The Eyes Have It
These few seconds are a tiny fraction of time in the reality of planishing the eye of one of the turtles.
Current Projects
Hammering from Side to Side
The Turtle panels continue! Working the metal from both sides. You might be surprised at the tools.
The Mallet Switch
Catch that slick ambidextrous mallet switch? A must when this many months of hammering is required. Puffing out panel #4 of the Turtle Screen.
Hammering My Heart Out
Architectural metalwork by Victoria Lansford incorporates ancient techniques utilized on large scale projects for contemporary spaces 1 of 2 projects for a 69 meter, custom built superyacht – stay tuned for more progress photos
Back into Stardust
From stardust we are fired and scattered, aggregated and evolved, only to spend our limited existence seeking to aggregate, create, and evolve quickly before the light burns away back into stardust. I wrote that one day at my local coffee shop in the middle of writing something else entirely. Apparently, while one part of my…
Breathing in the Past
Smell is the sense most strongly linked to memory. While I’ve always had a wildly accurate long term memory (I can remember my first birthday and party) my sense of smell has long been diminished by allergies. Maybe it’s my giving up and giving in and stopping all the benadryl and steroid sprays, but for…