ANST - artistic possibility was Periodish

[ches]

I think there is a difference between periodish and artistic possibility.
My example would be a forged iron rose,
http://www.fremlinsforgery.com/forgedrose.html ,
yes the techniques used for forging the rose are all documentable BUT the
idea of applying those techniques in creating the rose cannot be
documented. 

We use modern milled flour or fabrics to create our items, the
process AND the artistic creation can be documented. It is when we take it
that one step further and interpolate/derivate to what in modern times
would be logical but would not have been done in the past we want to
convey. Why it would not have been done are sometimes obvious, sometimes
not. That we take the creative approach to do it is what I call artistic
possibility.

But, I would not enter the iron rose in an A&S. I do not think it is a
period item, it is an artistic possibility that I cannot document. I would
instead create a piece of jewelry of a silver or golden rose. THAT
artistic possibility I can document.
 
Sincerely,
F. Havas
ches at io.com


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