Koi- Symbol of Love and Friendship.

Last few weeks I've been under the weather and Thankfully I feel so much better now. Cheers to good health! So much catching up to do and so little time as the summer is slowly coming to an end. I am proud to say that I've tackled most of my pending commissions and am looking forward to working on new Pieces and upcoming Engraving Events. 

I recently engraved Koi fish bowl a few months ago.  koi comes from Japanese, simply meaning "carp." It includes both the dull grey fish and the brightly colored varieties. In Japanese, koi is a homophone for another word that means "affection" or "love"; koi are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan.

 The original bowl seen below in bold pink colors sold a few weeks ago. The  couple who bought the bowl loved the colors and placement of the fish and how the light reflected on the bowl. I was sad but happy to see the bowl go to a loving new home! I just completed the second bowl in the series and it will be available for purchase at Art A Fair, Laguna Beach which runs through the end of this month. The new bowl titled "friends" is the second one in the collection and is numbered #604 which has bold hues of blues and green. Friendship is a gift that you offer yourself, so choose your friends as carefully as you choose your Most lavish gifts! 

XO

Cosmic Koi bowl hand engraved and signed. #567 

Koi varieties are distinguished by coloration, patterning, and scalation. Some of the major colors are white, black, red, yellow, blue, and cream. 

 

Friends #604 

 

"Fish recognize a bad leader."
#Conan O'Brien

Eisenhower Trophy Engraving- Proud to be A part of History!!

"The Eisenhower Trophy Engraving. / Humana Challenge engraving 

Winner Bill Haas with Former President Bill Clinton holding the Humana Challenge Trophy! 

Couple months ago I had the pleasure of engraving The Humana Challenge trophy. I did not know much about the trophy and took it in like most of my commissions. I was able to engrave the name of the winner #Bill Haas on the tiny hard to reach area of the trophy.  The Humana Challenge is organized by Desert Classic Charities and is located in Palm Desert CA. Since its inception in the 1960, Desert Classic charities the charitable organization that organizes the event have contributed more than 56 million to the Eisenhower medical center. http://news.yahoo.com/bill-haas-pulls-away-win-humana-challenge-000415982--spt.html 

They were very happy with the trophy and asked me to engrave the Eisenhower Trophy. I accepted and a week later the trophy arrived at my studio and I was amazed at the size of the trophy! I realized then that this Trophy was here before I was born and how cool it was that here I was 55 years later engraving on it! Many Presidents have made trek to Coachella Valley for Golf, including Dwight Eisenhower. Presidential golf started in the desert when Dwight Eisenhower was president, and it has continued to today with both Obama and Bill Clinton.

Engraving a trophy insitu is always a challenge as its hard to reach the area to easily and you have to figure out how to maneuver your way. I was amazed at myself when I completed the trophy. It was simply stunning. 

	Below is the trophy completed in its glory!!

President Dwight 

Close up of my engraving! 

2013 Brian Gay 

2014 Patrick Reed 

2015 Bill Haas 

Current champion #Bill Haas 2015 winner 

Eisenhower Bob Hope Legacy

"Eisenhower Bob Hope Legacy is a special, one-day Pro-Am event teaming four amateurs with a top PGA TOUR professional for a memorable round of golf. The tournament is played in PGA TOUR conditions on the TPC Stadium Course at PGA WEST, consistently ranked among the Top 100 Golf Courses in the country."

I must say that of all my recent commissions this one has touched me the most. xo