Members OutBackP Posted May 2, 2009 Members Report Posted May 2, 2009 An inspiration, that is beautiful. Quote
JohnBarton Posted May 2, 2009 Author Report Posted May 2, 2009 This made me wonder how a collaborated piece from all members on here would go...every one get a task to contribute and send it to a coordinator and everyone put something on it/.....that cue case is the first flower piece i actually liked it is amazing....was the maker in the pic? I profiled the tooler on here a week or so ago. It's Zhen Hai Lee and he is in the picture. The "maker" however is really all of us with me being the primary designer. Zhen Hai comes up with drawings based on my design ideas. When he does the drafts we discuss it and I make suggestions and changes until it comes together as I envision it. I think anything made in a collaborative format would totally rock. Imagine Ed Santoro's briefcase with tooling or overlay/inlay by many folks here. I could see him sending panels in two directions with each person getting a corner - that would be wild to see how each person did their corner and tied it in to the others. Or something like that :-) Quote Support Quality. We are all humans. Buy the best no matter where it's made. That way everyone lives in harmony. Nature knows no flags.
JohnBarton Posted May 2, 2009 Author Report Posted May 2, 2009 That is one heck of a nice piece of work.What is the time frame on a piece like that. Georgous. I have too many how questions, so I won't even attempt to ask. Thanks! I lost track of the time. The customer and I exchanged around 50 emails in the preliminary design and then once we had the basic design we spent about two to three weeks researching orchids and went through dozens of them, probably close to a hundred, before settling on the ones we used. I directed that no two orchids should be the same and also that no two flowers in the western floral/Sheridan style be the same. So all the western florals were drawn freehand. The tooling and painting took three or four weeks from start to finish. We also had some complicated construction techniques and custom parts that took us several days to work out how to do. All together I'd say that this case probably represents about for weeks of solid work for Zhen Hai and about two weeks for me and about a week or so of construction time for everyone else. I could not imagine how long it would take if one person had to do everything. Probably the same amount of man-hours but for one person that would probably translate into a couple months at least. Feel free to ask whatever you want to - I will be happy to answer whatever I can. Quote Support Quality. We are all humans. Buy the best no matter where it's made. That way everyone lives in harmony. Nature knows no flags.
JohnBarton Posted May 2, 2009 Author Report Posted May 2, 2009 From left to right: Miss Chen, John Barton, Miss Zhang, Long Wei, Zhen Hail Lee (tooler), Yue Wei. Miss Chen does hand stitching and construction prep work. John Barton does nothing :-), Miss Zhang does machine stitching and hand stitching and construction work, Long Wei does construction and stamping, Zhen Hai does design and tooling, Yue Wei cuts parts, stamps, and engraves using the laser. Quote Support Quality. We are all humans. Buy the best no matter where it's made. That way everyone lives in harmony. Nature knows no flags.
Hilly Posted May 2, 2009 Report Posted May 2, 2009 That is a wonderful work of art! I love the mix of antique and color! I've been raising orchids in my home for years, so have a soft spot for them. Thank you for sharing! Quote
Members DG Leather Posted May 2, 2009 Members Report Posted May 2, 2009 For what ever reason I thought it would be the man in BLACK...... From left to right: Miss Chen, John Barton, Miss Zhang, Long Wei, Zhen Hail Lee (tooler), Yue Wei. Miss Chen does hand stitching and construction prep work. John Barton does nothing :-), Miss Zhang does machine stitching and hand stitching and construction work, Long Wei does construction and stamping, Zhen Hai does design and tooling, Yue Wei cuts parts, stamps, and engraves using the laser. Quote
RustyMelton Posted May 2, 2009 Report Posted May 2, 2009 That's a great case, lots of cool stuff on it. The painting on the flowers is a nice touch, does Zhen Hail Lee do that also? I think the one in the center of the lid is my favorite. Congrats to all involved on a job well done! Quote
Members DG Leather Posted May 2, 2009 Members Report Posted May 2, 2009 I am left to wonder what it would cost to buy somthing like this....I am guessing about 2000.00 canadian....so whats that in yankee dollars? 20 bux? hehehehe that is a little canuck humor. seriously though would 2k cover that? Quote
JohnBarton Posted May 3, 2009 Author Report Posted May 3, 2009 I am left to wonder what it would cost to buy somthing like this....I am guessing about 2000.00 canadian....so whats that in yankee dollars? 20 bux? hehehehe that is a little canuck humor.seriously though would 2k cover that? Let's just say that you are getting in the right neighborhood for what I would charge if we did another one at this level. Quote Support Quality. We are all humans. Buy the best no matter where it's made. That way everyone lives in harmony. Nature knows no flags.
Moderator Johanna Posted May 3, 2009 Moderator Report Posted May 3, 2009 John, that is one good looking cue case! I especially want to thank you for introducing us to your team. We are fans of your whole team, and we love seeing what you folks are doing. Thank you for sharing! Please tell them all that we appreciate the hard work and skill that goes into their creations, and that they rock, however you say that in Chinese idiom. Johanna Quote You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain
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