Posts tagged elements

2 August 2008

Master blacksmith, 2001 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington, D.C., by David Dorwin, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage :: via flickr/The Commons

I love the tension between violence and artful precision in this photo -- and the way that the rod (chisel?) sits nestled in the center of the center of the scroll. And, of course, the more general idea of making life's necessary boundaries a bit more thoughtful, more graceful.

re: borders, craft, cultural worlds, elements, metal

Nate