Tag Archives: metal

My marvelous magical macro madness…

Posted on October 25, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Just a few shots I took while my daughter Mollie and I were playing with the macro zoom lens. A simple leaf. It turns out that moss is really just a bunch of small plants growing really close together. Lichen … Continue reading →

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Yet another bad day at the forge…

Posted on August 7, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Despite the fact that blacksmithing is not coming easily to me, I still show up to the classes with some enthusiasm… and a little hope… Yesterday, I got there before anyone else, so I took a few photos outside the … Continue reading →

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And I met this guy…

Posted on July 24, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Another thing I love about Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley is that a guy in a chainmail shirt selling handmade jewelry and trinkets doesn’t even stand out. I mean, the Bay Area is like that. Somebody walking down the street in … Continue reading →

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It’s official, I suck at blacksmithing… and I need to find someone to shave the back of my neck…

Posted on July 3, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I also like the way my chin creases look when exaggerated and filed with soot… Oh, it started off fine, my second project in the level one blacksmithing class… I cleared out my clinker box in the forge, dumped the ash and … Continue reading →

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Even more hot metal…

Posted on May 23, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Well, I now only have a year’s worth of classes I have to take, (which may take two years, because,  if you miss one of the twelve projects, you need to wait until it cycles back around), before I get my blacksmithing … Continue reading →

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I am on my way to my last blacksmithing class…

Posted on May 22, 2016 by pouringmyartout

… well… the last one before the one where I do an Iron Age knife, and get my certificate… so… be prepared for more pictures later… or tomorrow…

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Oh, I’m a blacksmith, and I’m okay… the final chapter…

Posted on March 21, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I know that the quality of some of these photos is bad, it was dark in that barn… and smokey… and I didn’t want to bring the big, good camera, so I brought my old one… which hates low light… … Continue reading →

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Oh, I’m a blacksmith, and I’m okay… part 2…

Posted on March 21, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Due to the overwhelming popularity of the first post of this series… (with 0 readers so far)… I have decided to just keep plowing ahead with the exciting adventure of my first blacksmithing class, and also, giving you free lessons… … Continue reading →

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Oh, I’m a blacksmith, and I’m okay… part 1…

Posted on March 21, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Look at me, so excited, in my still-clean leather apron, on my first day at blacksmith school… looking sort of cute with my skewed glasses and child-like enthusiasm, I must say… You know I share not just my art but … Continue reading →

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We went camping… and now I am going to be a blacksmith!

Posted on October 20, 2015 by pouringmyartout

By far the best part of our day trip to see the farm equipment and tractor museum is the fact that they have this huge barn… and inside it, they have a whole bunch of blacksmith shops… And they teach classes!!! … Continue reading →

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