What a great way to end the week.
Holy Shit – this is what I got in my inbox yesterday…talk about ending the week on a sweet note!! Thanks Mike a great, repeat customer….
Steve, This is an outstanding piece of wearable art. First of all, let me apologize for the blade being so sharp that you cut yourself. (I do with nearly every sheath..lol..steveb) In every piece of art you create, you impart a little piece of yourself, and in this case you literally did so. If you are considering commissioning Steve B to create art, you cannot comprehend the exemplary quality of his detailed art unless you are holding any of his other works in your hands. His art is functional, practical, yet overall, there is a simplicity to the design that is elegant and purposeful yet executed flawlessly. While this may be an overstatement, Steve’s work is a refinement beyond what others make, and this refinement makes his work stand out immediately from anything you have ever seen before, or frankly will see again, unless you decide like I have to commission further functional art from him.
The closest explanation is that a artist begins his career emulating the designs and techniques of others whose work he respects in hope to discover their own “Style.” He pays his props to those that have gone before him, and in time the artist begins to get a sense of “Self” that he imparts to his work. Later, this style often gets progressively more complicated as he increases his skill and wants to justifiably show it off. Finally, in time, when he masters his art with over 10,000 hours of work in his area of endeavour, he distils his work into art that is devoid of useless ornamentation and excess fringe. He creates a object that, at its core, is a truly beautiful work that is simple, yet is expertly crafted with the highest of technical expertise. Steve, You have truly outdone yourself. Vr, Mike
Posted: June 5th, 2010 under Uncategorized.