Ah,
Finally a moment to relax after a couple of VERY stressful weeks...
I'm recovering from my ordeal in the dentists chair,(root canal on a lower back molar with 3 roots). The good doctor worked on me for 2-1/2 hours drilling and grinding and shooting me up and taking 5 x-rays. Apparently the end of the roots on this particular tooth terminated somewhere down around my navel. And the thing is still infected so I'm on antibiotics AGAIN ! But it's WAY better than it was so I guess I'm on the mend...
I had no work for 2 weeks which freaked me out,so I tried to stay busy,made the PINE CONE (in bronze)and started a DOG WHELK in stainless. Suddenly I got several interesting commissions,the coolest of which is for an old friend. I will be making a type of KELP (Laminaria Saccharina) in some metal (haven't decided which one yet). It's known in many parts of the world by different names,sugar kelp,sea belt,etc. It will be a decorative but functional piece/pieces holding up a shower ring in a high ceilinged Victorian bathroom. I am now trying to conceive how I might accomplish forging the highly scalloped edge and bullate surface of this most sculptural marine plant. In the meantime the pine cone has gained some attention on-line and off. the client is anxious to see it ,(next week).
Some earlier collaborations with my concrete partner, (Pat Miller of www.bohemianstoneworks.com) have gained some positive attention and been received well by the clients. More future projects are looming...
I'm planting a winter crop this week of elephant garlic and shallots . My cauliflower and broccoli are just now being harvested along with the end of the tomatoes. Life is good here at Club Wilfred...
I found out the movie about my father and his work is now available on-line:"Clark Fitz-Gerald, Maine Master"

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