Thank Dali....
Just got into Philadelphia this morning. I decided to head to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I've been there before but not since I really got into the blacksmithing. Well, when I got there it was pretty crowded at the entrance. They are having a major exhibit of Dali's work. It is popular enough that most of the people were getting in the VERY long line to go through that. As a result, the rest of the museum was sparsely populated.
The first room that I ducked into was filled to the brim with donations from Samuel Yellin. There was a lot of goodness but I'm not going to go into that at the moment. Between my early flight and time change, I only got about 3 1/2 hours of sleep so I'm off to take a nap.
Update after nap...............
Not much extra to add except that I need to stop being so critical of myself. Seeing some of the medieval artifacts up close emphasizes that it most cases, a medieval blacksmith was not as worried about minor mistakes as I am. Not to say that I am better than them, they just are more willing to use a piece that isn't quit right. I took quite a few pics and may post some of them later.
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