| Author | Message | ||
| andrewknight
Junior Username: andrewknight Post Number: 46 Registered: 11-2004 |
Question for Susan: I have had this idea for an engraved oval for a custom Tribute for some time. I ended up with a 'new to me Tribute' before my custom, but this idea is really boiling in me. So here she goes. I read somewhere that you have ivory from an old piano. I was wondering if you could create an oval of ebony, then inlay an oval of ivory in that as free from lines as possible (knowing that they will be visible no matter what), leaving a 1/4 inch border of ebony, with a very thin oval of mother of pearl, or ablone as a accent in the ebony. Then, skrimshaw (sp?) style, draw a picture in the ivory. Also, how are you with human faces, because my idea is to have a representation of Mt. Rushmore, but instead of the Presidents that are there, include Jerry Garcia, Bruce Cockburn, Ani DiFranco, and Bob Marley (my fave 4). I originally thought this would be a cool tattoo, but I never went the tattoo way of doing things and don't think I'll start now. | ||
| andrewknight
Member Username: andrewknight Post Number: 56 Registered: 11-2004 |
I was watching the extended version of The Return of the King, and I saw the kind of drawing that I would like on the ivory...it is the art that backs up the credits at the end. The drawings of the faces are exactly the type of rendering that I pictured. By the way, my cousing Heather Knight is listed as a Senior Animator for that movie and I'm proud of her. | ||
| the_mule
Advanced Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 396 Registered: 1-2004 |
Hi Andrew, I love your idea, and I figure that nothing is really impossible with Alembic, but it'll cost you big time! You should be proud of your cousin indeed. In fact, everyone who worked on that fabulous trilogy should be very proud of themselves. I predict that no other movie will equal this level of artistry for the next 20 or 30 years, or even longer. I can't wait for Peter Jackson's take on J.R.R. Tolkien's actual 'prequel' The Hobbit, if it ever happens at all... Wilfred | ||
| lbpesq
Advanced Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 262 Registered: 7-2004 |
How did that old song by Black Oak Middle Earth go? Something like "Go Bilbo Dandy, go, go" wasn't it? LOL Bill, tgo | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 451 Registered: 6-2002 |
Hey Wilfred, Did you ever see Erik van Muiswinkel give his condensed version of the Lord of the Rings? It takes him about a minute to get from the beginning to the end, and he's so funny you probably won't even be offended by the fact that he ridicules the book. | ||
| the_mule
Senior Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 407 Registered: 1-2004 |
Hoi Adriaan, I did see that one, and I found it very funny indeed! In the same category of Hans Theeuwen who summarises the bible in about 3 minutes (de barmhartige Amerikaan). Great comedy... (Sorry for this 'between Dutch' intermezzo. FYI: 'de barmhartige samaritaan' = 'the good Samaritan' becomes 'de barmhartige Amerikaan' = 'the good American' in the version I mentioned) Wilfred | ||
| edwin
Junior Username: edwin Post Number: 47 Registered: 5-2002 |
OK, how many people have Leonard Nimoy singing the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins in their collection? It's quite a treat, as is the rest of the album. Go here for the video! http://www.tolkiencollector.com/bilbobal.htm Edwin | ||
| tom_z
Member Username: tom_z Post Number: 98 Registered: 7-2004 |
Well - that is a fairly bizarre little number. Just when I thought I was having an ordinary day. Thanks Edwin, for the amusement. =D Tom | ||
| lbpesq
Advanced Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 280 Registered: 7-2004 |
You should hear William Shatner's version of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" So bad it's good! Bill, tgo | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 2215 Registered: 6-2000 |
I also like Shatner's version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" - it's rare. You can hear it and "Lucy" among others on The Transformed Man. | ||
| 811952
Advanced Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 362 Registered: 10-2003 |
Shatner does a piece with Joe Jackson I think, called "Common People" and it is actually quite good. It gets played quite a bit on the local college radio station... John | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 455 Registered: 6-2002 |
While we're getting further and further off topic, I thought I'd give Metallica (?) the thumbs up for an excellent rendition of Joe Jackson's song "Time". I knew that song from being on the flip side of the hit single "The Harder They Come", in itself of course a cover of the Jimmy Cliff standard - but it actually had two Jackson shorties, "Time" and "Out of style". Am I getting old, or what? | ||
| andrewknight
Member Username: andrewknight Post Number: 57 Registered: 11-2004 |
I wonder if Alembic will ever respond to the original post now that I have expanded my music collection to include Kirk and Spock musical contributions, as well as various Hobbit tunes? |
