tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post6709333859057840358..comments2023-12-30T00:24:08.084-08:00Comments on Gatepost Pictures: I was talking working in wood with LindaGatepost productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-64445994122478145342012-05-03T00:19:31.686-07:002012-05-03T00:19:31.686-07:00Thank you, Leslie and Celeste - We've been mar...Thank you, Leslie and Celeste - We've been married 53 years so I guess she's learnt to put up with my strange ways! :0))Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-23161934777512058872012-05-02T19:53:41.818-07:002012-05-02T19:53:41.818-07:00wow! Fantastic! It is really amazing how a ceiling...wow! Fantastic! It is really amazing how a ceiling (a beautiful one) transforms a room.Your Mrs is very fortunate, indeed. I love every photo...your home is a true sanctuaryCeleste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-70835329911157442682012-05-02T18:28:02.806-07:002012-05-02T18:28:02.806-07:00John, you are amazing! I love the ceilings. What a...John, you are amazing! I love the ceilings. What a lucky woman your wife is. No doubt you are lucky to have her also. I also love your carving. Would love to see you do more.Leslie Lambert Redhead https://www.blogger.com/profile/18421003396799018798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-90740879164179685502012-05-02T03:20:18.444-07:002012-05-02T03:20:18.444-07:00Thank you, Kathryn, The library is now everyone...Thank you, Kathryn, The library is now everyone's favourite room. I've built bookcases around the doorway which works well: walking through an archway of books. I saw it done in a 'Stately Home' and always fancied the idea.Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-6957905866222985132012-05-01T08:02:30.528-07:002012-05-01T08:02:30.528-07:00John, my "busy" is NOTHING compared to y...John, my "busy" is NOTHING compared to yours!!! I am completely gob-smacked! My word, you are so talented and creative. Those paneled ceilings are absolutely gorgeous!!! And I could very happily move into your library to stay. I must repeat what others have said ... you are AMAZING!!!Studio at the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-1992833141652235672012-05-01T01:44:12.460-07:002012-05-01T01:44:12.460-07:00Hilda ... I never show the things I get wrong, but...Hilda ... I never show the things I get wrong, but thank you for your kind words.Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-61639524126722971702012-05-01T01:41:07.951-07:002012-05-01T01:41:07.951-07:00Thank you Linda. I thought this post would stir yo...Thank you Linda. I thought this post would stir you up - I know your background. <br /><br />My daughter's American 'boyfriend' always he could find lots of work for me in the US - I always say he's 20 years and 3000 miles adrift.<br /><br />You really ought to walk us down your memory lanes, Linda. I for one would look forward to it.<br /><br />I must admit 'you artists' have really inspired me - the work rate and enthusiasm you all bring into my little world makes each day really exciting.Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-1366180674593330822012-05-01T01:32:39.816-07:002012-05-01T01:32:39.816-07:00Well ... I can't paint! I'm very lucky to ...Well ... I can't paint! I'm very lucky to have the training and tools that allow to do most practical things.<br /><br />Pat had to relearn driving when we went to Germany, and ended up a far better driver than I have ever been ... but in the beginning ....!Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-64640943505173027182012-04-30T16:39:48.415-07:002012-04-30T16:39:48.415-07:00I've said it so many times, but I'll say i...I've said it so many times, but I'll say it again, John!!! You are so amazing!! I love your post...and love your talent in furniture making....and those ceilings!! I love them all but of course, my favorite would be the Brazilian Mahogany..you are the "man"!!!hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-85335116029999677802012-04-30T16:11:53.153-07:002012-04-30T16:11:53.153-07:00That ceiling in Brazilian mahogany is a knock out ...That ceiling in Brazilian mahogany is a knock out John. In fact all of them are. Your cabinetry is impressive too. Your post is very exciting. I was/am a designer of architectural cabinetry. An ocean closer, another economic time, we could have done some really good business. I wish I could show you some of my designs, but I'm exploring painting till the climate changes. I feel that it is--maybe I'll do a post on my designing past? You've inspired me. There is nothing more exciting than walking through a space you shaped with your sweat over the drawing board or with your hands.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-66521523943994606062012-04-30T11:51:26.947-07:002012-04-30T11:51:26.947-07:00There is just no end to your talents! How wonderfu...There is just no end to your talents! How wonderful to be able to make your own bespoke furniture! I would LOVE to have a small library in my home. What a treat to have somewhere to melt in to a good book.<br />And it sounds like Pat's driving skills are about the same as mine, lol! Though I really am a careful driver, accidents seem to just 'find' me! :0)Sandra Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622208510609673242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-38493097036667626782012-04-30T11:42:21.880-07:002012-04-30T11:42:21.880-07:00Thanks Judy. Remind me to tell you how she learnt ...Thanks Judy. Remind me to tell you how she learnt to reverse a car ... out of the field she had accidentally driven in to.Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-49585492677837287242012-04-30T10:31:15.747-07:002012-04-30T10:31:15.747-07:00I am so impressed, John, you have so many talents!...I am so impressed, John, you have so many talents! I love the Welsh dresser and the unit in the breakfast room! The story behind Gatepost pictures is wonderful! :)Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715473069364081174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-47114022927930156412012-04-30T09:40:39.332-07:002012-04-30T09:40:39.332-07:00Thanks, Nicola. The only reason I carved the Tiki ...Thanks, Nicola. The only reason I carved the Tiki was because I bought a set of carving chisels for only £1 ($1.6) in the Amahs' (servants) Market in Singapore.Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-22892540467906871692012-04-30T09:22:26.640-07:002012-04-30T09:22:26.640-07:00is there anything you can't do! artist, writer...is there anything you can't do! artist, writer, ship builder, furniture maker and wonderful tiki maker! you really are multi-talented. I especially love the story of how you came to be called Gatepost pictures and how ingenious to carve the remains of the post into such a wonderful wood carving (and ensuring that Pat's faux pas while learning to drive remains immortalised for all time!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-3168129408483522202012-04-30T08:41:15.793-07:002012-04-30T08:41:15.793-07:00You're too kind to an old 'fella' and ...You're too kind to an old 'fella' and his ramblings :0). The grandfather sounds one heck of a man.<br /><br />My cousin lives in Nova Scotia (third generation Canadian). I only found about him four years ago; he's a month older than me and had a very similar background (Canadian Air Force)Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-91585349443567289052012-04-30T08:18:20.120-07:002012-04-30T08:18:20.120-07:00Okay John, I am even more IMPRESSED! How I would l...Okay John, I am even more IMPRESSED! How I would like to meet you in person along with my husband, who loves ships (tall ships), his grandfather a fisherman went down with his ship in Nova Scotia; was a furniture finisher and wood carver in years past and who would so appreciate all these things you have made. He also lived in England for a few years as a child (dad in US military).<br /><br />I loved your Churchill quote about cats and dogs today (on my blog)...and your love of grand daughters runnith over.<br /><br />Thanks again for the visit!Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.com