Members jana Posted January 1, 2011 Members Report Posted January 1, 2011 Hello to all! I thought I would show off this piece after a bit of an absence. It is one of those projects that take on a life of their own and took way too long to finish. But now it is and I can say that I really like the results. Happy New Year! Jana Quote Jana "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." - Chinese Proverb
mendedbowl Posted January 1, 2011 Report Posted January 1, 2011 WOW!!! That is just beautiful! the back as well as the front. The colors in the sections near the center are stunning. just a few questions please: I"m curious about the large nails or spots in the tabs that cover the edge. are those custom made? or did you buy them somewhere? any information about them would be wonderful. also can you share which parts are embossed? I really like this piece! the more I look at it, the more details i see. ken Quote
Members druid Posted January 1, 2011 Members Report Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) That is absoLUTELY HAWT !!!!!!! M'am, your skills are incredible and your talent is nothing less than superb. How long [in {Wo}man-hours] did that take you? Edited January 1, 2011 by druid Quote
Members CitizenKate Posted January 1, 2011 Members Report Posted January 1, 2011 Fabulous work! Thanks for posting. Kate Quote
Members Spence Posted January 1, 2011 Members Report Posted January 1, 2011 Museum quality, for sure!!! Quote Spence Mendoza, TX, USA
Ambassador leatheroo Posted January 1, 2011 Ambassador Report Posted January 1, 2011 What a stunning piece of work....can you show some closeups? Quote "]http://leatheroo.blogspot
Members jana Posted January 2, 2011 Author Members Report Posted January 2, 2011 (edited) Thank you for all of your nice comments! Ken- The full front is plugged embossed, from the outer circle to the center. The attached close-up pictures should show you more detail. The nails came from Restoration Hardware. The large heads that are on the tabs around the edge were originally 3 inches long and were cut down. Druid- I quit counting after 200 hours... most of the hours are in the embossing work. I would guesstimate somewhere close to 300/350 by the time it was done. Leatherroo- The close-ups are attached!! Thank you again, Jana Edited January 2, 2011 by jana Quote Jana "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." - Chinese Proverb
Members hivemind Posted January 2, 2011 Members Report Posted January 2, 2011 Jana, that's a masterpiece. Well done. Quote
Members GrampaJoel Posted January 2, 2011 Members Report Posted January 2, 2011 That is absolutely one very fine piece of museum quality of work! But I must ask... is it a arm held shield? Is the leather covering a hard surface of some kind? Again, very cool! You are an artist of the highest quality. Joel Quote
Members hivemind Posted January 2, 2011 Members Report Posted January 2, 2011 A targe is a traditional small Scottish shield. If it was held in the hand, you'd call it a buckler, but it's kind of a weird thing, historically, because it's so small yet is strapped on the arm. That's probably got a plywood core. Historically they had wooden cores. Quote
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