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I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one. "
~John Lennon


Monday, April 30, 2012

Great!

This grate is on the side of the wall of a building in town. I am fascinated with the brick designs and the additions on the brick walls, such as the grate.

What is the grate for? How was it used? Not just design.

This is a very strong metal. I would like this grate on my wall or on top of and end table. The circles and extensions and all interconnected remind me of people in a community. Strong and connected.

14 comments:

Ms. A said...

That's a great grate. Not sure how big it is, but it looks like it might make a cool headboard, too.

Rock Chef said...

Most of us miss the details like this - is it cast iron, perhaps?

Lisa said...

It looks strong and an "authentic" grate. Quite beautiful.

DJan said...

You just gave me a grate idea for a photo safari! :-)

Akannie said...

I grew up in a hundred something year old Victorian..all the rooms had 1'x1' furnace grates in the walls that looked like this.

I love this kind of stuff too....designs, textures...stuff to run your hands across!

Abby said...

I love how you notice things like this. A lot of people would just go on passed it.

Debby@Just Breathe said...

It is lovely and it would look great on a wall!

stephen Hayes said...

I see the strong and connected connection, but there's something oppressive in there too. I also like images like this of items viewed out of context.

Liz Mays said...

Yes! Those connections are solid and will last and last and last.

Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMotte said...

The way you captured this grate makes it appear to be floating. COOL:)

Bill Lisleman said...

repeating patterns are appealing.
Of course the cheese grater has a repeating pattern and you get grated cheese too. However, I don't think you eat cheese - right.

Stickup Artist said...

That is a fascinating take on this metal grate. I don't think I would ever have come up with that connection. Maybe the grate is protection from debris.

LL Cool Joe said...

It woud make a great piece of artwork on a wall wouldn't it? Too often we walk around with our eyes closed.

Brian Miller said...

there is a rather fascinating geometry to it...def more art than function i would think..