Post Script - Birdie plate

[Neville Gosling]

post script

I don’t think that I would put the glass in this end but use a piece of formica or similar just for travel - then substitute with glass upon arrival.


Framing as a circular plate does present problems and causes the whole thing to become larger as it would likely be a circle in a square frame. I can’t remember what the IOFF certificates look like - I am not an IOFF member. Perhaps another idea would be to get a photograph printed by a lab of Birdie & his daughter Kelly with the flies underneath. There will likely only be a few flies. My plan would be to take it with me on my next trip to England. I don’t think customs would be a problem. If I have access to a car, I may even be able to deliver it to his widow. I would want to keep it as small as reasonably possible.

Nev

[Allan Fish]

Neville,

I like your ideas.

Would you be willing to "meister" this swap? I'll be glad to donate
some $$$ (worth more in $$$CA) towards the frame.

Al

[Neville Gosling]

It was Don O’s suggestion and he is much more artistic and a far better fly tier than I will ever be. He may have some better ideas about the design of the plate that he has in mind. Unfortunately, I am not very artistic and basically tie flies to catch fish rather than for show (because they don’t look very good). I am sure that if Don O was to create a plate of flies with the IOFF background, that it would be top notch. 

My idea would be to use the attached pic of Birdie and daughter Kelly with the flies either around the edges or underneath. Portability and shipping of the plate or framed artwork is a bit of a problem, but I am planning to go to England in the fall, not exactly sure when - could be as late as November and could take it then. If I was to meister, all I would need would be a single fly from each contributor - this would keep it simple and less onerous for the participants. A photo of the finished article would be all I need. I could keep tabs of the cost and we could divi-up after delivery to the family. 

Re Birdie, I just clicked with him because I was familiar with that part of England where he lived and we did exchange a few e-mails off list. I did telephone him when I was in the UK but just at that time he had visitors and so our conversation was quite short. I meant to phone back but got caught up in other events and never did. Like you, I never did meet him in person.

Nev

[MartinWestbeek]

Sorry gents for the late reply.
But of course I'll contribute flies for the frame and the meister!
Mart



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