Thanks. I like to explore the contrast between city and country.
I live in the country now, on a 100 acres. But I used to live in the city of Ottawa, which is comparatively small at about 1 million people. Before that I lived in even smaller cities (Kingston at 130,000, and Cornwall at 40,000).
I love visiting large cities like New York and walking around it’s dense urban landscape. But I’m always happy to get back to my house with the open space around it.
As an artist myself, I understand the desire to “explain” the ideas behind our works. If for no other reason, than to help us better understand ourselves. I have to say that I got the same uneasy feeling reading his original post. Some people may be jealous of your artistry, while others may be inspired just as you were. Your work stands on its own merits 100%, and I for one would be proud to have it hanging in my living room (not that I could afford it! Lol). Bravo!
Totally agree!! Just ignore people that want to suck your joy @polarbrainfreeze … We are inspired everyday by loads of different things. To claim an artist came up with something completely on their own would be ludacris…unless of course they were born and raised in a void…lol
The talent lies in using that inspiration and making something unique…just like you did…
That being said, and as a future Glowforge owner (so far Nov. 27th is my estimated “ship” date), I have one question. Those buildings have such depth to them…now I know that GF can do depth cutting, but did you have to turn those buildings on their sides to complete the sculpting, or were they able to be done by one-sided cutting?
I did not turn the buildings at all, but I did cut this piece in several layers. Each building is comprised of 4 different layers. Once the layers are cut, they are glued together using wood glue.
See I can’t imagine the amount of work it took to pull that off…I’m usually bored with it after a couple of layers. Three is a pill, and that’s without all the stunning decorative work.
A coin, ruler, or banana for scale would be neat, I can’t tell how big this is. Looks amazing and the hours involved in staining and design are easy to under appreciate. The laser is awesome, but just a tool. Thanks for sharing
The last picture in the OP is the scale - it’s as big as he is. Looks like a 5 foot diameter It’s huge with lots of small buildings. Just amazing work.