Making something from nothing

@JudyEv (326128)
Rockingham, Australia
April 29, 2021 7:23am CST
Do you like the horse in the photo? We saw it on a gate at the farm where we took our pet sheep. The lady of the house has been having welding lessons and this is the result. I think it is really good. We’ve come across similar in quite a few places in Western Australia when we’ve been travelling around. Where you or I might just see a cog or a saw-blade, those with a creative streak see an opportunity to create something beautiful. Are you one of those who can create something out of very little?
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
29 Apr 21
It looks very well done although I'd probably paint it to keep it from rusting. I can make things if someone else points out that I have the stuff to make it but coming up with the idea, not really. The most creative thing I can remember making was a bamboo screen to block the sun off our front deck at the other house. Edit to add: I wonder what her husband said when all his wrenches went missing?
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@porwest (78759)
• United States
29 Apr 21
I think the rusted appearance gives this sort of thing charm and character actually.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
29 Apr 21
@porwest You might be right. But if I made it, I wouldn't like seeing the rust taking my hard work away.
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 21
I have to agree with @porwest that the rusted appearance suits it in this instance. We can come up with innovative ideas for practical items and solutions but not for decorative things.
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29 Apr 21
I’m not at all creative when it comes to making things. Your horse is amazing!
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
29 Apr 21
It's not her horse. It belongs to her friend. Unless you mean in the sense that she took the photo and the photo belongs to her... Hmm... Yes, that would work, too. BTW, I think I forgot to welcome you to myLot yesterday. Welcome! I hope you enjoy the site and make lots of online friends here!
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 21
I'm not very creative either. It isn't my horse, not that it matters. It was on the farm where we took the sheep.
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29 Apr 21
@DaddyEvil Thank you, I hope to be able to finally spend more time here.
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@marguicha (215805)
• Chile
29 Apr 21
I can see the beauty, but I can´t do it.
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 21
It looks simple enough but I can never see anything when it's all just bits and pieces on the ground.
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
29 Apr 21
It is a piece of art itself!
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 21
Yes, that's what I thought.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
29 Apr 21
I love it. What a wonderful piece of sculpture. She is talanted.
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 21
She is enjoying her newly acquired skill.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
1 May 21
@JudyEv I am sure she is. I bet she's creating.
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@porwest (78759)
• United States
29 Apr 21
I see things like this from time to time in my frequent travels, and so long as they are in the right places (such as this one appears to be), they are actually quite unique and interesting to look at. There are some very creative people out there.
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 21
Some are really well done but others are pretty clunky.
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@porwest (78759)
• United States
29 Apr 21
@JudyEv I have a seen a few clunky ones for sure. lol
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
29 Apr 21
This is a great piece of art.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
30 Apr 21
@JudyEv it is. Wouldn't mind having that displayed at home.
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 21
It's clever, isn't it?
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 21
@allen0187 They originally had it on their gate but were concerned that it might get stolen.
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@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
30 Apr 21
That is so realistic. Often similar sculptures here in NZ are of cows or sheep.
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@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
30 Apr 21
@JudyEv yes, same with a lot of ours.
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 21
They do some nice ones here of sheep and make them out of corrugated iron.
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@Fleura (29218)
• United Kingdom
29 Apr 21
Funnily enough I did think about learning to weld just so I could try my hand at this sort of thing. But on the whole I suspect I'm not that imaginative! I love this one!
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@Fleura (29218)
• United Kingdom
30 Apr 21
@JudyEv Maybe we should give it a go - after all you never know until you try! And I do have a lot of old nuts and bolts, obsolete sizes of spanners etc hanging around!
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 21
@Fleura We've just chucked most of ours out!!
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 21
It would all be a heap of junk to me too. I could copy something and perhaps embellish it a bit but I'm not good starting from scratch.
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@nela13 (55734)
• Portugal
30 Apr 21
that horse is a piece of art, very good!
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 21
I'm glad you like it. I thought it was quite spectacular.
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@nela13 (55734)
• Portugal
3 May 21
@JudyEv it is
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@LindaOHio (157154)
• United States
30 Apr 21
That's a really great horse. Very creative. No, I'm not very creative. I can do needlework and that sort of thing, but nothing like painting or sculpture.
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 21
I crochet a lot and have sometimes worked out my own patterns.
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@LindaOHio (157154)
• United States
30 Apr 21
@JudyEv That's very creative!
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@Rashnag (30594)
• Surat, India
30 Apr 21
It indeed is good. No dear I am not that Creative. Take care
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 21
Some people find it easy to create things but I find it difficult.
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@Rashnag (30594)
• Surat, India
30 Apr 21
@JudyEv ok dear
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
29 Apr 21
that is really cool!!!
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 21
It's pretty creative.
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
30 Apr 21
@JudyEv it really is - you have to have an eye for what is possible!
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• India
30 Apr 21
Not much of a creative person. But the horse here looks like a job well done. Kudos to the maker.
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 21
Like you, I think they have done a marvellous job with their horse.
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• India
30 Apr 21
@JudyEv Exactly.
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@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
8 May 21
That's really creative! Some people's imagination are just limitless.
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 May 21
That's very true. They see things that other people don't.
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@LadyDuck (459101)
• Switzerland
29 Apr 21
This is well done, someone has been creative, I could have never done something so pretty with rusty pieces of metal.
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@LadyDuck (459101)
• Switzerland
30 Apr 21
@JudyEv I have seen objects made with screws and nails and I am always surprised by the creativity of people.
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 21
If it were all in pieces, it would just be a heap of rusty junk. Yet some people can see it becoming something else.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
30 Apr 21
really creative!!
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
30 Apr 21
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 21
Yes, I thought so too.
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@TheHorse (206387)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Apr 21
I am better at restoring things to their original state. I am battling entropy on many levels. My friend and I DO go hiking to a place where there there is an incredible amount of "junk art." It's an ever-changing place to go.
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 May 21
You've put up some of these before and they are always very striking. We can't all be creative but you do beautiful restoration work.
@Ronrybs (17837)
• London, England
29 Apr 21
I quite like this type of sculpture, where everyday objects are used
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 21
It's amazing that this would be a heap of junk if it were all taken apart.
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
29 Apr 21
Some people are so creative. This is perfect.
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 21
It's a very clever piece of work.
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