*4*john hall**march 28 2012**

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......John Hall.......
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....................March 28 2012........
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....San Antonio in the Great State of Texas........
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.......here's Part Four of Four....award ceremony at the Pearl Stables.

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*2*john hall**march 2012**

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.......here's Part Two of Four....the Lynn Ford Craftsman Award.
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.....Lynn Ford worked his Magic from about 1915 until his death in 1978....
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...........it's a long story........
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...........he was a man of many talents........
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..wood carver, lead beater, furniture maker, copper light fixtures, etc etc..
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...........and a teacher........
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...........it's a long story........
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..more on Lynn at The Handbook of Texas Online...
..and in Mary Lance's book "Lynn Ford : Texas Artist and Craftsman"..

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...above and three images below...

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...beaten lead cube that I did for John Hall...

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...in 1990 my Dad and I received the Lynn Ford Craftsman Award...

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...below - 2 pix of my work at the Majestic in 2002-03...

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...produced this piece from an old photo...

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...below - 2 pix of my work at Trinity University 2010-11...

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...Lynn originally did this fireplace in 1965...

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...it was damaged beyond repair so I beat out all new panels... 

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...25 different patterns...

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............end of Part Two of Four............

......more to come.....
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..I have three blogs..
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..this blog is moremud.blogspot.. 
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Thomas Michael Battersby 

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**cash only**december 2011**

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.....Perfection TattOO....
..................cash only....
.........my first work after 30 years.... 
...........a cock that hangs below my knee etc....

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**catsanddogs**10222011**

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.....Perfection Tatt00 Oct 22 2011.... 
..................Joe's Night....

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