Missed the DFO this past weekend, but scored an old-school-style fumed piece made just recently by the big winner up there, Banjo! His prominence in the industry was long overdue some more formal recognition despite being one of the most-respected and talented leaders in the field today!
Was told this was the first of four fumed pieces he made over two days; this one took the entire first day while the other three were completed on the second!
2 cool fumed implosion attachments!
Awesome fumed retticello on the front of the can - Banjo obviously loves the gold more than silver and it shows on these pieces;-)
14 sections in all!
This fumework is not only extremely well-detailed and intricate but also very rare to see in today's market, making this all the more a collector's piece!
And ti-signed on the bottom, "BANJO 1989", a decade prior to his intro to the torch and before the ti-pens were out as well LOL!
What a fantastic "old-school" sidecar by one of the movement's foremost skilled technicians!
Meshing the elements of old & new together, like this wigged-out pattern on the back of the can - newer techniques utilizing older materials!
As opposed to the usual nastiness Banjo churns out nowadays, using the current incredibly-expanded color palette along with his insane sculpting mastery, like this custom chopper he conjured from the flame to match a real one down in N.C.!
Yeah, if you're speechless, I understand... tip your hat to the man!
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