East Coast style~4pointEast Coast style~4point
1st.
Nice, clean work North Demon.
You show that you have skills and knowledge of machines and cues.
No disrespct to anyone.
and, no disrespect to you Pred.
I am not an expert,
to me..
The cue design looks more like, the start, from the "Funtional Art" era/Movement" of the mid 90's.
When Bill Schick saw Gus' 8 Point with the Peacocks, back around 1988 (?).
After that, Bill's cue's style changed and he started to use more arched diamonds and arched spears, rather than the typical "Musical Instrument inlays" , that was the standard in "Old School" cues.
Bill's cues was now "Elegant looking" ,as, he brought elegance to the American Pool Cue. ( Remember Bill's 6 and 8 Point cues.. )
Others, like Thomas Wayne, Ernie, Bill Stroud, Richard Churdy, Jerry McWortor , Richard Black, and others, too, looked and adapted new designs, Machine processes, and apply that to their cues. Thus, " The Cue as Funtional Art" was born..
I think the 1st. official start of the movement was the "Galleria of Funtional Art" in Los Angles in the early/mid 90's?
Being in Hawaii, and not being "There", and , is only my observation.
"Arch Diamonds and Arch Spears are not Old School" - Alton Takata :grin-square:
That's Old School, not a coastal genre. Very nice.
Howzit Guys..
1st. North Demon,
I mean't you no disrespect.
And, I am not trying to "Classify" your cue.
I just shared what I seen with the evolution of custom cues and the timeline of progress.
You did nothing wrong.
You make nice cues, and, your tremendous knowledge and skills are seen in the Cues you've made and posted.
Gentlemen, I am not trying to start anything, so, take it easy. :smile:
I thought it would help some cue enthusiast, who might not know the little things that makes the Custom Cue and Cuemakers and how they took cues to the next level.
BTW, I think Bill Stroud was the original double ring with arch Squares, Bill McDaniel was doing them in the 90's too.. :grin-square:
Forgot to add Paul Drexler, Joe Gold, ... so many others that were apart in what turned out to be , what we call " High End Cues " ..
East Coast style~4point
Hello Mr. North Demon.
You got one thing that many cuemakers do not have.
(No disrespect, as, we all come up differently)
That is the Machinist Mind.
If you are not making money in your Top Custom Cues,
Maybe you can make Beautiful Inlayed Walking Canes.
Just like on your cues, you can express your CNC inlaying skills to create the many beautiful inlay assemblies and designs.
Just be sure the structual integrety is not compromised.
Just a thought.
:wink:
Thanks for being thankful.
Alton Takata
"In the past, the master completed the design by imagination and hand-painting.Therefore, the above situation often occurs.The modern master is because of the prevalence of drawing software. The equipment is better.
So it is more likely to make complex and beautiful works.
But this still requires good inspiration and luck."
Hello North Demon.
Hello guys..
In American High End Cue Designs, what we see is "Perfection,Symmerty, Balance and Ideal Proportions"..
In China, you see the Ink Brush Paintings, and, many of Landscapes, and, are done to achieve "realizim".
But, using only lines and shading, The Zen Priest Muqi, created what was refered to as "Landscapes of the Mind".
The Japanese people of those times, embraced these Impressionistic and "Abstract-like" ink Paintings from Muqi.
If you look at Iwao (Lucky) Hishinuma's Cues, Iwao-san has took the Cue Designs to the next level with Impressionistic and Abstract designs.
Another trait of Japanese Art, (or more spicificly, The Rimpa School) was the "Usage of Space".
I believe many of the cues you was refering to at the ICCS Shows, was "Theme Cues", and, Theme Cues have no rules, only that they stay consistant with the Theme of the Show..
" But this still requires good inspiration and luck"
A good example of "Luck" is Raku ware.
" It's not always possible to have nature and chance move as you would like.
When these uncontrolable forces fall into place, then you have a work of art" - Shuichi Kato
Hi,1st.. What is your name?
:grin-square:
Mr. Demon,
:wink:
I always thought, when Asia starts to make Custom Cues,
The Art on Cues would reflect the Eastern Philosophy.
Breaking away from The Ideal.
Japanese Kimonos , is/are, an amazing account for these endless themes and variations. One is not held by the laws that we see as Western's Orderly mannor.
Traditional Japanese Arts tend show the artist's inner feelings.
As the times changed throughout history, Traditional Japanese Artist kept their beliefs and inner feelings, " and expressed what we see as " Hearts turned to Nature"..
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