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# Statistics
Favourites: 197; Deviations: 213; Watchers: 143
Watching: 47; Pageviews: 22632; Comments Made: 1325; Friends: 47
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: David Brown , Gaudi , Picasso - so many , allFavorite movies: V for vendetta
Favorite bands / musical artists: all the Marleys , Led Zepplin , Pink flyod , Bob dylan , Peter Tosh
Favorite 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
# About me
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
# Comments
Comments: 147
shanti1971 In reply to glasslinger [2019-06-06 07:51:26 +0000 UTC]
Thank you for the well wishes , hope you are happy and smiling
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shanti1971 In reply to myselfonly [2017-02-26 06:50:34 +0000 UTC]
Thank you , had a look at your gallery too , beautiful work !
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myselfonly In reply to shanti1971 [2017-02-26 10:56:37 +0000 UTC]
It's my pleasure!
Thank you soo much!!
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shanti1971 In reply to vagretirobert [2014-05-26 15:35:16 +0000 UTC]
Thank you cheers from South Africa
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shanti1971 In reply to Otencia [2013-05-30 11:18:53 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for the birthday wishes
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shanti1971 In reply to ForestDwellerHouses [2013-04-15 20:28:51 +0000 UTC]
Sure - enjoyed the houses , sent me on a dream about the forest I live in - was seeing little doors everywhere
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shanti1971 In reply to irrationalrationale [2012-05-14 17:22:24 +0000 UTC]
ah thank you happy happy ... huge smile
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Asfahani [2011-12-02 07:20:02 +0000 UTC]
YOU.ARE.SO.COOL!
I love nearly everything I've seen in your gallery - you deserve 10000 more hits, favs and points!
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shanti1971 In reply to Asfahani [2011-12-14 06:34:18 +0000 UTC]
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shanti1971 In reply to Boggleboy [2011-12-14 06:34:42 +0000 UTC]
Thank you - us artists have to keep the magic alive
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ryoko-mitsirughi [2011-06-24 17:26:56 +0000 UTC]
Thank you much for the . I appreciate it =^.^=
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copperrein [2011-05-26 17:30:39 +0000 UTC]
Thank you for the favorite on [link] I really appreciate anyone who comes and favs mah boobies.
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flightresponse [2011-05-14 23:18:41 +0000 UTC]
Hello there Derek! Happy Birthday wishes to you!
I hope you had a wonderful day.
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flightresponse In reply to shanti1971 [2011-06-06 23:24:50 +0000 UTC]
Sounds wonderful! I hope you are refreshed now that you are home. Any good stories to tell?
I'm doing well thanks! Just got back from a little trip also. We went down to Virgina Beach this past week.
It was very relaxing. Ran into a bit of nasty weather during our stay and had to get a new room due to structure damage done to our hotel from the storm ...
Always have to have some kind of excitement! Anyway, other than that it was terrific!
It was humid but the wind off of the ocean really cooled us down. I could have stayed a lot longer! I'm ready for another trip!
Glad to hear from you Derek!
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dwuff In reply to shanti1971 [2011-06-06 18:49:09 +0000 UTC]
ahhh so jealous, I've always wanted to go to Namibia!
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jessa1155 [2011-04-04 17:51:52 +0000 UTC]
You have some of the finest and most inspiring work I've seen in a long time! Brilliant
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shanti1971 In reply to jessa1155 [2011-04-04 18:22:37 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much , was my absolute pleasure in looking at your works , a compliment from you is very appreciated .
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RoMo-Art [2011-04-01 10:53:04 +0000 UTC]
Hi Derek,
Thanks for the positive comments - its a pleasure to connect with you
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lamelobo [2011-03-29 21:43:55 +0000 UTC]
Thank you for the kind comment you have a wonderful gallery friend !!! incredible!
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shanti1971 In reply to lamelobo [2011-03-31 08:05:17 +0000 UTC]
Thank you , hello friend back
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MirachRavaia [2011-03-21 09:13:56 +0000 UTC]
Hello, thank you for joining #TreeLovers ! Welcome to the group!
Please make sure to read through our rules and feel free to note us if you have any questions!
Please note also that we accept mainly tree drawings and paintings, our sister group #Treephotographers is focused on tree photos.
We hope you will enjoy being a part of the group!
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flightresponse [2011-02-21 17:01:33 +0000 UTC]
Hey Derek! I found this website from a fellow deviant. [link]
Not sure if you have seen it yet but I thought you would like it
Have a great day!
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shanti1971 In reply to flightresponse [2011-02-22 09:40:30 +0000 UTC]
Haven't seen him before - amazing stuff - been looking at the site - love it ! Thanks Melissa for thinking of me You have a lovely day too my friend
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