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Nautilus shell,refined
Published: 2010-08-29 07:45:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 8901; Favourites: 394; Downloads: 122
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Finally completely finished this piece.Not sure if you can tell but all the edges are smoothed out,surface is polished, and it's now one nice flowing continuous line from the center of the spiral out. In a successful composition the eye should wander and if it follows a line it should continue on that course unabated.
Compare to:
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to see the difference.
It may not seem like much of a change but the REAL nautilus shell is enticingly tactile and I felt I needed to make mine that way as well...
By the way. The growth spiral of the CHAMBERED NAUTILUS ("Nautilus pompilius" ) follows a logarithmic spiral based on (3). It is NOT the Fibonacci spiral nor is it the Golden Spiral. These are popular misconceptions that are perpetuated by folks that aren't doing their homework.
It IS however a Gorgeous spiral as are MANY of the myriad logarithmic growth spirals in Nature...
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This is what I would love to have in my house...simply beautiful!
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Thank you for your kind compliment...
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Ooooohhh........ congratulation to your DD!! Well-earned for this wonderful piece! I fell in love with it long ago!
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And there's another little one still to post.
Those algorithmic growth spirals are addicting...LOL
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I so love this... If only I had money... I would love to commission you with one...
You are an amazing artist and yes... Spirals are absolutely addicting. Their motion... they draw you right in.
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Another smaller but similar shell in stainless steel will show up soon in my gallery.
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Congrats on the DD! You more than deserved this one!
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And thank you for sharing your art.
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It is such a pleasure to show and talk about my work with such a receptive audience here on DA.
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what beach did you get this???
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Ha!
That long ,low,stretch of cooling sand in my mind...
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anyway, that shell you got is awsome.
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Hey, Stephen, big congrats on the DD!
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Hi! 
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So lustrous! It appears almost satin like. Simply amazing work!
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Thank you chica...
Stainless steel is a pain in the ass to polish,(with a cotton wheel on a pedestal grinder/polisher)especially a pece as big as this,but the end result is worth the effort...
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That's just what I was thinking...LOL
If only you were rich.
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Well I am really - very rich, just not in monetary terms.
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True Talent always trumps worldly wealth in my book...
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It's beautiful! I love the texture contrast between the shell and its base. Lovely work
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Since I feel somewhat handicapped with numbers,but strangely intuitively hyper aware of SHAPE and relationships,I would call it GEOMETRY and ART combined...
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Absolutely breathtaking! I can't even begin to imagine how much work went into this.
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Thank you Katherine,
One of the most wonderful benefits of the cumulative effect of 40 odd years working in metal is that at a certain point the medium ceases to be the greatest challenge, and you gain the exquisite reward of being able to manifest the visions in your head. This is my greatest pleasure. And the forms from the natural world are my greatest inspiration. I am fulfilling my birthright and continuing a long line of artist craftsmen who have used the element of fire as a creative tool. You can't imagine the impact the development of this skill gives to the justification of my existence...
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Fantastic and original. 
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Thank you for your kind words.
I am at your service...
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Beautiful piece of organic art. The smoothing makes a lovely contrast to the rusty post!
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I must confess, though I often like your work this has got to be one of my favorites. I LOVE the texture, the refined lines, and the rough texture of the base just contrasts with it wonderfully.
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