I admit I am a bit of a whore and willing to tackle projects that should be left to younger and stronger
and maybe more able artist/fabricators. Money, of course, is a part of the decision process. This time of year my garden has a voracious appetite and is a drain to my meager savings.
Part of it is just a challenge and the wondering wether or not I can still do it. Some of it is just that I have a picture in my head of what some project should look like when completed and for the picture to meet with reality I just have to do it myself. I am in the middle of two such projects now.
One is a roofing system on a metal structure I built two years ago. It has aged perfectly, has a wonderful rusty petina to it and all along it was the intention to cover it. It is a two layered roof with an upper clearstory. That level I completed a couple weeks ago with a clear polycarbonite and a lot of copper trim.
The lower level is bigger and will be done with mahogany plywood and a very expensive composition roofing. It is a lot of material to just lift and get up there. But it has curves and angles and a complicated nature to it and I just have a fear of turning it over to someone else. I know what it needs to look like.
The other job is a twisting, curving stair rail involving a lot of math and a lot of skill. If it is perfect it will be absolutely great and if it it off, then it will be off and insignificant. It will be a peice I will be happy to sign.
One day I will slow down or worse. I will be able to dream these but not be able to do them.
I will post pictures when I get them!
More of what I do is Here.
and maybe more able artist/fabricators. Money, of course, is a part of the decision process. This time of year my garden has a voracious appetite and is a drain to my meager savings.
Part of it is just a challenge and the wondering wether or not I can still do it. Some of it is just that I have a picture in my head of what some project should look like when completed and for the picture to meet with reality I just have to do it myself. I am in the middle of two such projects now.
One is a roofing system on a metal structure I built two years ago. It has aged perfectly, has a wonderful rusty petina to it and all along it was the intention to cover it. It is a two layered roof with an upper clearstory. That level I completed a couple weeks ago with a clear polycarbonite and a lot of copper trim.
The lower level is bigger and will be done with mahogany plywood and a very expensive composition roofing. It is a lot of material to just lift and get up there. But it has curves and angles and a complicated nature to it and I just have a fear of turning it over to someone else. I know what it needs to look like.
The other job is a twisting, curving stair rail involving a lot of math and a lot of skill. If it is perfect it will be absolutely great and if it it off, then it will be off and insignificant. It will be a peice I will be happy to sign.
One day I will slow down or worse. I will be able to dream these but not be able to do them.
I will post pictures when I get them!
More of what I do is Here.
4 comments:
Jerry, for you working is like fuel and energy .. for your soul, for your very being.. The Jerry I know through our writing is not content to sit back in a chair and think about what he wants to do.. it's what you HAVE to do... and what you do is beautiful. ! Creating with your hands although they hurt ( know that) and writing words to others that help more than you know.. (I know that too) Thank you ! BJ
You are only as old as you feel, Jer.
Looking forward to the pics Jerry!
You are only as old as you feel, Jer. Besides, I am a firm believer in that if you want a job done right you have to do it yourself! (Especially if you are able to!)
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