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The Iron Man and the Sunflower Gate

12/1/2011

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Things like this happen in my world a lot.  Some crazy beautiful piece of iron is completed and gone in a day or two - installed at it's final resting place with us left a little homesick for it.  We live through the birth and creation of Cord's work starting with a pencil drawing.  By the time it's grown wings to fly, we are in love.  We wanna keep it.  But there are anxious clients waiting.  And so it goes, installed just the other night right as it got dark.  
Cord and Beau took it to the homeowners and installed it together.  These particular clients are a joy to work for as they love Cord's iron and give him lots of artistic freedom.  He is a Master Blacksmith after all - this is what he does for a living.
So I caught this picture of him painting the highlights with his fingers - he definitely gets to know each piece.  
He highlighted it with a bronze color on the sunflower and a silver color on the frame.  It just jumped to life.  
The sunflower pieces were quite difficult to land but as you can see - they are weaved together and riveted. Rivets can really bring something together in a most artistic way.  It's the kind of piece you look at and look at to try to figure out how he did that!
I claim to be Cord's biggest fan - I know what he can do - I even know what he can do that he hasn't done yet - his own masterpieces.  
This is a beautiful glimpse at his fluid lines, his love of nature and even an ability to keep any sized dog in or out!  What a wonderful way to go.
Here it is installed - with a flash - in the dark!  
That would look great in MY garden!
Check Cord out at www.theironmancord.com

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Sunflower gate near Westcliffe, Colorado.
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Reina Bronz
11/11/2019 05:10:22 am

Hi I am wondering how to buy one of your beautiful gates, I live on long island NY

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Pamela Hermann
5/8/2022 08:08:20 pm

I would appreciated some information about this gate, I am looking for a a panel as opposed to a gate to incorporate into the railing design for a
Small deck. I only nee to enclose about a side and a half and will fill in the rest with upright iron bars. This would be a stunning focal point.
Could you let me know the dimensions and if it is still available?
Thank you, Pam Hermann
Evergreen, Colorado

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    Penn Parmenter is a high altitude gardener, seedswoman and student of the earth.  She is married to Cord Parmenter - an awesome gardener, gorgeous man and a master blacksmith. Together they own and run a sustainable greenhouse design company, Smart Greenhouses LLC and Penn grows seed for her seed business, Miss Penn's Mountain Seeds.  She is a mother of three sons and an outdoorswoman.  Penn forages wild food, hunts big game, fishes, preserves, maintains a huge organic forest garden and occasionally makes dinner.  At home you can find her in her greenhouses as well as in the wilderness - nose to the ground, butt in the air, trying to identify Colorado natives.    

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