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Hand Engraving by Sarah Ladd - Fine art engraving, pure gold inlay, diamond setting
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I opened a discussion on signing knives you've engraved. What a hot topic. Many professional engravers weighed in and the general consensus was to sign. It is your legacy as an artist, after all.Very, very great that you sign your work too! What a little masterpiece.
I think I'm going to spend forever looking for the perfect darkening agent. Nothing I've been suggested and tried has really truly pleased me. Besides the saturation of the inking leaving me left wanting, probably always and forever, I feel good about it. I know where the parts are that make me unhappy, but engraving being what it is, there's so much permanence and so little ways to walk anything back. That said, it is many of my friend's favorite engravings of mine to date. It's caught the eye of several people, and I hope I continue to impress.
Well you went beyond impressing with this piece Sarah, I'm having a hard time believing you sat there and chipped out pieces of metal to come to this. As I've said through out the process, someone is very lucky to be able to carry this and will be an heirloom to pass down to family.
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I’m no artist, just an observer. But I’ll throw in my two cents anyway. Sometimes, just the suggestion of darkening or color is enough, especially with etchings, where the etching itself is really the art and craftsmanship. Coloring or darkening just enhances it. Like your gold suns and moons - they add just enough. My opinion, having worked in metal finishing ages ago, a little oxidizer and a light polish over the highlights used to make even cheap cast belt buckles look like custom works of art. I can only imagine what that kind of treatment would do to your work. You don’t want too much ink taking away from your handiwork!
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All artists will agree that ''the piece is never finished or how I envisioned it''
imo its awesime
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Ray have to ask are you going to carry this beauty in a slip or is it going behind glass? Either way, What a Heirloom
Not going behind glass. I have this very nice slip that fits it beautifully. For now this is perfect. An heirloom is right Martin.
Do you want to get on my list?
My question for Sarah - Do I need to be concerned about rubbing off the sun and moon over the years? Should I apply a thin
thin coat of Ren Wax to protect? This knife will be carried and used. It is indeed very beautiful - brought to high levels of exceptional beyond the otherwise pretty nice folder by your art.
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Gold is infinitely softer than steel. Over time, gold particles will liberate themselves with rubbing, and will show any scratches or dings faster than the steel will. The steel can deflect scratches but the gold will just eat them. I suspect the moon may never see wear, but the sun will. If you wear gold jewelry, you can understand what that looks like as you wear it. The only difference is, your jewelry isn't made with pure gold, it's made with an alloy to make it more durable and scratch resistant. Pure gold is like butter, which makes it amazing for inlay and has incredible unforgettable richness of color that will never tarnish. But that makes it also sorta inappropriate for a lot of practical purposes. I hope that answers well enoughNot going behind glass. I have this very nice slip that fits it beautifully. For now this is perfect. An heirloom is right Martin.
Do you want to get on my list?
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My question for Sarah - Do I need to be concerned about rubbing off the sun and moon over the years? Should I apply a thin
thin coat of Ren Wax to protect? This knife will be carried and used. It is indeed very beautiful - brought to high levels of exceptional beyond the otherwise pretty nice folder by your art.
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