You make truly beautiful art, my friend! Looks like it would take three men and a boy to move that table. Loved seeing some of what I’m sure are many things that you’ve created.
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HOLY…JESUS…CHRIST!!! You guys are just…holy crap! I don’t even have the words for how amazed I am.
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Quite a group here no?
I knew there was material for this thread out there. Such a diverse group.
Thank you @Xabbess!
The table has a lot of gravity associated with it. Neighborhood of 400 lbs.
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OK…here is my very limited contribution… made very many years ago and quite tarnished, to boot. I took one jewelry class (couldn’t afford more) and was taught to make forged and cast jewelry. My very first piece was comprised of a silver torque which held, I think, about 4 or 5 of these forged pendants that people thereafter described as fishing lures. To me, it was very “Scandinavian modern”. For some reason, I ended up with only these two and during my ‘hippie days’, must have decided they looked much ‘cooler’ on leather. Hmmm… 
(Maybe I used the other three as offerings or like Celtic ring money?) It’s actually been one of my all-time favorite pieces.
I had taken photos of a silver and carnelian ring I made, too…but the photos are just too lousy to post.
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I really like the style/design. I agree, the leather works very well. Could be modern, or ancient… timeless.
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I posted this in the “what do you do professionalIy” thread but I figured I’d post here too…
Besides doing laser cut fun stuff, Im also a professional face and body painter. Just did Ronda Rousey twice for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue for February. Here are a few others…
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How cool!!
I’ll bet you are in demand around Halloween.
I presume you have a good sample of your portfolio framed and displayed on your walls!
Thanks for sharing!
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I started as an illustration student, but have since switched to sculpture/metalsmithing/jewelry making. I just discovered Worbla (which is laser cuttable!) and I work a lot in metal. But I still draw here and there. (Fell in love with scrimshaw this last semester too. :D)
The bronze face needs some major clean up and shine, but the skull bird mask goes with it.
I’ve also been working in iron, but no pictures of that on my computer.
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Very nice work!
Your sculpture is great, I’m really liking the patina on the bronze, I might elect to “sneak up” on removing it selectively until satisfaction with it jumps out at you.
I’ll bet the forge is going to renew your interest in drawing!
Cool scrimshaw on the antler! (especially the shading that makes it pop) Is the blade your work also?
Thank you for sharing with us!
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That’s how the bronze came out of the mold. I usually fall in love with how metal looks without any work done on it (which makes it hard to work on!) but this piece needs to be mirror shined.
I did make the knife from start to finish, yes. Though not the tool steel haha. I cut the shape from a blank.
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Nice job on that grind.
OK, if you tell me you cast that mask yourself, I drop to my knee and bow my head in respect.
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thank you!
Ahaha that mask isn’t even metal. it’s Worbla (thermoplastic frequently used for costume armor) and acrylic paint! I did make the clay form over a plaster of that bronze face to shape it though. 
I’m in sculpture class right now. So all our casting in there is a team effort. We do bronze and aluminum and iron once a year in summer. No knee-dropping necessary.
I am working on learning how to do small-scale casting myself.
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I have zero experience with aluminum casting, but I am geared for and have experience with bronze and precious metals, so it is just a matter of time… my perception is that aluminum is less demanding and touchy regarding solidification range and need to insulate it from atmospheric oxygen… but as I said, I am ignorant of it.
I did a lot of jewelry casting and found it very rewarding.
OK, not compelled to drop to my knee, but I must salute your talent and skill! Thanks!
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Super cool…I love the skull
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Incredible!
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I used to draw.
though this has been my big project lately. the images are kinda sporadic, because I’m not really good at documenting my personal projects (as well as I should)
I was homeless for a very brief moment of my life, so now that I am a proud father, I found this fixer upper for $8000 in my neck of the woods. I’ve been fixing it up as I can for the past 8~9 months. My dyslexia won’t allow me to read the files and organize these pictures more effectively lol.
I may or may not have been berated by neighbors for making the shed nicer than the house
but it is really coming along now
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Well Done man!
From the bones up…!
You document better than I, I’m putting the finishing touches on a project and she asks “did you get a ‘before’ picture?”
… umm…
My old house was built 1911, and you just don’t know the full extent of the task until you complete the tear out. after all of the sheetrock sanding I’ve done, I have blown enough white dust out of my orify to last me a lifetime!
Did the one small bathroom in marble I got a steal on from an old bank they were going to drop - $5. sq.ft you pull it off the walls yourself.
Cool!
Got the new fixtures, ready to roll. Pulled the tub, and the floor was rotting. pulled the bad wood, the joist was bad. I noticed looking through the floor that the cast iron plumbing had some tie wire strung between two sections with a nail twisting the wire to pull it together.
I cut the wire and about 2 hundred pounds of cast iron crashed into the crawlspace:dizzy_face:
So I know my friend! I said before; the feeling of accomplishment you only get by spending yourself in the journey. I still love that old house, and this one will always have a place in your heart.
Your on the downhill swing now! Very nice work. Your investment has gained significant value.
Nice drawing, pencil? I’ll bet you can still draw.
Beautiful baby girl!!
Thanks for sharing Joshua!
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Great job!
There are few better feelings then waking up in a house you fixed/built/rebuilt yourself. You will enjoy that feeling for years to come, or will once the memories of the actual work involved start to fade… 
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I do some painting, some stencils, some drawing and illustration, some vinyl work, some photography, occasional wood and metal work… I really like to try and mesh it all together when it is possible.
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Lots of great work, but that WARNING sign made me laugh out loud!
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