March 5, 2013

• Art: Heart of Oklahoma

  

  We’ve sold two of these big metal Oklahoma art pieces. It’s really one of Joe’s favorite types of work, he never tires of it. He gets to beat on the metal with a rounded hammer and make lots of noise. In addition to that, he told me that he loves this type of art because it gives him lots of feedback as he goes. Each hit of the hammer causes something to change a little bit. If he doesn’t like it, he keeps hitting it (not a recommended method for solving daily problems though, haha)

  

   

  I don’t really help much on these types of pieces. I typically cut out the basic shape from his hand drawn template, and then he brings it to life. Sometimes he’ll put an hour of work into it and show it to me and I can’t tell any major differences, but it just looks…better. I guess its kind of like how I’m constantly tweaking thing in our home.  A stack of books pushed over just a smidge. A picture hung just an inch or two higher. A chair set on the perfect angle. I like to arrange items and then step back and take a look and then nudge this or that over a little until it all looks and feels just right. Joe used to go a little crazy at the OCD-ness of this, until I related it to his metal chasework. All those little tweaks make for a better bigger picture. 

  The morning that I first listed these pictures in our Etsy shop, I opened up the folder of pictures that Joe had taken the night before and was greeted with this:

  

  You can all go change your pants now. 

  Happy Tuesday! 

  

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