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Deviation Spotlight

Artist // Professional // Varied
  • May 14
  • South Africa
  • Deviant for 15 years
  • He / Him
Badges
Albino Llama: Llamas are awesome! (65)
Quartz: It's a big honor to be awarded a Quartz badge! (1)
Snowball: Someone likes you, and it’s snow joke! (2)
Bronze Fragment: If this was the Olympics, you’d have made the podium!
My Bio

Hi , my name is Derek , I am a blacksmith/sculptor/painter . I work in South Africa but am available for sculpture and furniture commissions all over the world . My furniture expresses my love for nature and my sculptures express my love of freedom . Hope you enjoy my work , peace and love .

Current Residence: South Africa
Favourite genre of music: Reggae , hip hop , dancehall and outdoor trance under full moons
Favourite style of art: outdoor sculpture
Operating System: life
Shell of choice: Cowrie
Skin of choice: soft
Favourite cartoon character: George Bush
Personal Quote: When the power of love overcomes the love for power, the world will know peace - Jimi Hendrix


Favourite Visual Artist
David Brown , Gaudi , Picasso - so many , all
Favourite Movies
V for vendetta
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
all the Marleys , Led Zepplin , Pink flyod , Bob dylan , Peter Tosh
Favourite Writers
Iain M Banks Raymond E Feist Ted Simon Robert Fisk
Tools of the Trade
hands and imagination .
Other Interests
Fire dancing , Swimming , moonlight , motorbikes , travelling , painting , sculpture

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glasslinger's avatar
Have a great Birthday, Derek!..
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Thank you for the well wishes , hope you are happy and smiling
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Awesome work here Derek! Have a great week..
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Hiya,
Very Amazing gallery!! =)
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Thank you , had a look at your gallery too , beautiful work !
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It's my pleasure!
Thank you soo much!! =)