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January 4, 2011
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This is the finished bronze octopus, modeled off the blue ring
octopus, my friend (Isaac Krauss) and I worked on. He came up with the concept and sculpted the body of the octopus and I came in to help with the wax work and welding. The glass tabletop sits level on top of the legs. Welding the legs to hold the glass tabletop was a very rewarding and challenging process. I've certainly improved my TIG welding skills a lot because of my work on this octopus. An interesting thing about this sculpture is that the eyes are hand blown glass. In all the table weighs about 500 lbs which means we have put about $5,000 into building it. We estimate that we put around 1500 man hours into this project. If you are curious the table is still for sale.

If you have an questions about buying the octopus table or requests for photo use please contact Isaac Here:

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Bronze Octopus by ~ThisIsFake1234 A stunning sculptural work, this octopus looks not to be trusted with anything set on top of this table! A delightfully surreal creation! ( Featured by `LabyrinthCreations )
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~BenjiiBen 9 hours ago   Traditional Artist
Wow! That is the most gorgeous table I've ever seen :love:
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~xxXFortKnoxXxx Apr 27, 2012
use your amazing stock here [link]
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~ComicHoagies Apr 22, 2012
The octopus is my favorite animal in the entire world. I would kill to have this in my house. It's absolutely stunning. The details and the texture are mind-blowing. It's like he could come to life any second. If I had this, I'd name him and everything. ;;I wish I could afford this beautiful creation !

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I AM THE TOGEMISS.
Or TogeMister. Either is fine.

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~ThisIsFake1234 Apr 28, 2012  Professional General Artist
I'm glad you like it so much! Thank you for your kind words
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~JOCAPS Mar 23, 2012
I'm octopus freak!

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Be the lightfull part of the force always by your side!
And good apetite too!!
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~ThisIsFake1234 Mar 24, 2012  Professional General Artist
Me too!
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~DreamSteam Jan 25, 2012
Extraordinary!
Would you mind if I created a post on my blog about this piece? I would be happy to include contact information/web sites/price if you would like me to, as well.
Thank you, and wonderful work!
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~ThisIsFake1234 Jan 26, 2012  Professional General Artist
I would not mind at all if you put this on your blog. The only things I would ask is that you list Isaac Krauss as the sculptor/designer and that you include a link back to my deviantart page. Thank you for asking!
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Mood: Amazed ~DreamSteam Feb 29, 2012
Thank you very much! I shall do a post about it ASAP. I am in the middle of a slew of posts about Anachrocon 2012 now, but here is a a link to the blog, in case you want to take a look anyway.
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On a side note, I noticed your last name under your photo... Friend is my maiden name. It was sure easier to spell for people over the phone, though they usually didn't believe that was my name, and asked me to spell it ALL the time. =)
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~ThisIsFake1234 Mar 3, 2012  Professional General Artist
Friend is certainly an excellent last name I think we can both agree on that. Thanks in advance for sharing my work when you get around to it!
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