Getting all wrapped up in this hobby -UPDATED-

I hate to be a party pooper, but that design is a Tommy Lay Original. You should have asked him before copying it. Whenever "trying out" someone else's designs, it's a good idea to, not only, get permission but to give credit, too. In legal and ethical terms, it is perfectly acceptable to use techniques freely, but a design is the intellectual property of the owner. As far as I know, Tommy's design is his own unique design- one that he claims. Go to his shop and see. He has a section just for this wrap. He calls it a TLO.

I'm not trying to be harsh, but since you are just starting out- and doing a great job, I might add- I thought you might like to know.

I completely understand, I really didn't give it that much thought. I wasn't trying to pass this as my own design or sell my poor attempt and certainly didn't realize it was a form of plagiarism. The talent here is top notch and I have great respect of the members here. I'll be sure to do research and give credit when an where credit is due. Thank you for pointing that out and explaining some of the courtesies. I'll make sure I use proper posting etiquette in the future. I wouldn't have known it was a big no-no if you hadn't brought it to my attention.

It's a learning process. In my eyes I don't have the right to be offended. If the situation was reversed I would've said the same thing you said and expect some asinine response. I joined this community to be a contributing member and gain experience with all forms of this hobby from tumbling to wire creations. Recently I've been learning a lot of the creative talents I never knew I had from woodworking to pencil sketching and wire creations. The last thing I would want, is to rock the boat where there is so much talent and knowledge I could learn from. I'm trying not to ramble on but I feel I need to express where I'm coming from. A few years ago i felt I had nothing to offer to this world and simply worthless after my diagnosis of MS and being released from the military with PTSD and a full disability retirement. I never know what tomorrow will bring whether it be loss of eyesight or loss of feeling in my extremities(which has happened to me before). Every day I feel like I'm 31 going on 91 years old. I listen to the wise and ignore the wisea$$.

This is my newest wrap the idea started as a nautical compass but turned into swirls that looked like rain so i name this creation "Desert Rain" because the rock itself looks like a dark sky over a desert.
The blue wire is easier for me to see as practice wire. I'm learning how to manipulate the wire and learn how the wire itself reacts to different techniques. This is only a practice wrap to show my progression for those of you who are interested.