April 2011

Working on the chain and doing the final polish and oxidation. The design evolved nicely.

Of the two awards I have elected to make one a very wearable piece.

A very fun day spent in my wee studio as I offered my first little workshop in copper enameling.

The complete surface is hammered for texture. I am also shaping it as I go.

The torch is used to burn of the paper image and anneal the brass to prepare it for the next stage, hammering.

The initial design is blown up and pasted to an 18 gauge brass sheet using a spray adhesive.

This multiple solder-joint piece was a perfect candidate for staging from the back. A soldering technique that is good to use whenever you can.