Ancient Forest Series

The first gate series started about ten years back with the creation of a piece called Ancient Flowers. With the advent of that single piece, the Ancient Forest series evolved . Ever since then, I added to, took away from, and began to think about overlays. How, I wondered, do I integrate a second color and add more depth at the same time. In this case, the solution to one problem was the solution to the other. Some of these gates will have additional pieces of steel added to the original plate. .

The revised Field of Flowers Series has three significant changes

First, the hinges seem to be more and more a part of the design. starting inside the piece itself and onto the post, wall or column . Because of this, it is advisable to obtain brackets designed for each particular piece.

Second, these pieces are planned for two colors. With hinges, hinge extensions and latches in one color and the rest of the piece in another.

Third, the gate might be an additional quarter inch wider depending on the latch.