tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post232087964592864722..comments2024-03-18T10:53:57.845-04:00Comments on All Things Ruffnerian, a Design Blog and More: Pompeii No.18: The Right Trophy Mark D. Ruffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-14157832892805911262014-07-04T19:58:25.800-04:002014-07-04T19:58:25.800-04:00Thanks, Steve! I hope you're having an enjoyab...Thanks, Steve! I hope you're having an enjoyable 4th of July and 3-day weekend!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-77662270947997822012014-07-04T17:53:47.736-04:002014-07-04T17:53:47.736-04:00The ram's head is beautiful and I adore the ea...The ram's head is beautiful and I adore the eagle.An Urban Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666212353075804092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-56465012485983061592014-07-01T15:23:48.382-04:002014-07-01T15:23:48.382-04:00Hello, Yvette,
I think Lawrence Alma-Tadema is cl...Hello, Yvette,<br /><br />I think Lawrence Alma-Tadema is closer to what I'm aiming for than Gerome, but the finished room will be more detailed (or at least more filled) than one of his interiors. Actually, most of my inspiration is coming from Renaissance interpretations of the Classic world.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-68325305106150489652014-07-01T14:15:17.687-04:002014-07-01T14:15:17.687-04:00That blank area must be calling out to you, Mark. ...That blank area must be calling out to you, Mark. :) I'm wondering what you plan next. This room is going to be a show-piece, show-case, whatever you may want to call it. It will be a knock-out. Uniquely yours. I'm wondering if you'd looked at the work of Lawrence Alma-Tadema and maybe Jean Leon Gerome for additional inspiration.<br /><br />Who would have ever imagined being inspired by telephone poles AND Catherine the Great. Fabulous.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-73717209225128481832014-06-30T16:15:13.390-04:002014-06-30T16:15:13.390-04:00Hi, Loi,
I can just picture those Maine telephone...Hi, Loi,<br /><br />I can just picture those Maine telephone poles! (I spent childhood vacations in Maine and have a great fondness for it — in the summertime!<br /><br />Catherine the Great collected much art and objects d'art that were Neoclassic, so I've spent a lot of time looking at her collections.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-51715835424075986872014-06-30T16:09:50.345-04:002014-06-30T16:09:50.345-04:00Very handsome work, Mark! How interesting and une...Very handsome work, Mark! How interesting and unexpected to see Catherine the Great's influence here. And for the best weathered phone poles, come to Maine!Woodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-52589848974223337652014-06-30T11:54:10.867-04:002014-06-30T11:54:10.867-04:00Hello Jim, and welcome back to the U.S. of A.!
I ...Hello Jim, and welcome back to the U.S. of A.!<br /><br />I can well imagine the unusual implements and totems that would be used for a parade on Taiwan!<br /><br />I'm glad that you enjoy the battering ram batton and the hand standard because I gave a lot of consideration to both of them. My intent for introducing them was to create a greater diversity of shapes, rather than so many more pointy weapons. And the greater consideration was to have both trophies match at a glance, and yet be very different from each other.<br /><br />I wish you a happy and safe visit!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-67368506433356914522014-06-30T10:52:02.716-04:002014-06-30T10:52:02.716-04:00Hello Mark, Sorry to be late to reply--I was en ...Hello Mark, Sorry to be late to reply--I was en route to Ohio, and what a pleasant surprise to find this post waiting for my arrival. The right trophy is a perfect complement to the left one; I was particularity taken with the implements and standards behind the shield, and am still deciding whether the battering ram or the hand one is my favorite. In Taiwan, many temples have racks with these kinds of implements, including all kinds of strange ones, which are taken out for parades, but other times can be spotted against the walls.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-43648011255021153052014-06-30T10:23:15.050-04:002014-06-30T10:23:15.050-04:00Dear Gina,
I guarantee you that all of the panels...Dear Gina,<br /><br />I guarantee you that all of the panels will be very full before this project is finished, and that the Pompeii Room will be as complex a design as any Pompeian room that ever there was!<br /><br />Thank you for mentioning road surface cracks in connection to marble designs! I will have to start paying more attention to road textures (but maybe not while I'm driving!).Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-64983683604899712092014-06-30T10:08:17.678-04:002014-06-30T10:08:17.678-04:00Dear Mark, I know that that "empty" pane...Dear Mark, I know that that "empty" panel on the right already has a design on the drawing board. I keep thinking that soon you will say "enough". Maybe not. You are a most dedicated artist and your work is outstanding. <br />Inspiration comes from the most unusual sources. Your telephone pole reminds me of the many patterns I have photographed of cracks in road surfaces. They mimic marble patterns. Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-44011146554410680512014-06-28T12:04:39.360-04:002014-06-28T12:04:39.360-04:00Good afternoon, Barbara — you finally got your ram...Good afternoon, Barbara — you finally got your ram, though only a small one! The telephone poles registered in my mind long before the mural; I think they have such an incredible texture, sort of an industrial driftwood . . .Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-62315298881908032042014-06-28T11:59:15.701-04:002014-06-28T11:59:15.701-04:00Hello, Jane and Lance,
Thanks for your compliment...Hello, Jane and Lance,<br /><br />Thanks for your compliment! The Pompeii Room is indeed a labor of love, not just for Pompeii (which I hope to visit some day), but especially for the history of ornamental design. I own quite a few books that are historic encyclopedias of design. Just yesterday I picked up one on ornamental designs in architectural sheet metal, a c. 1900 building catalog.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-42762680528828011122014-06-28T11:52:03.036-04:002014-06-28T11:52:03.036-04:00Dear Rosemary,
The 3-D elements against the flat ...Dear Rosemary,<br /><br />The 3-D elements against the flat backgrounds are typical of Pompeii — as you well know — and I think that on the original Pompeian walls, that had much to do with the short drying time that the artists had. As for the telephone poles, one never knows where great reference will turn up!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-23677533121347776112014-06-28T10:38:36.164-04:002014-06-28T10:38:36.164-04:00Good morning, Mark. This is just so terrific. So m...Good morning, Mark. This is just so terrific. So much to love here especially the weathered telephone pole inspiration which I think was pure genius. And you know that I think the ram is the perfect touch!!! Hope you have a wonderful weekend. BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-63731502478895366352014-06-28T10:29:29.598-04:002014-06-28T10:29:29.598-04:00Hello Mark,
Once again, we find ourselves in awe ...Hello Mark,<br /><br />Once again, we find ourselves in awe of the depth of research and the historical detailing of your work. This is, surely, becoming a labour of love.<br /><br />We think that it is good to have the 'trophies' complementing each other without actually being the same. This adds interest and really does draw the eye in to pick out the similarities as well as the differences.<br /><br />And now Catherine the Great enters the arena. A fight to the death with the Romans......Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-70878029303202675262014-06-28T10:17:06.446-04:002014-06-28T10:17:06.446-04:00Dear Mark - I have looked back at the previous pos...Dear Mark - I have looked back at the previous post which I missed. I am so impressed with your work and how well it is progressing. I am particularly taken with the way the 3D areas are becoming subtly more dominant, and enjoyed the fact that you have introduced your local weathered telegraph poles into the scheme.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com