Ford Hallam Posted June 2, 2010 Report Posted June 2, 2010 As many of you already know I was very fortunate this year to be awarded a prize in the inaugural NBSK (Nihonto Bunka Shinko Kyokai) shinsaku competition. This is the tsuba I submitted. It won me the Gijitsu Shorei Sho, (Skill incentive award) The plate is shinchu with the dragonfly in shibuichi, ao-kin, silver, shakudo and mother of pearl eyes. If you like to see more images you will find some here, in my picasa gallery. regards, ford Quote
k morita Posted June 2, 2010 Report Posted June 2, 2010 Great work!! , nice Katsu-Mushi (tombo) . Quote
george trotter Posted June 2, 2010 Report Posted June 2, 2010 great work indeed Ford...well deserved recognition...congratulations. Regards, George. Quote
sanjuro Posted June 2, 2010 Report Posted June 2, 2010 Congratulations Ford, and well deserved. A very lifelike rendition of the subject. Does the left wing of the dragonfly continue in completion on the reverse side of the tsuba? (In other words, would you kindly show the other side also?) Quote
machinist Posted June 2, 2010 Report Posted June 2, 2010 I like the way you can see the dragonflies body through its seemingly transparent wing. Quote
jason_mazzy Posted June 2, 2010 Report Posted June 2, 2010 Congratulations Ford. I have been looking at your tsuba lately and they are great. Mark Green introduced me to them, and you have done alot of very nice art pieces. Quote
Ford Hallam Posted June 2, 2010 Author Report Posted June 2, 2010 Thanks Gents, for your kind words of support :D Keith, if you follow this link you can see a few more images of the tsuba. regards, fh Quote
sanjuro Posted June 2, 2010 Report Posted June 2, 2010 Thanks Ford. Yep, got that. Missed the link on my first read. I'm not going to ask how you achieved the transluscence in the wings, but hell, it sure is impressive. Quote
Curgan Posted June 2, 2010 Report Posted June 2, 2010 Congratulations! An original contemporary tsuba that evolves -and does not imitate- tradition ... Quote
Gabriel L Posted June 2, 2010 Report Posted June 2, 2010 With my admittedly western tastes, my favorite thing in soft metal tsuba is when materials are used to simulate real-world optical characteristics—e.g., iridescence in the case of dragonfly or fish eyes. Nice work, Ford. Quote
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