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Published: 2006-02-03 06:36:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 1282; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 141
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Click [link] for the other view...Well shoot! I just realized I'd never submitted, what was probably my favorite piece from my BFA show. This piece is all metal and it's titled "Fukinagashi" which is a windswept style of bonsai.
The piece is about 6 feet tall and weighs a good deal! It probably took about 80 hours of work, 60-70 or which was straight welding. It has over a mile of MIG wire embedded in this piece...
It currently resides at my parent's house... Although only temporarily. Sort of.
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It's amazing! I'm curious of how it stands up, though. The details bring it to life, as if it were actually growing.
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Thanks!
It balances its weight on the "Roots". They may look pretty thin, but are actually quite strong and sturdy and there's enough weight low down to keep it from tipping over. But there are no tricks... No wires, or anchors, or anything "attaching" it to the floor.
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really who cares, but the tranlate was for the prashe in spanish for my past tought, maybe, in the small and sad world who can ignore us, it's too the translate for fukinagashi (yeah i don't really think so but somehow i hope so)
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Ok. it means "Don't exist roots in the world that wasn't able to take away blood from his veins", how close you was
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That's the litteral translation of fukinagashi? Or are you talking about something else?
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yah, no roots on the ground, like my mother's says "no existe raiz dentro del mundo qeu no sea capaz de sacar sangre por sus venas" great job.
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I understand about half of that
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i'm totally blown away by your talent. ....again. good job!
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You're a creating Mechine! Was it hard to get that to balance correctly? Or is it just heavy enough not to fall over?
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Well, that steel is pretty sturdy, and it spreads wide enough that it actually has practically no chance whatsoever of falling over. Also it weighs 80-100 pounds, so it's not really going anywhere
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Holy whoa. That's really nice. Thought it was a real tree from the smaller picture. x3
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