Saturday, March 31, 2012

*2*john hall**march 2012**

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.......here's Part Two of Four....the Lynn Ford Craftsman Award.
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.....Lynn Ford worked his Magic from about 1915 until his death in 1978....
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...........it's a long story........
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...........he was a man of many talents........
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..wood carver, lead beater, furniture maker, copper light fixtures, etc etc..
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...........and a teacher........
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...........it's a long story........
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..more on Lynn at The Handbook of Texas Online...
..and in Mary Lance's book "Lynn Ford : Texas Artist and Craftsman"..
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....CLICK any picture for a larger view....
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...above and three images below...
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...beaten lead cube that I did for John Hall...
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...in 1990 my Dad and I received the Lynn Ford Craftsman Award...
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...below - 2 pix of my work at the Majestic in 2002-03...
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...produced this piece from an old photo...
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....CLICK any picture for a larger view....
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...below - 2 pix of my work at Trinity University 2010-11...
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...Lynn originally did this fireplace in 1965...
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...it was damaged beyond repair so I beat out all new panels... 
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...25 different patterns...
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............end of Part Two of Four............
......more to come.....
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..I have three blogs..
..the others are 
.. http://battlead.blogspot.com/ ..
..things I make..
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.. http://hannibalpianta.blogspot.com/ ..

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..this blog is moremud.blogspot.. 
..people places and things..


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Thomas Michael Battersby 
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