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  Markasky

Hyperbolic Paraboloid

1/19/2014

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Hyperbolic Paraboloid. I think most of all I just like saying this. Hyperbolic Paraboloid.
Secondly, I am becoming obsessed with having to make this form. When we were doing a Ring A Day, I made my first attempt and attached my hyperbolic paraboloid to a ring. It really was a sorry excuse for a hyperbolic paraboloid, but I still liked it. I tried following the instructions in Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths by Heikki Seppa, but there weren't a lot of directional photos, and I really didn't get how it worked.


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This one looks kind of like a tough little hyperbolic parabaloid, hanging out on a street corner.
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In the meantime, I bought Creative Metal Forming by Betty Helen Longhi and Cynthia Eid who have taken Heikki Seppa's techniques and added some great directional photos and instructions. So the first thing I attempt, of course, is the hyperbolic paraboloid. Even with good pictures and instructions, it was still way harder to grasp than I thought it would be. The directions still make my brain hurt. I drew the diagram on my square of copper with lines and letters and numbers and started hammering away. It reminded me of my attempts to do origami - fold it like this, then this, then fold fold fold twist turn hop on one foot and you have a crane. Huh?! 
So after the first 2 pages of following directions, I got tired and figured I understood what was happening and I could just hammer. Still not quite that simple. I just didn't seem to be getting anywhere. I did finally figure out that I was hammering in the wrong direction and that helped. I think the other part of it was that I had been working all day and I was just tired. I'll have to read through the directions again and make another attempt tomorrow.

Here is my attempt, not a terrible form, just a little bit lumpy. I enameled it.
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3 Comments
Beverly Vargo
1/20/2014 07:37:21 am

Awesome work Evelyn, everytime you make something new it amazes me...

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Evelyn link
1/20/2014 07:40:56 am

Thanks, Bev!! I'm going to go make something new right now!!

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Jan Lester
1/20/2014 11:10:43 am

After digressing from your lovely creation, the hyperbolic paraboloid, then off we went into Pringles, I have to say I'm just slowly making my way through your site, and I am fascinated :). My artistic talents, and those exist of a semi-decent ability to sketch, something I've gotten away from and intend to get back to, those meager talents never sent me into metal work, or anything like jewelry construction. You're so blessed to have that ability, and I'm going to spend some time tonight really getting into this site! I have a personal weakness for all sorts of turquoise, also copper, and recently became interested in some of the agates, and I think those are too numerous to even begin to understand. My 'love' of metal has been expressed mostly in my choices of "things to live with"....pieces of odd metal artwork (the kind to display like paintings) for walls; or my fascination with all things wrought-iron...but I sure can't make them! It's nice to 'meet' you Evelyn and to have the chance to check out all your treasures.....good for you. Now I need to read more blogs!!..../signed...Jan Lester

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