Comments | aletheiafelinea: A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. No, seriously. HMS Victory in oak.

aletheiafelinea

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. No, seriously. HMS Victory in oak.

Mar 23, 2012 01:02

Ian G. Brennan carved HMS Victory from an oak timber being formerly a part of the original ship.
Not just a glued model. A sculpture. The keel, sails, rigging, armament.
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mindblowing art, history

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eglantine_br March 23 2012, 03:30:41 UTC

Wow. That is amazing.

aletheiafelinea March 23 2012, 17:45:51 UTC

Indeed. I was speechless seeing that.

anteros_lmc March 23 2012, 09:00:41 UTC

What an extraordinary thing! I real labour of love.

aletheiafelinea March 23 2012, 17:54:46 UTC

And how beautiful! Difficult work is one thing, but it's a difficult work looking gorgeous! I love these creases on the sails' clews. And cordage! How easy to crush it. *shudders*

moth2fic March 23 2012, 16:28:47 UTC

Thank you so much for linking to this. I have read the article and bookmarked it for later re-reading. Lovely!

aletheiafelinea March 23 2012, 18:00:29 UTC

I really admire the artist. And it's great that there's so detailed report. I'd love to get bigger photos, but looks like there isn't anything better than these ones, anywhere...

moth2fic March 23 2012, 20:39:10 UTC

As I think I might already have told you, Nelson and Trefalgar are very special to me because my birthday is on Trafalgar Day - and I keep being reminded of this because there is a campaign to get the day declared a national holiday (we need more national holidays here). I have visited Trafalgar, in Spain, and of course know the paintings etc. of the ship. I have a bicentenary coin with it on (a birthday present). I gather the sculpture is on display in London but as I rarely get to London I am not likely to see it. The photographs are, however, wonderful and all the detail about the creation of the piece is fascinating.

aletheiafelinea March 23 2012, 21:14:37 UTC

I keep being reminded of this because there is a campaign
Quite useful. It's a stupid stereotype that women remember birthdays and anniversaries' dates and men don't. I need to have noted almost everything and I keep forgetting anyway. Once, in work, I wrote down the current date, then I stared at it and thought 'Hm, it rings some bell, what could it be... Ooh! My birthday!'
*cough* *g*

I have a bicentenary coin with it on (a birthday present).
I like it! A nice idea. *runs off to check 'own' historical events*

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aletheiafelinea March 24 2012, 16:52:50 UTC

And how! *dreams* ^^