “matched” the log walls by splitting a tree in half and using the resulting timbers on opposite sides of the structure. In addition to other duties, his sons, ages 8 and 4, respectively, collected stones for the chimney using a sled and oxen. It is the only log house in the Smokies with a decorative shingle pattern underneath the eaves. Poplar and Chestnut were usually used for the logs in the cabin due how they resist rot and decay.Oak was usually used for the shakes as it split, stright and thin, easier.
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Even though most pioneer cabins didn’t have gutters this may seem like a new idea. In 1066 the Norman invasion instigated a massive rebuilding of English towns and churches. Grand buildings have stone roofs and parapets, which lead to gutters and gargoyles to throw the water clear. These early settlers had probably seen gutters of one sort or nother by the time they got here but most evidently didn’t feel the need for them. The gutter here is on The Queen-Davis House,GSMNP. Built by John E. Davis who was a master craftsman who built the house with the aid of his two boys. Noah Ogle had used a similar type troth to run water from a spring to his back porch. These were a group of people that used what they had around them to make places to live and tools to work with. The food they had was buy trading their crafts or hunting/growing. They by far weren’t a unlearned class of people but very able to adapt to what ever change life threw at them.
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My family home is filled with endless photo opportunities. I love the layered view through our front room window. The second layer is of the sun room just beyond. I noticed that the beveled glass amplified the red and blue of the windows beyond.
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This is one of the four wonderful decorative arches under the portico of the Melbourne Town Hall. I shot this image last week, at lunchtime on Wednesday 24 June. As I composed the shot, I wondered about the craftsman or the team of craftsmen who created this beautifully symmetrical piece of art. Did they first sketch the pattern on paper and then modify it until it had met everyone’s approval, before starting what would have been a painstaking, laborious process to recreate it in metal? I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my work in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F8, 1/350 sec, ISO 200, focal length 80mm.
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Maschere della artista was featured in First Things Group 2009. For the longest time I dreamed of a wild adventure in Italy. In April 2008 that dream became an extraordinary reality. In Venezia (Venice) I was most keen to explore the art of creating maschere (masks). So we bought books, took lots of photos and explored many mask shops, talking to master craftsmen as they worked. This handsome but shy artist kindly let us take his photo as he quietly created masks for his quaint little shop. He told us that most of his business came from making masks and props for local theatre companies. He was a delight to meet and in the short time we spent with him, we learnt about the true art of mask making and it didn’t cost us a cent. From what I understand, the face is first made in clay and then a plaster mold of the clay face is made. Soaked paper is then pasted inside the plaster mold and left to dry. Once dry, the rough edges of the mask are trimmed then decorated. maschere della artista – masks of the artist, tells the story of a master craftsman at work. On the far right we can see paper pieces, in the middle is a glue solution and on the left is paper soaking in water as the artist works carefuly with the mold to create his work of heart. (c)sooz2008
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This shingle of the violinmaker hangs on the bluestone wall outside his workplace to welcome all those who seek his expertise and craftsmanship.
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A closeup image of potter’s hand with mud & texture details.
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This calendar is from the AMP Energy 500 weekend at Talladega.
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I watched a demonstration today of gemstone cutting. So precise and amazing. The craftsman was enthusiastically explaining everything to my friend, while I snapped over his shoulder. That is a garnett he is working on.
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A Sepia Version of a previous image Most of the structures were built in the late 19th century and were moved here in the 1950s. The Davis-Queen House offers a rare chance to view a log house built from chestnut wood before the chestnut blight decimated the American Chestnut in our forests during the 1930s and early 1940s. The museum is adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center,On the NC side of Hwy.441 in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The Davis/Queen house was originally located on Thomas Divide north of Bryson City along Indian Creek. Beginning about 1900, it was built by John E. Davis over a period of a couple years. The house was constructed from American chestnut trees. About 1917 the Davis’ sold their farm to a neighboring family, Joe Thad Queens, who owned the house at the time the land was purchased for inclusion in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It has been described as “the finest example of the large log house in the park.” Davis was a master craftsman who built the house with the aid of his two boys. He “matched” the log walls by splitting a tree in half and using the resulting timbers on opposite sides of the structure. In addition to other duties, his sons, ages 8 and 4, respectively, collected stones for the chimney using a sled and oxen. It is the only log house in the Smokies with a decorative shingle / pattern underneath the eaves.
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Honey was an important item for the early settlers of the mountains. It could be a food source, used as sweetener, or bartered in trade. Bees being close by also helped the pollination of the crops and fruit trees. The early Appalachian pioneers apiary consisted from hives mostly made from the black gum tree. Hence the name beegums, instead of hives…… These trees worked great because they were mostly holler when they were older. They would be cut to desired size, and then further hollowed out with a long chisel. Holes would be bored across from each other, usually four. Then sticks placed thru the holes to either side. This gave the honeycombs some stabilization. A hole would be cut near the bottom for the bees to enter. The top was leveled and a flat board placed on top. Then a slanted board for roofing to keep the rain out or a shed built over it. They would be set up on a platform off the ground……. Honeybees are thought to have been imported during the colonial period from England. The Native Americans seeing honeybees knew that more settlers were encroaching to their lands. They were in tuned with nature and noticed a difference immediately….. Besides the honey, the beeswax would also be used for candles and waterproofing……These beegums are located at the Mountain Farm Museum on the Cherokee side of the Great Smoky Mountains The finding and collection of bees is a whole other story
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In Clovelly churchyard there is the grave of Frederick Hamlyn and his wife Christine Hamlyn. The “headstone” for this grave is a 4 foot carved figure of Christ’s crucifixion. This shot shows only a small part of the monument which was erected around 1904. I was amazed at the detail and intricate carving of this monument and the fact that it is carved from wood and left outside for over 100 years.
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