David DelaGardelle
All my life I have been completely right brained, using creativity
and imagination to express myself. So as a little kid I had
no trouble getting lost in the grand epic worlds told in both
ancient and modern mythologies, or even creating my own. When
I met Andy Davis for the first time we where both just little
grubby overly energetic kids who shared that same creative
thirst for adventure and craziness. I knew right away I had
met a brother at arms. Our friendship and our group of friends
around us growing up have always been centered around our
like minded creativity and love for the Lord.
As a swordsmith I hope that my work evokes the feelings I
felt when reading Tolkien's epics for the first time, or the
feeling when I first heard lines of Beowulf being recited
in Old English. I simply wanted to create a way to get lost
in those tales and learn from the themes and truths they speak
of.
I also draw inspiration for my swords not only from my love
for epic mythology and history but from some of the places
I grew up as a kid. Just behind my grandparent’s house,
on the shore of Door County Wisconsin lay a huge expanse of
tall cedar forests where my brother and I would go explore
and adventure, all the while letting our imaginations take
over and run wild. I try to capture elements of nature in
my work, be it trough the flowing shapes, beautiful wood grains,
or leaving rough textures in the steel. Artistically, I hope
for these things to further portray the sense of antiquity
and depth.
I obviously know that for some a sword may be just that,
a sword. But I hope that for those that understand what I
am trying to portray, when you view or hold one of my swords,
you have those wild adventurous feelings, and are inspired
to live not in violence, hatred and revenge, but with honor,
respect, morality and love towards other human beings.
I hope that through my work I might inspire others to use
the God given talents that we all have for a good and positive
purpose whatever it may be.
David D.
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