{"id":9,"date":"2012-11-25T19:32:02","date_gmt":"2012-11-25T19:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnballblacksmith.co.uk\/wpsite\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2023-04-23T16:57:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T16:57:35","slug":"contemporary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/johnballblacksmith.co.uk\/?page_id=9","title":{"rendered":"<span style=\"font-size:27px\">John Ball <strong>Blacksmith<\/strong> &#8211; Conceiving the Contemporary<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Customers comment that creating a new design for a specific site is an enjoyable collaborative process with John. His gentle artistic flair and practical design experience coupled with his expert understanding of metal as a medium quickly deliver real added dimensions to even the smallest seed of an idea. He has a highly respected ability to interpret perceived practical needs and share creative thoughts without assuming ownership.<\/p>\n<p>Modern concepts can favour simplicity, but this may often present the biggest challenge. Qualified in Art &amp; Design at degree level, John can achieve the finish or balance required in minimalist or simple looking work from sculptural pieces to the clean lines of a modern gate.<\/p>\n<p>A wax finish to secure a natural lustre tends to be the preferred option on contemporary pieces, however a wide selection of other professional finishes is also available.<\/p>\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/johnballblacksmith.co.uk\/?page_id=9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/johnballblacksmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/thumbnail-for-excerpts\/tfe_no_thumb.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>Customers comment that creating a new design for a specific site is an enjoyable collaborative process with John. His gentle artistic flair and practical design experience coupled with his expert understanding of metal as a medium quickly deliver real added dimensions to even the smallest seed of an idea. He has a highly respected ability [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/johnballblacksmith.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/johnballblacksmith.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/johnballblacksmith.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johnballblacksmith.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johnballblacksmith.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/johnballblacksmith.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":675,"href":"http:\/\/johnballblacksmith.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/johnballblacksmith.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}